Two Planets Found Sharing One Orbit

Two Planets Found Sharing One Orbit 175

Posted by samzenpus on Sunday February 27, 2011 @02:52PM from the Theia's-cousin dept.

dweezil-n0xad writes "Buried in the flood of data from the Kepler telescope is a planetary system unlike any seen before. Two of its apparent planets share the same orbit around their star. If the discovery is confirmed, it would bolster a theory that Earth once shared its orbit with a Mars-sized body that later crashed into it, resulting in the moon's formation."

Two Planets Found Sharing One Orbit

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Time for another IAU meeting (Score:5, Funny)

by edalytical ( 671270 ) writes: on Sunday February 27, 2011 @02:58PM (#35332018)

Quick, we need to redefine the meaning of "planet" yet again.

two planets, one cup... (Score:0, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Sunday February 27, 2011 @02:59PM (#35332026)

1. read slashdot
2. attempt humor
3. ...
4. PROFIT!!!

You can't explain that! (Score:5, Funny)

by bunratty ( 545641 ) writes: on Sunday February 27, 2011 @03:07PM (#35332082)

This is more liberal lies. Bill O'Reilly told me that you can't explain that [geekosystem.com]!

Re:And bolster my theory (Score:4, Funny)

by Issildur03 ( 1173487 ) writes: on Sunday February 27, 2011 @03:12PM (#35332110) Homepage

Check Wikipedia.

Re:Time for another IAU meeting (Score:3, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Sunday February 27, 2011 @03:22PM (#35332184)

There can only be one!

Re:Gravity of an Earth-size body at L3 (Score:4, Funny)

by Issildur03 ( 1173487 ) writes: on Sunday February 27, 2011 @03:39PM (#35332298) Homepage

Checking Wiki worked! :)

two planets one orbit (Score:5, Funny)

by frisket ( 149522 ) writes: <peter@sil[ ]il.ie ['mar' in gap]> on Sunday February 27, 2011 @03:59PM (#35332434) Homepage

I googled "two planets one orbit" and was shocked by the sick porn it brought up.
Oh, sorry, typed it wrong...

Re:Time for another IAU meeting (Score:5, Funny)

by rrohbeck ( 944847 ) writes: on Sunday February 27, 2011 @04:52PM (#35332728)

Nothing is stable. All orbits change chaotically in the long term.
Corollary: There are no planets.

Re:And bolster my theory (Score:5, Funny)

by Lloyd_Bryant ( 73136 ) writes: on Sunday February 27, 2011 @05:47PM (#35333054)

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Time for another IAU meeting (Score:5, Funny)

two planets, one cup... (Score:0, Funny)

You can't explain that! (Score:5, Funny)

Re:And bolster my theory (Score:4, Funny)

Re:Time for another IAU meeting (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Gravity of an Earth-size body at L3 (Score:4, Funny)

two planets one orbit (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Time for another IAU meeting (Score:5, Funny)

Re:And bolster my theory (Score:5, Funny)

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