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JonathanN
13-11-2008, 09:24 PM
Hi folks,

Just letting you know that there are going to be a couple of major astro science announcements tomorrow morning (Fri), between 6:00 and 7:00am, Sydney time.

I'll have updates on SpaceInfo.com.au as soon as possible after 6am, and no doubt the news will be everywhere else too.

Cheers,

Jonathan


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circumpolar
13-11-2008, 09:56 PM
Your a tease Jon.
JonathanN
13-11-2008, 10:08 PM
Sorry mate. :-) The info is strictly embargoed until then, and it would be more than my life is worth if I let the cat out of the bag early. I'm itching to tell, but we'll just have to wait until the morning.

Cheers!

Jonathan



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SpaceInfo.com.au
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Ric
13-11-2008, 10:33 PM
Fish fossils found on Mars.

That would be a nice one to stir things up.

Or SETI makes contact.
jjjnettie
13-11-2008, 10:33 PM
You can tell me an hour early because I'm not on daylight saving time!!
nightsky
14-11-2008, 12:18 AM
G'Day,
Good try Jeanette :thumbsup: I'll give you 10 out of 10 :P
Cheers
Arthur
circumpolar
14-11-2008, 06:09 AM
Now Fri, 6:08am.

Cat, Bag, Open please.:P
jungle11
14-11-2008, 08:22 AM
Holly #### Batman!!:eyepop:

This is big news, what a wonderful time we're living in!

Cheers for the giving us the drop:thumbsup:
jjjnettie
14-11-2008, 08:43 AM
Amazing!
To actually get a photograph of them is extraordinary.
Kal
14-11-2008, 08:51 AM
Fantastic stuff!

With the Formalhaut planet it looks like the data was captured 4 & 2 years ago, why so long to announce it? Maybe there was a 3rd image from 2008 to correlate the movement?

Looking at how little the planet has moved in 2 years I wonder how many other star's planets thay have been imaging where follow up images will turn up something?
astroron
14-11-2008, 09:35 AM
It seems like there was two lots of planets found by two different teams.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7725584.stm
Ron
DJDD
14-11-2008, 09:46 AM
cool.:eyepop:

i like the imagary of this:

'If we're seeing light in reflection, then it must be because Fomalhaut b is surrounded by a planetary ring system so vast it would make Saturn's rings look pocket-sized by comparison.'
rogerg
14-11-2008, 11:12 AM
Stunning news, not something I was sure I would see in the next 20 years! :eyepop:
circumpolar
14-11-2008, 05:24 PM
:eyepop:
Cool!
Wasn't expecting that.:party:
Ric
14-11-2008, 09:26 PM
These are fascinating discoveries but I still would have liked to see fish fossils on Mars.

Maybe the next probe will find them.