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Astronomers Claim Discovery of Earth-like Planet

Raver32 writes "A team of astronomers announced they have discovered the smallest and potentially most Earth-like extrasolar planet yet. Five times as massive as Earth, it orbits a relatively cool star at a distance that would provide earthly temperatures as well, signaling the possibility of liquid water. "The separation between the planet and its star is just right for having liquid water at its surface," says astronomer and team spokesperson Stephane Udry of the Observatory of Geneva in Versoix, Switzerland. "That's why we are a bit excited." But researchers do not yet know if the planet contains water, if it is truly rocky like Earth, which might make it hospitable to life as we know it, or whether it is blanketed by a thick atmosphere. "What we have," Udry says, "is the minimum mass of the planet and its separation" from its star.

2012: No Planet X

Apparently, Planet X (a.k.a. Nibiru) was spotted by astronomers in the early 1980's in the outermost reaches of the Solar System. It has been tracked by infrared observatories; seen lurking around in the Kuiper Belt and now it is speeding right toward us and will enter the inner Solar System in 2012. So what does this mean to us? Well, the effects of the approach of Planet X on our planet will be biblical, and what's more the effects are being felt right now. Millions, even billions of people will die, global warming will increase; earthquakes, draught, famine, wars, social collapse, even killer solar flares will be caused by Nibiru blasting through the core of the Solar System. All of this will happen in 2012, and we must begin preparing for our demise right now…

Smallest planet recorded

The star, the planet’s equivalent of the Sun, is the smallest star on record to have an orbiting planet. It has a mass about 6% of our sun and is so small it may be incapable of producing energy by nuclear reactions. The planet is slightly larger than Earth, has a smaller orbital radius, similar to Venus, and, due to the small size of the star, is likely to be colder than Pluto.

Observing an Evaporating Extrasolar Planet

Observations of planets orbiting other stars are becoming increasingly common as astronomical techniques become more and more sophisticated. But some extrasolar planets have a stronger than normal spectroscopic signature, often stronger than their optical signature. What could be causing this? In a recent study, observations of the extrasolar planet HD 209458b (also unofficially known as "Osiris", which orbits a star in the constellation of Pegasus) revealed the strongest ever spectroscopic signature for a giant extrasolar planet, indicating Osiris is producing a huge cloud of gas. This gas is being lost from the planet's atmosphere; Osiris is evaporating…

CHILL OUT AND PLAY LOST PLANET: EXTREME CONDITION COLONIES EDITION FOR XBOX 360AND WINDOWS PCS

SAN MATEO, Calif.— May 28, 2008— Capcom® Entertainment, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, is pleased to announce that Lost Planet: Extreme Condition COLONIES EDITION™ for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Windows-based PCs is now shipping to retail as part of the Xbox 360 Platinum Hits Program. Lost Planet: Extreme Condition COLONIES EDITION is one of the first games to allow cross platform connectivity from Xbox LIVE® to Games for Windows– LIVE, allowing console and Windows-based PC users to battle it out on the same online battlefield. Lost Planet: Extreme Condition COLONIES EDITION is rated T for Teen by the Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB) and is available as a Platinum Hit for the value price of $29.

TBWA wins creative duties for Planet M Retail

Planet M Retail, the music retail store earlier known as Planet M, has appointed TBWA Mumbai as its creative agency. The win follows a multi-agency pitch by four agencies, including TBWA.

Small Planet, Small Star

New Planets Summary (Jun 04, 2008): Astronomers have discovered the smallest yet observed extrasolar planet. The planet is only three times more massive than Earth, and has proven that low-mass stars may be good candidates for hosting Earth-like planets.

New Mini-Planet Is Lightweight ChampBlack Holes Key to Spiral Arm HugsNew Images From Phoenix Lander May Show Martian IceMoon's Big Bulls-Eye StudiedMars Perhaps Too Salty for LifeSpace Shuttle Mission Loaded with 'Hope'The Milky Way Is WeighedJupite

Artist's conception of the newly discovered planet MOA-2007-BLG-192Lb orbiting a brown dwarf "star" with a mass of only 6% of that of the Sun. Theory suggests that the 3-earth-mass planet is made primarily of rock and ice. Observational and theoretical studies of brown dwarfs reveal that they have a magenta color due to absorption by elements such as sodium and potassium in their atmospheres. Credit: NASA's Exoplanet Exploration Program

MESSENGER Provides New Data On Planet Mercury

Data from the first flyby of the planet Mercury in January of 2008 by the spacecraft MESSENGER are reported in eleven papers this week in the journal Science. The findings reveal new details about the solar system's smallest planet 77 million kilometers from Earth. VOA's Jessica Berman reports.

Phoenix Mars Lander Makes Successful Landing: Probe On Red Planet

The Phoenix spacecraft has successfully touch down on the surface of the Planet Mars. Scientists had been waiting with bated breath for the Phoenix spacecraft to land on Mars and said that this is one of the riskiest in the history of robotic exploration of the Red Planet.

India's first Caf in store at Planet M outlets launched at Hyderabad; Planet M Retail to launch 250 such cafe-in-stores in the next three years

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NASA Spacecraft Shows Diverse, Wet Environments on Ancient Mars

WASHINGTON, July 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Two studies based on data from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have revealed that the Red Planet once hosted vast lakes, flowing rivers and a variety of other wet environments that had the potential to support life. One study, published in the July 17 issue of Nature, shows that vast regions of the ancient highlands of Mars, which cover about half the planet, contain clay minerals, which can form only in the presence of water. Volcanic lavas buried the clay-rich regions during subsequent, drier periods of the planet's history, but impact craters later exposed them at thousands of locations across Mars. The data for the study derives from images taken by the Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars, or CRISM, and other instruments on the orbiter.

Planet CNET episode 2: Robots and duelling swimmers

Did you know that there's more than one CNET? Well there is. Every country worth its salt has a local version of CNET (although none is as good as the UK one, obviously), and Planet CNET is the show we use to bring everyone together to talk about what's hot.

The Planet Enhances Virtual Private Rack Solution With Gigabit Speed, VPN Services

The Planet, the world’s largest privately held dedicated hosting company, today announced the addition of Gigabit speed and Virtual Private Network (VPN) services to its virtual private rack solution.

Animal Planet Pet Video Successfully Distributes First Round of Shelter Helper DVDs to Animal Shelters Across the Country

Animal Planet Pet Video Successfully Distributes First Round of Shelter Helper DVDs to Animal Shelters Across the Country

Animal Planet Pet Video Successfully Distributes First Round of Shelter Helper DVDs to Animal Shelters Across the Country

Animal Planet Pet Video (APPV) (www.animalplanetpv.com), producer and distributor of industry leading dog- and cat-training videos, has successfully distributed the first 250,000 of its signature Shelter Helper program DVDs to participating pet rescue organizations across the United States. The program provides dog- and cat-training DVDs to new pet parents of adopted pets through participating shelters, free of charge, to assist both pet and pet parent with the transition. This amazing program is made possible through the generous support of sponsors like Bayer Animal Health whose assistance funded this initial distribution.

Animal Planet Pet Video Successfully Distributes First Round of Shelter Helper DVDs to Animal Shelters Across the Country

Animal Planet Pet Video Successfully Distributes First Round of Shelter Helper DVDs to Animal Shelters Across the Country

The Planet Enhances Virtual Private Rack Solution with Gigabit Speed, VPN Services

HOUSTON - The Planet, the world’s largest privately held dedicated hosting company, today announced the addition of Gigabit speed and Virtual Private Network (VPN) services to its virtual private rack solution. These upgrades offer the benefits of enhanced net

Newfound planet has just three times Earth's mass

The chilly planet orbits its brown dwarf parent in this artist's conception(Illustration: Exoplanet Exploration Program/NASA)

The Planet Enhances Virtual Private Rack Solution with Gigabit Speed, VPN Services

HOUSTON --(Business Wire)-- The Planet, the world's largest privately held dedicated hosting company, today announced the addition of Gigabit speed and Virtual Private Network (VPN) services to its virtual private rack solution. These upgrades offer the benefits of enhanced network performance and increased functionality for virtual racks.

Restless Planet to Deliver the Ride of Your Life

Visitors to the remarkable Restless Planet being developed in Dubai might think they've wondered onto the set of Stephen Spielberg's latest Jurassic Park blockbuster.

Small Planet, Small Star

Astronomers have discovered an extrasolar planet only three times more massive than our own, the smallest yet observed orbiting a normal star. The star itself is not large, perhaps as little as one twentieth the mass of our Sun, suggesting to the research team that relatively common low-mass stars may present good candidates for hosting Earth-like planets.

Animal Planet Pet Video Successfully Distributes First Round of Shelter Helper DVDs to Animal Shelters Across the Country

TAMPA, FL -- 05/20/08 -- Animal Planet Pet Video (APPV) (www.animalplanetpv.com), producer and distributor of industry leading dog- and cat-training videos, has successfully distributed the first 250,000 ..

The Planet Enhances Virtual Private Rack Solution with Gigabit Speed, VPN Services

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 1, 2008--The Planet, the world’s largest privately held dedicated hosting company, today announced the addition of Gigabit speed and Virtual Private Network (VPN) services to its virtual private rack solution. These upgrades offer the benefits of enhanced network performance and increased functionality for virtual racks.

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