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Dark asteroid May 31, 2013 6:49 pm johannes

I figure that planets around stars should be very common, simply because even asteroids have moons circling them. If satellites can form around small objects then why not planets around big objects.

http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2013/30may_asteroidflyby/

  • You haven't been convinced of the commonness of et planets by all the et planets we've found? by alcaray 2013-05-31 20:50:55
    • I'm convinced. by johannes 2013-06-02 17:17:56
      • I don't remember that. by alcaray 2013-06-02 22:27:35
        • That's not true, Johannes. by ER 2013-06-02 19:03:38

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