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Offline sam

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Star "Eating" Superhot Planet's Atmosphere
« on: February 28, 2010, 16:38 »
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/02/100224-wasp-12b-hot-jupiter-planet-ring/

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One of the hottest known planets outside our solar system is slowly being "eaten" by its parent star, astronomers report.
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Re: Star "Eating" Superhot Planet's Atmosphere
« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2010, 16:40 »
Sounds like a praying mantis... ;)
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Re: Star "Eating" Superhot Planet's Atmosphere
« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2010, 16:50 »
or a case of not knowing how to orbit. dumbass.
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Re: Star "Eating" Superhot Planet's Atmosphere
« Reply #3 on: February 28, 2010, 21:02 »
Quote from: Rik on February 28, 2010, 16:40
Sounds like a praying mantis... ;)

Quote from: sam on February 28, 2010, 16:50
or a case of not knowing how to orbit. dumbass.

That's no way to talk to Rik!  ;D
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Re: Star "Eating" Superhot Planet's Atmosphere
« Reply #4 on: February 28, 2010, 23:03 »
 :devil:
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Re: Star "Eating" Superhot Planet's Atmosphere
« Reply #5 on: March 01, 2010, 00:35 »
Quote from: Simon on February 28, 2010, 21:02
That's no way to talk to Rik!  ;D
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
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Re: Star "Eating" Superhot Planet's Atmosphere
« Reply #6 on: March 01, 2010, 10:49 »
It works quite well, actually. :)
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