Wednesday, August 25, 2010

New Planetary System Discovered!

The Observatoire de Haute-Provence in France announced today at an international meeting that astronomers have discovered a new solar system 127 light years away that is quite similar to our own.The star 'HD 10180' is orbited by up to seven planets in a regular pattern, making it similar to our own solar system!
How remarkable this time we live in!
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/video/2010/aug/25/extrasolar-system-hd-10180

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