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Offline sam

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Exoplanet claim bites the dust
« on: December 09, 2009, 02:12 »
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Ground-based astrometry dealt a blow as planet found not to exist.

http://www.nature.com/news/2009/091208/full/462705a.html
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Re: Exoplanet claim bites the dust
« Reply #1 on: December 09, 2009, 08:21 »
I'm shocked.  SHOCKED I tell you!   ;D
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Re: Exoplanet claim bites the dust
« Reply #2 on: December 09, 2009, 09:11 »
That's got to be the biggest mistake anyone's ever made.
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Re: Exoplanet claim bites the dust
« Reply #3 on: December 09, 2009, 15:13 »
Quote from: Clive on December 09, 2009, 08:21
I'm shocked.  SHOCKED I tell you!   ;D

i reckon around 5% of the currently known exoplanets are probably data processing relics (especially the multiple planetary systems)
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