Unlikely Planets Found In Violent Star Clusters

astroengine writes "When it comes to forming planets, Mother Nature isn't very picky. Despite horrific conditions inside densely packed open clusters, stars apparently have no problem forming and hanging on to an orbital brood. That's the conclusion from a new study (abstract) that used data collected by NASA's now-dormant Kepler space telescope to hunt for planets in a one-billion-year old open cluster called NGC 6811, a collection of about 70 stars located about 3,400 light years away in the constellation Cygnus."

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[harvestsun]

Yeah, screw advancing the state of human knowledge and technology! Physics is for NERDS! Some may say that such advancements are the only purely logical purpose for the continued existence of our race as a whole, but how does that help ME?

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[interval1066]

Don't be rediculous. Advancements and research in science is money much better spent than throwing young men around the world to kill and die. You wanna save money? Tell congress to stop funding presidential wars.