Smaller Version of the Solar System Is Discovered

nytimes.com — Astronomers have found a miniature version of our own solar system 5,000 light years across the galaxy - the first planetary system that really looks like our own.

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- allen_mvp
I wonder if there are little version of each of us on the miniature planet earth in the miniature solar system.
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- pleeker
@allen_mvp -- I wonder how they're doing with the whole social media/networking thing. :-)
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- seowoman
@allen_mvp I sincerely hope so.
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- jansie
@pleeker

haha! they make use of mixxx.com and diggg.com, and because they don't have faces like we know faces, they use footbook.com.
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