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There are as many planets as there are stars January 11, 2012 8:22 pm RobVG

This ought to up the odds a bit of ET life .

  • Do I hear 1.6 ? by RobVG 2012-01-12 19:23:23
    • Actually, I don't think astronomers are very surprised. Even when I studied astronomy 40 years ago, it was understood ... by ER 2012-01-12 19:42:31
    • At least. :) by FrankC 2012-01-12 14:50:27
      • And there's another coefficient in the Drake Equation with a realistic value. by ER 2012-01-11 21:21:25

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