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- clintmaher, on 04/21/2009, -1/+285 x the size of Jupiter, holy sh*t, that is massive.
- RealmDown, on 12/05/2008, -0/+11"What too early!?"
I bet you say that a lot. - sciencelovesyou, on 12/05/2008, -1/+10"The star itself is the hottest star with a planet ever discovered."
I love that. There's always something new and exciting to be found. - jrm125, on 12/05/2008, -2/+10God, all my class does is feed coke to rats.
- notwizt, on 12/05/2008, -0/+7Welcome to the Internet. You're allowed to swear.
- dalectrics, on 12/04/2008, -2/+8That's what she....
What too early!? - RealmDown, on 12/05/2008, -0/+4God, all my class does is feed 68% of our allocated coke to rats.
I allowed for "spoilage" and fixed that for you. :-D - amauldin71, on 12/05/2008, -3/+7But how big is it in comparison to Uranus?
- Nighthawke, on 12/05/2008, -0/+4Since it's only a 1/4 AU from it's sun, how is this gas giant maintain its atmosphere? You'd think with a superhot star the likes it is orbiting it would be blasted clean of any gases, only leaving a rocky body behind.
- drgruney, on 12/05/2008, -0/+4We're talking mass... not volume.
- inactive, on 12/05/2008, -0/+3We've only detected a relative handful of extrasolar planets so far specifically because the ones in question are so massive. There could be, and probably are, many smaller planets in the same systems which our methods can not yet detect.
- RealmDown, on 12/05/2008, -1/+4Do *NOT* talk to your mother that way! *Slap*
- nWnMusic, on 12/05/2008, -0/+3Even though I am from the Netherlands, I have never heard of "meta" as a first name.
- Sublex, on 12/05/2008, -1/+4That's hot.
- jgzman, on 12/05/2008, -0/+3Surely you jest?
Light does not pass through planets. Therefor, when a planet passes between a star and our observatory, some of the light is blocked. We can't see the shadow, but sensitive instruments can detect the drop from x to 0.97x light from the star, and thereby estimate the radius of the planet. - inactive, on 12/05/2008, -0/+3Of course you don't understand. Only those who've been tricked by the devil can make sense of "science".
- ofnature, on 12/05/2008, -0/+3Wow! That so retarded that I actually have a headache now.. Thanks..
- whoizthedrizzle, on 12/05/2008, -0/+3henceforth known as deathball.
- macattak420, on 12/05/2008, -2/+5so i guess 5,500 C doesnt classify our sun as hot?
- ScottyAnimal, on 12/05/2008, -1/+3Dugg for the students names.
- HulkPI, on 12/05/2008, -0/+2Wow! thats a big planet
http://www.hulkbox.com/planet/comparison.jpg - clementi, on 12/05/2008, -0/+2Perhaps it moved in from farther out.
- Sabetsu, on 12/05/2008, -0/+2And I know quite a few Dutch people, but Remco? Haha, I think that is a company in the United States. XD
- TSK05, on 12/06/2008, -0/+2 Well, first the surface of the sun is 5,800 K (not 5,500 C). Anyway, O type stars (the hottest) have surface temperatures at around 30000 K.
- inactive, on 12/05/2008, -0/+2Which is most readily acheived by a critical mass of 1x4x9 black monoliths spewing forth from regions unknown at the behest of a benevolent alien intelligence.
- macattak420, on 12/06/2008, -0/+2You do know there is a difference between C and K right? and btw the temp of the sun is 5778 K
Links i used :)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun
http://hypertextbook.com/facts/1997/GlyniseFinney. ... - inactive, on 12/05/2008, -0/+2Wait... what year is this?
- TSK05, on 12/06/2008, -0/+2First to clarify - it is a hot Jupiter, ie a gas giant.
Second, if it's structured like Jupiter at all then it also likely has liquid metallic hydrogen and that would mean it has a very strong magnetic field, far stronger than Earth's (just like Jupiter's is). It could also have a strong magnetic field for other reasons. Blasting gases off means that the radiation from the star is strong enough to raise the velocity of those gases beyond escape velocity. If the radiation is blocked by a magnetic field then it cannot "blast" the gases off.
Of course, that's just speculation. I don't think it's known for sure yet. - ofnature, on 12/05/2008, -0/+1Just because it is larger than Jupiter doesn't mean that it's a gas giant. Did you read the article?
- netcowboy, on 12/10/2008, -0/+1If random Dutch students are finding planets, that means we all can!
I'll see you on the hillside. - liquidmice, on 12/05/2008, -2/+2Dugg for the oldest joke in the solar system.
- MrChateauvert, on 12/05/2008, -1/+1It would have to be about 16 times more massive to become a red dwarf star.
- 3leggedHorse, on 12/05/2008, -2/+2So there could be an Earth like planet orbiting about the distance of Jupiter from our Sun.
- ofnature, on 12/05/2008, -1/+1You may want to keep things like that to yourself.
- ofnature, on 01/27/2009, -0/+0I meant of the ones we have already detected, not of what is waiting to be found..
- ofnature, on 12/05/2008, -1/+1Most extrasolar planets are much larger than just the mass of five Jupiters.
- mparker21311, on 12/05/2008, -2/+2The universe has endless possibilities... It really makes one wonder. When you look out in space and see all of those suns...
It's amazing, yet, cruel that we're animals smart enough to question our own existence but not smart enough to find why we're here. Sadly, making up religions is an attempt to ease the pain of never knowing.
*shrug* - inactive, on 12/05/2008, -3/+3So it can fit about 1500 Earths?
- ClubKnowledge, on 12/05/2008, -2/+2I read somewhere there was a time when most amateur astronomers where totally ignored, my have the times changes, and with good reason.
- corr1756, on 12/05/2008, -1/+1no, if you read the article that Earth-like planet would be a big ball of scorching hellfire.
- sanosuke001, on 12/05/2008, -1/+1Maybe it did only leave a rocky body behind. I think they're just assuming it's a gas giant. Either that, or it's got enough gravity to hold onto it's atmosphere at that distance. 1/4 AU is closer to its star than Mercury is to the Sun...
- sanosuke001, on 12/05/2008, -1/+1Yeah, Neutron stars are more massive than the sun but 15km across. (was gonna say the same thing, damian)
- Flyman360, on 12/05/2008, -1/+1Dave?
- mrguy505, on 12/06/2008, -1/+1I think big is an understatement.
- Flyman360, on 12/05/2008, -1/+1If it were twice as big, would it become a star?
- slcseifist, on 12/05/2008, -3/+2cool
- inactive, on 12/05/2008, -4/+3I'm sorry, but astronomers renamed Uranus in 2620 to end that stupid joke once and for all.
What's it called now?
Urectum - cupati, on 12/05/2008, -3/+2So's your mom.
- Aboriginee, on 12/05/2008, -4/+2I doen't understand this "phenomenon" of decreasing light as a planet passes in front of a star that I'm staring at. What a crazy thing.
- wjlaw100, on 12/05/2008, -6/+2Luckily.... they used Jupiter for a relative comparison....but it was in science daily.... If it was in the SUN, they would have stated it differently... "Planet located 10X the size of uranus".....
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