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begin_within Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-18-11 07:14 PM
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Starless free-roaming planets discovered
As if we don't have enough planetless "stars" roaming the back alleys of Beverly Hills, now we have starless, free-roaming planets.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13416431
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Tesha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-18-11 08:00 PM
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1. "Star Trek" had this covered years ago!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0708430/

For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky
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kentauros Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-18-11 08:04 PM
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2. Those are the nuclear storage dumps
for all the other races out there:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WZW4groJro

:P
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-18-11 08:06 PM
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3. That's no moon!
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LiberalAndProud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-18-11 08:07 PM
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4. Oh no! Could donate a star for the free roaming planets.
Starless... very sad.
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nebenaube Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-18-11 08:29 PM
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5. hmm...
Was that a gas giant with many moons or an un-ignited solar system?
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LetTimmySmoke Donating Member (970 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-18-11 08:44 PM
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6. They found Kolob.
I'm going straight to my nearest mormon missionary!
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