Astronomers say there could be billions of Earths in our galaxy, the Milky
Way.
Their assessment comes after the discovery of the 100th exoplanet - a planet
that circles a star other than our own.
The latest find is a gas giant, just like all the other exoplanets so far
detected, and orbits a Sun-like star 293 light-years away.
Scientists say they are now in a position to try to estimate how many
planets may exist in the galaxy and speculate on just how many could be like
the Earth. The answer in both cases is billions.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/2078507.stm
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"bye" <3@4.com> Spat the Words
Astronomers say there could be billions of Earths in our galaxy, the
Milky Way.
Their assessment comes after the discovery of the 100th exoplanet - a
planet that circles a star other than our own.
The latest find is a gas giant, just like all the other exoplanets so
far detected, and orbits a Sun-like star 293 light-years away.
Scientists say they are now in a position to try to estimate how many
planets may exist in the galaxy and speculate on just how many could be
like the Earth. The answer in both cases is billions.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/2078507.stm
They say it takes a lot of rare events to create an earth-like
situation, including an asteroid impact at specific angle and
specific speed to create a satellite like our moon. Without our
moon the earth would wobble horribly and have no real axis of
rotation (and hence we would have no climatic seasons and life
as we know it would have a much, much more difficult time starting).
Someone wrote a book about all this a few years back. I believe
the book was entitled 'The Rare Earth'.
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If only there was a way to get from 'a' to 'b' without crossing the space
inbetween.
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"bye" <3@4.com> Spat the Words
Astronomers say there could be billions of Earths in our galaxy, the
Milky Way.
Their assessment comes after the discovery of the 100th exoplanet - a
planet that circles a star other than our own.
The latest find is a gas giant, just like all the other exoplanets so
far detected, and orbits a Sun-like star 293 light-years away.
Scientists say they are now in a position to try to estimate how many
planets may exist in the galaxy and speculate on just how many could be
like the Earth. The answer in both cases is billions.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/2078507.stm
They say it takes a lot of rare events to create an earth-like
situation, including an asteroid impact at specific angle and
specific speed to create a satellite like our moon. Without our
moon the earth would wobble horribly and have no real axis of
rotation (and hence we would have no climatic seasons and life
as we know it would have a much, much more difficult time starting).
Someone wrote a book about all this a few years back. I believe
the book was entitled 'The Rare Earth'.
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"bye" <3@4.com> Spat the Words
If only there was a way to get from 'a' to 'b' without crossing the
space
inbetween.
Oh, they do it all the time in StarGate SG1 and
StarGate Atlantis. :-)
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Astronomers say there could be billions of Earths in our galaxy, the
Milky Way.
Their assessment comes after the discovery of the 100th exoplanet - a
planet that circles a star other than our own.
The latest find is a gas giant, just like all the other exoplanets so
far detected, and orbits a Sun-like star 293 light-years away.
Scientists say they are now in a position to try to estimate how many
planets may exist in the galaxy and speculate on just how many could
be
like the Earth. The answer in both cases is billions.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/2078507.stm
They say it takes a lot of rare events to create an earth-like
situation, including an asteroid impact at specific angle and
specific speed to create a satellite like our moon. Without our
moon the earth would wobble horribly and have no real axis of
rotation (and hence we would have no climatic seasons and life
as we know it would have a much, much more difficult time starting).
Someone wrote a book about all this a few years back. I believe
the book was entitled 'The Rare Earth'.
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Scientists say they are now in a position to try to estimate how many
planets may exist in the galaxy and speculate on just how many could be
like the Earth. The answer in both cases is billions.
And most of them on the brink of self annihilation
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And most of them on the brink of self annihilation
Humans are the only creature on this planet kill each other (I think).
It's a rarity even on the planet and probably the Universe also.
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Scientists say they are now in a position to try to estimate how many
planets may exist in the galaxy and speculate on just how many could be
like the Earth. The answer in both cases is billions.
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On 2006-08-05 14:10:52 -0400, "bye" <3@4.com> said:
And most of them on the brink of self annihilation
Humans are the only creature on this planet kill each other (I think).
It's a rarity even on the planet and probably the Universe also.
Wrong but thanks for playing!
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05 Aug 2006 03:26:41 PM |
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bye wrote:
And most of them on the brink of self annihilation
Humans are the only creature on this planet kill each other (I think).
Wrong. In many species, males have to be kept away from young...even
their own...lest they kill them. When a male lion takes over a pride
with existing cubs, he kills the cubs in order to have the lionesses
quickly come into season so that they can have his offspring. "The
Selfish Gene" by Richard Dawkins explores the reasons for this
behaviour among various males. It was a popular book when I was in my
late teens, so would be before your time. It is an interesting read,
even for someone who professes to dislike biology.
Seagulls are known to cannibalize other seagull nests at times.
It's a rarity even on the planet and probably the Universe also.
Not so rare as you might think. However, humans are probably the most
inclined toward that behaviour.
Jane
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Scientists say they are now in a position to try to estimate how many
planets may exist in the galaxy and speculate on just how many could be
like the Earth. The answer in both cases is billions.
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Seagulls are known to cannibalize other seagull nests at times.
I actually saw some crows ban togeter to kill another lame dying crow. The
other crows were swooping down and atacking it. I don't know why they doing
this. I've also seen crows group together to attack owls too!!! But never a
group of anything trying to wipe out another group of the same kind.
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bye wrote:
And most of them on the brink of self annihilation
Humans are the only creature on this planet kill each other (I think).
Wrong. In many species, males have to be kept away from young...even
their own...lest they kill them. When a male lion takes over a pride
with existing cubs, he kills the cubs in order to have the lionesses
quickly come into season so that they can have his offspring. "The
Selfish Gene" by Richard Dawkins explores the reasons for this
behaviour among various males. It was a popular book when I was in my
late teens, so would be before your time. It is an interesting read,
even for someone who professes to dislike biology.
Seagulls are known to cannibalize other seagull nests at times.
It's a rarity even on the planet and probably the Universe also.
Not so rare as you might think. However, humans are probably the most
inclined toward that behaviour.
Jane
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Scientists say they are now in a position to try to estimate how many
planets may exist in the galaxy and speculate on just how many could
be
like the Earth. The answer in both cases is billions.
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06 Aug 2006 05:43:58 PM |
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bye wrote:
"But never a group of anything trying to wipe out another group of the
same kind."
Two things make us very different from other animals.
(a) We are (to all intents and purposes) the only species to engage in
genocide.
(b) The only animals who worship a 'God'.
Must be a connection there. History seems to show a fair few examples
of that connection.
Werewolfy
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06 Aug 2006 06:43:39 PM |
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On Sun, 06 Aug 2006 15:43:58 -0700, Werewolfy wrote:
bye wrote:
"But never a group of anything trying to wipe out another group of the
same kind."
Two things make us very different from other animals.
(a) We are (to all intents and purposes) the only species to engage in
genocide.
(b) The only animals who worship a 'God'.
Do we know this for a fact? I don't think so, since we can't even
effectively carry on two-way communication with any other species. We
know that baboons have funerals and that dolphins refer to each other by
names, indicating a spoken language - who's to say what other kinds of
activities, that were previously considered to be strictly human, might
they have? I don't think we can possibly know that at this point.
Woods
Must be a connection there. History seems to show a fair few examples
of that connection.
Werewolfy
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06 Aug 2006 09:23:43 PM |
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Read this about how some insects have societies and, can make tool, and even
cultivate funguses:
http://www.biosci.utexas.edu/IB/faculty/mueller/pubs/Mueller_PNAS_2002.pdf
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On Sun, 06 Aug 2006 15:43:58 -0700, Werewolfy wrote:
bye wrote:
"But never a group of anything trying to wipe out another group of the
same kind."
Two things make us very different from other animals.
(a) We are (to all intents and purposes) the only species to engage in
genocide.
(b) The only animals who worship a 'God'.
Do we know this for a fact? I don't think so, since we can't even
effectively carry on two-way communication with any other species. We
know that baboons have funerals and that dolphins refer to each other by
names, indicating a spoken language - who's to say what other kinds of
activities, that were previously considered to be strictly human, might
they have? I don't think we can possibly know that at this point.
Woods
Must be a connection there. History seems to show a fair few examples
of that connection.
Werewolfy
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06 Aug 2006 08:11:54 PM |
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Woodswun wrote:
"Do we know this for a fact?...... I don't think we can possibly know
that at this point."
Ummm, disproving a theory is often more difficult than proving one. I
suppose we must rely on observation and perhaps common sense. This
won't mean we reach the correct conclusion, but it seems more feasible
than the alternative.
For my part, I find the concept of animals with any proclivity towards
matters Spiritual, rather difficult to accept.
Hell, I find it difficult to understand in Humanity..let alone amongst
a nest of mice.
But then, disproving an idea is never quite as simple as it might seem.
Werewolfy
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06 Aug 2006 05:49:37 PM |
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Werewolfy wrote:
bye wrote:
"But never a group of anything trying to wipe out another group of the
same kind."
Two things make us very different from other animals.
(a) We are (to all intents and purposes) the only species to engage in
genocide.
(b) The only animals who worship a 'God'.
Must be a connection there. History seems to show a fair few examples
of that connection.
The two largest, most recent examples took place in Nazi Germany and
Islamic Sudan. The larger of the two was not done in the name of a God,
while the smaller of the two was.
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05 Aug 2006 03:40:21 PM |
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What you say, I've herd, but I mean is organize as a 'group' to kill another
group of the same species as in a war. I don't know any animal that does
this. Maybe some insects do, not sure. If you know anything, let me know.
It would be intresting.
"Jane" <pushlinque@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1154809601.373875.300180@75g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
bye wrote:
And most of them on the brink of self annihilation
Humans are the only creature on this planet kill each other (I think).
Wrong. In many species, males have to be kept away from young...even
their own...lest they kill them. When a male lion takes over a pride
with existing cubs, he kills the cubs in order to have the lionesses
quickly come into season so that they can have his offspring. "The
Selfish Gene" by Richard Dawkins explores the reasons for this
behaviour among various males. It was a popular book when I was in my
late teens, so would be before your time. It is an interesting read,
even for someone who professes to dislike biology.
Seagulls are known to cannibalize other seagull nests at times.
It's a rarity even on the planet and probably the Universe also.
Not so rare as you might think. However, humans are probably the most
inclined toward that behaviour.
Jane
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Scientists say they are now in a position to try to estimate how many
planets may exist in the galaxy and speculate on just how many could
be
like the Earth. The answer in both cases is billions.
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05 Aug 2006 05:18:47 PM |
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bye wrote:
What you say, I've herd, but I mean is organize as a 'group' to kill another
group of the same species as in a war. I don't know any animal that does
this. Maybe some insects do, not sure. If you know anything, let me know.
It would be intresting.
Chimpanzees have been known to. A quick 'google' came up with many
sites, including this one,
http://www.world-science.net/exclusives/050209_warfrm.htm
Of course, chimpanzees are closely related to us, so....
Jane
"Jane" <pushlinque@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1154809601.373875.300180@75g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
bye wrote:
And most of them on the brink of self annihilation
Humans are the only creature on this planet kill each other (I think).
Wrong. In many species, males have to be kept away from young...even
their own...lest they kill them. When a male lion takes over a pride
with existing cubs, he kills the cubs in order to have the lionesses
quickly come into season so that they can have his offspring. "The
Selfish Gene" by Richard Dawkins explores the reasons for this
behaviour among various males. It was a popular book when I was in my
late teens, so would be before your time. It is an interesting read,
even for someone who professes to dislike biology.
Seagulls are known to cannibalize other seagull nests at times.
It's a rarity even on the planet and probably the Universe also.
Not so rare as you might think. However, humans are probably the most
inclined toward that behaviour.
Jane
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Scientists say they are now in a position to try to estimate how many
planets may exist in the galaxy and speculate on just how many could
be
like the Earth. The answer in both cases is billions.
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05 Aug 2006 09:11:05 PM |
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"Jane" <pushlinque@hotmail.com> Spat the Words
bye wrote:
What you say, I've herd, but I mean is organize as a 'group' to kill
another group of the same species as in a war. I don't know any animal
that does this. Maybe some insects do, not sure. If you know anything,
let me know. It would be intresting.
Chimpanzees have been known to. A quick 'google' came up with many
sites, including this one,
http://www.world-science.net/exclusives/050209_warfrm.htm
Of course, chimpanzees are closely related to us, so....
There is also one other type of monkey (besides the human
monkey) which has sex whenever possible and does it just for
fun. I don't believe there are any other known animals, besides
humans, which do this. You should see these monkeys go at it.
They hump the opposite sex, they hump the same sex, they hump
the children, they do group humps, and they do this seemingly
at the drop of a hat, and numerous times each day. It's bizarre.
I don't have a link handy but I saw a discovery special on this
once. Nearly all mammals 'come into season' only periodically and
for the specific purpose of reproducing.
Here's a link which may help. Different species of monkeys
have varying degrees of promiscuity. It says the most
libidinous one is the Barbary Macaque.
http://www.cavalierdaily.com/CVArticle.asp?ID=6591&pid=654
Here's another species, the Bonobos, whose daily life
revolves around sex. I think this may have been the one
I saw in the discovery special.
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/WolfFiles/story?id=92729&page=1
Jane
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bye wrote:
And most of them on the brink of self annihilation
Humans are the only creature on this planet kill each other (I
think).
Wrong. In many species, males have to be kept away from young...even
their own...lest they kill them. When a male lion takes over a pride
with existing cubs, he kills the cubs in order to have the lionesses
quickly come into season so that they can have his offspring. "The
Selfish Gene" by Richard Dawkins explores the reasons for this
behaviour among various males. It was a popular book when I was in
my late teens, so would be before your time. It is an interesting
read, even for someone who professes to dislike biology.
Seagulls are known to cannibalize other seagull nests at times.
It's a rarity even on the planet and probably the Universe also.
Not so rare as you might think. However, humans are probably the
most inclined toward that behaviour.
Jane
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Scientists say they are now in a position to try to estimate how
many planets may exist in the galaxy and speculate on just how
many could be
like the Earth. The answer in both cases is billions.
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"Perseid" <eidpers@anti-spam.comcast.net> wrote in message
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There is also one other type of monkey (besides the human
monkey) which has sex whenever possible and does it just for
fun. I don't believe there are any other known animals, besides
humans, which do this. You should see these monkeys go at it.
They hump the opposite sex, they hump the same sex, they hump
the children, they do group humps, and they do this seemingly
at the drop of a hat, and numerous times each day. It's bizarre.
Apparently dolphins exhibit the same behaviour. Seems to me dogs
are always trying to hump anything and tonyZ would have a try
at anything that had DNA ;0)
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"Krib" <kribuk@gmailREMOVECAPS.com> Spat the Words
"Perseid" <eidpers@anti-spam.comcast.net> wrote in message
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There is also one other type of monkey (besides the human
monkey) which has sex whenever possible and does it just for
fun. I don't believe there are any other known animals, besides
humans, which do this. You should see these monkeys go at it.
They hump the opposite sex, they hump the same sex, they hump
the children, they do group humps, and they do this seemingly
at the drop of a hat, and numerous times each day. It's bizarre.
Apparently dolphins exhibit the same behaviour. Seems to me dogs
are always trying to hump anything and tonyZ would have a try
at anything that had DNA ;0)
I guess there are some other promiscuous animals around, but
nothing like the bonobo monkeys.
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/WolfFiles/story?id=92729&page=1
"The bonobos are the free-sex hippies of the animal world," says
primatologist Franz de Waal of Emory University in Atlanta, author
of Bonobo: The Forgotten Ape (University of California Press). "They
make the sexual revolution of the 1960s and 1970s look quite tame.
You'll see two bonobos hanging upside down and copulating — and
groups of them doing likewise."
.....
'If two males get into a fight over food, they will do a little
more than kiss and make up. "They practice homosexuality much
more than other species — and they do it just for pleasure,"'
....
A zookeeper in Cincinnati learned just how different a bonobo is
from other primates a few years ago. "The bonobo grabbed him and
kissed him, open-mouthed," said de Waal. "That guy probably never
expected to get a tongue stuck in his mouth."
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06 Aug 2006 06:14:02 AM |
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Perseid wrote:
"Jane" <pushlinque@hotmail.com> Spat the Words
bye wrote:
What you say, I've herd, but I mean is organize as a 'group' to kill
another group of the same species as in a war. I don't know any animal
that does this. Maybe some insects do, not sure. If you know anything,
let me know. It would be intresting.
Chimpanzees have been known to. A quick 'google' came up with many
sites, including this one,
http://www.world-science.net/exclusives/050209_warfrm.htm
Of course, chimpanzees are closely related to us, so....
There is also one other type of monkey (besides the human
monkey) which has sex whenever possible and does it just for
fun. I don't believe there are any other known animals, besides
humans, which do this. You should see these monkeys go at it.
They hump the opposite sex, they hump the same sex, they hump
the children, they do group humps, and they do this seemingly
at the drop of a hat, and numerous times each day. It's bizarre.
I don't have a link handy but I saw a discovery special on this
once. Nearly all mammals 'come into season' only periodically and
for the specific purpose of reproducing.
Most mammals do have 'heats", but "Old World" primates menstruate like
human females. Therefore, the females are more often receptive than
those of other species. (I think males of most species are ready to go
at any time, :)! )
http://www.ahsc.arizona.edu/uac/notes/classes/primatebiology/biology_of_nonhuman_primates04.htm
(scroll to 'reproduction')
Here's a link which may help. Different species of monkeys
have varying degrees of promiscuity. It says the most
libidinous one is the Barbary Macaque.
http://www.cavalierdaily.com/CVArticle.asp?ID=6591&pid=654
Here's another species, the Bonobos, whose daily life
revolves around sex. I think this may have been the one
I saw in the discovery special.
I have heard about the Bonobos before. Interesting bunch.
Jane
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/WolfFiles/story?id=92729&page=1
Jane
"Jane" <pushlinque@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1154809601.373875.300180@75g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
bye wrote:
And most of them on the brink of self annihilation
Humans are the only creature on this planet kill each other (I
think).
Wrong. In many species, males have to be kept away from young...even
their own...lest they kill them. When a male lion takes over a pride
with existing cubs, he kills the cubs in order to have the lionesses
quickly come into season so that they can have his offspring. "The
Selfish Gene" by Richard Dawkins explores the reasons for this
behaviour among various males. It was a popular book when I was in
my late teens, so would be before your time. It is an interesting
read, even for someone who professes to dislike biology.
Seagulls are known to cannibalize other seagull nests at times.
It's a rarity even on the planet and probably the Universe also.
Not so rare as you might think. However, humans are probably the
most inclined toward that behaviour.
Jane
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Scientists say they are now in a position to try to estimate how
many planets may exist in the galaxy and speculate on just how
many could be
like the Earth. The answer in both cases is billions.
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05 Aug 2006 06:55:31 PM |
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Thanks, interesting. I didn't bother to google it. I was certain I wouldn't
come up with anything. I also found this interesting. I knew I heard
somewhere that insets have 'wars'
http://pubpages.unh.edu/~pcj/antwars.html
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bye wrote:
What you say, I've herd, but I mean is organize as a 'group' to kill
another
group of the same species as in a war. I don't know any animal that does
this. Maybe some insects do, not sure. If you know anything, let me
know.
It would be intresting.
Chimpanzees have been known to. A quick 'google' came up with many
sites, including this one,
http://www.world-science.net/exclusives/050209_warfrm.htm
Of course, chimpanzees are closely related to us, so....
Jane
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bye wrote:
And most of them on the brink of self annihilation
Humans are the only creature on this planet kill each other (I think).
Wrong. In many species, males have to be kept away from young...even
their own...lest they kill them. When a male lion takes over a pride
with existing cubs, he kills the cubs in order to have the lionesses
quickly come into season so that they can have his offspring. "The
Selfish Gene" by Richard Dawkins explores the reasons for this
behaviour among various males. It was a popular book when I was in my
late teens, so would be before your time. It is an interesting read,
even for someone who professes to dislike biology.
Seagulls are known to cannibalize other seagull nests at times.
It's a rarity even on the planet and probably the Universe also.
Not so rare as you might think. However, humans are probably the most
inclined toward that behaviour.
Jane
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Scientists say they are now in a position to try to estimate how
many
planets may exist in the galaxy and speculate on just how many
could
be
like the Earth. The answer in both cases is billions.
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06 Aug 2006 08:44:26 PM |
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On 2006-08-03 18:39:25 -0400, "bye" <3@4.com> said:
Astronomers say there could be billions of Earths in our galaxy, the Milky Way.
Their assessment comes after the discovery of the 100th exoplanet - a
planet that circles a star other than our own.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/2078507.stm
There are now 193 extrasolar planets now....
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04 Aug 2006 01:09:52 AM |
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bye wrote:
Astronomers say there could be billions of Earths in our galaxy, the Milky
Way.
Their assessment comes after the discovery of the 100th exoplanet - a planet
that circles a star other than our own.
The latest find is a gas giant, just like all the other exoplanets so far
detected, and orbits a Sun-like star 293 light-years away.
Scientists say they are now in a position to try to estimate how many
planets may exist in the galaxy and speculate on just how many could be like
the Earth. The answer in both cases is billions.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/2078507.stm
The major problem is that for life to be sustained there has to be a
Planet of Jupiter proportions it keeps us alive by taking 99% of the
debris so Billions, not so another planet like Earth, probable but
highly unlikely,
LB
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| User: "bye" |
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04 Aug 2006 05:05:20 AM |
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Earth has a large moon also.
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bye wrote:
Astronomers say there could be billions of Earths in our galaxy, the
Milky
Way.
Their assessment comes after the discovery of the 100th exoplanet - a
planet
that circles a star other than our own.
The latest find is a gas giant, just like all the other exoplanets so far
detected, and orbits a Sun-like star 293 light-years away.
Scientists say they are now in a position to try to estimate how many
planets may exist in the galaxy and speculate on just how many could be
like
the Earth. The answer in both cases is billions.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/2078507.stm
The major problem is that for life to be sustained there has to be a
Planet of Jupiter proportions it keeps us alive by taking 99% of the
debris so Billions, not so another planet like Earth, probable but
highly unlikely,
LB
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| User: "Phoon Hencman" |
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06 Aug 2006 08:45:10 PM |
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On 2006-08-04 06:05:20 -0400, "bye" <3@4.com> said:
Earth has a large moon also.
earth has a small monn.
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| User: "Charly the Bastard" |
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03 Aug 2006 06:31:16 PM |
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bye wrote:
Astronomers say there could be billions of Earths in our galaxy, the Milky
Way.
Their assessment comes after the discovery of the 100th exoplanet - a planet
that circles a star other than our own.
The latest find is a gas giant, just like all the other exoplanets so far
detected, and orbits a Sun-like star 293 light-years away.
Scientists say they are now in a position to try to estimate how many
planets may exist in the galaxy and speculate on just how many could be like
the Earth. The answer in both cases is billions.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/2078507.stm
Well that sounds wonderful, let's all start packing. Given the level of our
propulsive technology, we can expect our great great great great great
grandchildren to make planetfall on one of the nearer ones. One light year is
roughly six trillion miles (6,000,000,000,000) long. Don't forget to pack bombs,
just in case. We wouldn't want to waste the trip.
Charly
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