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What a lot of people were hoping to find in the Alpha Centauri system

SteveS — 7/13/2005 7:59:45 PM (archived)

Three sunsets a day, now that's what you call romantic.

This new planet has a 3.3 day orbit around one star. Is on it's to being swallowed up?

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Keck discovers Luke's home... Tatooine - R.L. - 7/13/2005 7:30:19 PM
- That planet in the movie would be a heck of a seismic zone. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 7/14/2005 4:00:42 AM
  - aaargh! The tides! The tides!!! (n/t) - Tony - 7/14/2005 3:47:10 PM
- re: Fascinating. Thanks for the information. (n/t) - Vince - 7/14/2005 3:06:24 AM
  - I found it surprising... - R.L. - 7/14/2005 3:41:36 AM
- What a lot of people were hoping to find in the Alpha Centauri system - SteveS - 7/13/2005 7:59:45 PM
  - re: What a lot of people were hoping to find in the Alpha Centauri system - ljk - 7/13/2005 8:36:58 PM
    - re: check this out - SDF - 7/14/2005 7:27:46 PM
    - Well, there's reality and there's fantisy - SteveS - 7/14/2005 2:41:53 PM
      - Constraints on the Formation of the Planet Around HD188753A - ljk - 7/18/2005 1:39:01 PM

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