Carbon Dioxide and Water Found On Exoplanet 151
Off the Rails writes "The BBC reports that evidence has been found for both water vapour and carbon dioxide on a planet 63 light years away. The planet is a 'hot Jupiter' with a surface temperature of 1173K and an orbital period of just 53 hours. The gases were found spectroscopically once its orbit had been deduced from observation. NASA hailed the news as proof that Kepler will be able to do its job of finding planets capable of supporting life." Wikipedia also has an entry on the planet, dubbed HD 189733b.
Well.... (Score:5, Funny)
Doxide? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Well.... (Score:4, Funny)
There must have been a lot of SUV's to make the planet so hot!
In a related story... (Score:1, Funny)
Re:1173K! (Score:3, Funny)
Yeah, it is. Almost as hot as Bakersfield in August, even.
Re:Capable of supporting life? (Score:2, Funny)
NASA hailed the news as proof that Kepler will be able to do its job of finding planets capable of supporting life.
So he isn't dead?
Creative naming (Score:5, Funny)
Wikipedia also has an entry on the planet, dubbed HD 189733b.
Notice that astronomers are not typically confused with the lives of the party.
Re:1173K! (Score:5, Funny)
640k ought to be enough for anyone.
All we need now is some sodastream flavouring and we're sorted!
Are you sure? (Score:3, Funny)
Are they sure that someone didn't spill soda pop on the lens, when they took the measurements? Hmm, this spectroscopic analysis seems remarkably like the spectrum of Pepsi.
Unless, of course, our new alien overlords also drink Pepsi!
Re:1173K! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Doxide (Score:4, Funny)
Doxide is what you get when Linux documentation geeks consume Doxygen.
Re:Kepler is not Hubble's replacement (Score:2, Funny)
Which it won't, because we're all going to die in 2012 when the Ancient Mayans, resurrected by the Antichrist, Barack Obama go to the LHC and use it to create black holes and stranglets.
Re:Doxide? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Creative naming (Score:3, Funny)
Re:1173K! (Score:3, Funny)
Hotter than Hell, but considerably cooler than Heaven.
Re:1173K! (Score:3, Funny)
Suntan lotion won't stop you from getting baked
Nothing stops me from getting baked.
Re:1173K! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:1173K! (Score:3, Funny)
Nothing stops me from lathering up with butter, salt, and pepper.