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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

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Discovery Stirs Exoplanet Classification Rethink Science Daily (press release) - 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 guide to gadgets to get you through the Next Great Depression, how to make your current gadgets weather the storm or abandoned all hope, now's a good time to start. [WKYC]

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"Not only have we shown these fish alive for the first time, but we have multiplied by five the total number known to science," Priede said.

The fish are able to withstand pressures equivalent to "1,600 elephants on the roof of a Mini," according to a press release.

Life thrives at nearly five miles under the sea, researchers found. A group of snailfish are the deepest species ever seen alive.