OGLE-TR-122B

At least they gave it a memorable name.

All these worlds ...

Am I going to die?

yes.

What is remarkable, however, is that OGLE-TR-122B is actually smaller than some of the planets discovered recently outside our Solar System.

Wow.

My God, it's full of stars!
.....
My God, it's full of stars!
.....
My God, it's full of stars!
.....
My God, it's full of stars!
.....

/thought I was the only one who liked 2010

Nice headline
/can't help but think of apes dancing around a black monolith

I know all those words, but in that order they make no sense.

skinnycatullus: the telescope is called a VLT for.... wait for it..... Very Large Telescope....

There's a VLA too, for......... Very Large Array.

We better keep funding NASA because it means someday there would be a BAT...... Big Ass Telescope.

I really should read to the end of the previous post.

*sigh*

fear the gnome!

This is bullshiat! The people at zetatalk called this one years ago.

USE THEM TOGETHER.
USE THEM IN PEACE.

Daisy...Daisy...

So, guys, did you hear about that Jupiter size star that was just discovered? Wonder how that happened....

Very Very Very COOL

My head esplodes!

...located in the Pants Nebula?

2001, 2010, 2061, 3001. All of them good stories.

Movies:
2001 was amazing, but hard to stay awake for.
2010 was good too.

Inhabitants of the encircling planet sing the national anthem of "Follow the yellow brick road, follow the yello..."

/aw, never mind.

My favorite movie of the series was 2101

/what you say!

Gnomestar?


/Took me too long to do that

2010 was good except for John Lithgow
Who I'm sure was good in the movie, but his career SINCE that movie has tarnished his performance in repeat viewings

I want to tell you a story
About a little man
If I can.
A gnome named Grimble Crumble.
And little gnomes stay in their homes.
Eating, sleeping, drinking their wine.

He wore a scarlet tunic,
A blue green hood,
It looked quite good.
He had a big adventure
Amidst the grass
Fresh air at last.
Wining, dining, biding his time.
And then one day - hooray!
Another way for gnomes to say
Oooooooooomray.

Look at the sky, look at the river
Isn't it good?
Look at the sky, look at the river
Isn't it good?
Winding, finding places to go.
And then one day - hooray!
Another way for gnomes to say
Oooooooooomray.
Ooooooooooooooomray.

I think i'll name my first child OGLE-TR-122B.

All your base, anyone???

/bueller

Dude! One of my friends in Chile works at the VLT! Kick ass!

I think I'm gonna go make a Pisco Sour to celebrate.

Strange.... I was just reading 2061 about ten minutes ago. Didn't think many people would catch the Europa reference. The book series is actually a lot better than the movies, even though Kubrick's 2001 was awesome, it left a lot out.

turboslut 5000
I thought the same thing, see my reply above... i guess we're the only two who still remember the year 2000

I just finished reading all four books in the series...much better than the movies.

/book elitist

Sad, they make sure you know:

"Jupiter, the biggest planet in our Solar System."

Outstanding reference, submitter. 2010 is one of my all time favorite movies.

/Will I dream?

I've said this before and I could probably prove it. FARK needs a [gnome] tag!

skinnycatullus

My favorite thing about the article is that the telescope is called a VLT for.... wait for it..... Very Large Telescope....

*sigh* oh those scientists just KILL ME!

I'm figuring this is journalists not doing homework and that in the original portugese there is a better explanation. If they officially called it the Very Big Telescope then thats just sad.

Bah, whatever, all educated people know stars run on electricity.

Bob Ross:

It's a shame they *have* to remind people that Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system.

I worked in the Northern Arizona U. observatory for a couple of years. Some of the questions I was asked... no matter how hard I'd try to keep a straight face and respect every question, sometimes I wondered what kids were being taught science-wise in school.

/have seen attack ships burning off the shoulder of Orion
//and the Horsehead Nebula (24" Obsession Dob)