Astronomers Identify the Sun's Long-Lost Sister 69
An anonymous reader writes "A team of researchers led by astronomer Ivan Ramirez of the University of Texas — Austin has identified the first 'sibling' of the sun, a star almost certainly born from the same cloud of gas and dust as our star. 'Astronomers had been observing the star for almost two decades without realizing it's the long-lost sister of the Sun. No doubt we have catalogued other solar siblings whose common heritage has yet to be discovered. Indeed, the UT team, lead by astronomer Ivan Ramirez, is confident that the identification of HD 162826 is just the beginning. "We want to know where we were born," Ramirez said in a statement. "If we can figure out in what part of the galaxy the Sun formed, we can constrain conditions on the early solar system. That could help us understand why we are here."'"
Sol Sister (Score:5, Funny)
No photos?! (Score:3, Funny)
Well, if it runs in the family, I'd say maybe yea... a few thousand kelvin hot
Sister? (Score:2, Funny)
Surely if it's a son it should be its brother?
Re:Believe it or not (Score:5, Funny)
I was a bit skeptic when I heard that she weights even more than her sister, but it turns out she's not only incredibly hot, she's also radiant and an important central figure.
Re:Believe it or not (Score:5, Funny)
Men don't have cycles, or spotting, and doesn't discharge things quite as often.
They also don't become deficient of certain products in old age which causes them to rapidly change appearance.
Why we are here...? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Believe it or not (Score:4, Funny)
Sister? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Sol Sister (Score:4, Funny)
How about, "But is she hot?"