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Closest Planetary System Hosts Two Asteroid Belts

Posted October 27, 2008 2:29 PM

From ScienceDaily: Latest Science News:

New observations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope indicate that the nearest planetary system to our own has two asteroid belts. Our own solar system has just one. The star at the center of the nearby system, called Epsilon Eridani, is a younger, slightly cooler and fainter version of the sun. Previously, astronomers had uncovered evidence for two possible planets in the system, and for a broad, outer ring of icy comets similar to our own Kuiper Belt.

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10/28/2008 4:13 AM

Hi,

this is really great news.

What are the differences between the asteroid belt, the Kuiper belt and the Oorth cloud?

RHABE

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Re: Closest Planetary System Hosts Two Asteroid Belts

11/07/2008 12:13 AM

What about the Galaxy on Orion's Belt?

Did you see the Movie "Men in Black"?

Refer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwaPRvpXjDQ

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