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As a planet, COROT-exo-3b would be the most massive and the densest found to date - more than twice as dense as lead
 Spaceflight Now | Discovery Stirs Exoplanet Classification Rethink Science Daily (press release)Â - 20 hours ago This discovery of COROT-exo-3b was supported by a number of ground-based observations that made use of a network of observatories operated by different ... CoRoT discovery challenges the definition of extra-solar planets PhysOrg.com Telescope detects odd-ball object BBC News Huge New Planet Defies Explanation FOXNews all 31 news articles |
It's official. We're hosed. The National Debt Clock near Times Square has just run out of spaces to add more zeroes to its running count of our national debt, thanks to the one-two punch of the $700 billion Wall Street bailout and the $100 billion used to prop up Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac before that. If you haven't already read our 
Now that AIG has been nationalized, some folks are wondering just how their tax dollars are being spent. If you're among them, we have some bad news for you from ABC. They are reporting that papers uncovered by congressional investigators show that "less than a week after the federal government committed $85 billion to bail out AIG, executives of the giant AIG insurance company headed for a week-long retreat at a luxury resort and spa, the
Is fake-Twittering the new fan fiction? We think so! It’s pithy, witty, and boundless in possibilities. Lately it seems like these micro-compositions are omnipresent: Pretty much every Battlestar Galactica, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Batman character has a feed. But we’ve come to learn that some imitations are more potent than others. We've got 10 fab fauxs you need in your life, in no particular order.
