Hell in space.. hottest, darkest planet ever


	Hell in space.. hottest, darkest planet ever

BigBadWolf

5-14-2007 11:12 AM

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BigBadWolf says:

I love the line; "at such extremely high temperatures, titanium should condense and fall from the atmosphere in the form of rain." Guess that cancels chances of a visit!

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5-14-2007 8:35 PM

skwirlinator

Hellion Prime

5-15-2007 9:11 AM

BigBadWolf

I think this is where my ex-wife originated from.

5-15-2007 12:52 PM

TheCatWhisperer

nice

5-15-2007 3:32 PM

ericskiff

This clip was featured on today's Clipiversity video podcast. That's two of yours today

Thanks!

5-15-2007 3:35 PM

BigBadWolf

Two? Which other one? What did I miss... What did I miss?

5-15-2007 3:39 PM

BigBadWolf

Nevermind found it...

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			It literally fits the classical descriptions of Hell: the temperatures on the surface of this planet reach a scorching 2040 degrees Celsius (3700 Fahrenheit), almost as hot as some small stars.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.softpedia.com/news/Astronomers-Discovered-Hell-in-Space-54349.shtml"><DIV><A title="Planet HD 149026b absorbs all light from its star and emits heat back to space. It's blacker than charcoal but glows like an ember because it is so hot." href="http://news.softpedia.com/newsImage/Astronomers-Discovered-Hell-in-Space-2.jpg" target="_blank"><IMG border="0" alt="Planet HD 149026b absorbs all light from its star and emits heat back to space. It's blacker than charcoal but glows like an ember because it is so hot." src="http://news.softpedia.com/images//newsrsz/Astronomers-Discovered-Hell-in-Space-2.jpg" /></A><BR /><SPAN class="rightcellcontent"><A href="http://news.softpedia.com/newsImage/Astronomers-Discovered-Hell-in-Space-2.jpg" target="_blank" class="small">Enlarge picture</A></SPAN></DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.softpedia.com/news/Astronomers-Discovered-Hell-in-Space-54349.shtml"><DIV>
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