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Kepler Exoplanet Controversy Erupts

Posted June 16, 2010 1:22 PM

From Discovery News - Top Stories:

One of the biggest astronomical stories to unfold over the last decade or so is the story of exoplanets (or "extra-solar planets"). The theory of the formation of our solar system predicts that there should be many more such systems out there. And there certainly are, in fact, 461 at time of writing. Continuing this epic tale of discovery, the Kepler Mission announced today the discovery of approximately 750 new candidates, but this announcement hasn't come without controversy.

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06/19/2010 3:39 PM

"The theory of the formation of our solar system predicts that there should be many more such systems out there."

Where do I read that theory?

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