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Miscellaneous => The Sallyport => Topic started by: Sir Brian on 2010-09-30, 15:01:20

Title: Astronomers Discover 'Class M' Planet
Post by: Sir Brian on 2010-09-30, 15:01:20

http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/desktop/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=227501036&cid=RSSfeed_IWK_All (http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/desktop/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=227501036&cid=RSSfeed_IWK_All)

I especially liked this part of the story:

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The term "Class M" was coined by Star Trek creatory Gene Roddenberry, who used it to describe planets that had Earth-like temperatures and atmospheres in the fictional TV series.

Proof that yesteryear's "Science Fiction" terminology will be immortalized as our future annotations of scientific discoveries! – The only real issue I have with this discovery is the simple fact that we can determine the habitability of a planet light years distance from us but we can’t get an accurate weather forecast for the weekend!  :D

Title: Re: Astronomers Discover 'Class M' Planet
Post by: Sir William on 2010-09-30, 16:12:38

Indeed @ the accurate weather forecast

Of course, to be fair- those're long range scanner bots that suss out the habitable planets and plain ole human error when it comes to interpreting weather patterns.  LOL

I especially like it when Tony Perkins gives us a guarantee - he's usually wrong when he does that.  lol