OT: Planemos

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The scientists involved in the new research are calling the objects "planemos," short for planetary mass objects that were born in the manner of stars and do not orbit normal stars.

"Now that we know of these planetary mass objects with their own little infant planetary systems, the definition of the word 'planet' has blurred even more," said study leader Ray Jayawardhana from the University of Toronto.

Observations at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) in Chile revealed infrared radiation from the dust disks. There are no conventional photographs of the objects. The results of this and a second, related study are being presented today at the 208th meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Calgary.

http://space.com/scienceastronomy/060605_planemos.html

[Gregg]

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208th meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Calgary

Calgary, Indiana?

...or is it the North American Society???

[Dreambird]

Oh yeah... sure no prob. SB...  

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QUOTE(Gregg @ Jun 5 2006, 09:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Calgary, Indiana?

...or is it the North American Society???

Gregg that would just be plain old American in way up North Calgary where there seems to bea lot of Brainiac stuff going on!
 
DB, I just want a little one, you know, a conversation piece to float around the living room.  

[LR827]

I have a new background.  Thanks.

[Dreambird]

OK SB... I'm reading this:

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In one new study, six objects ranging in heft from five to 15 times the mass of Jupiter were observed. None are bound to stars. All are young and have disks of gas and dust that resemble disks found around young stars. Our own Sun had such a disk, out of which asteroids, comets and planets formed, theorists say.

And I'm thinkin' ... "5x - 15x the mass of Jupiter? Ehhh... OK so he has a living room the size of a whole county... But are you ready for when the young'un grows up?