Re: [OT] Smaller Extra-Solar Planets Found

"Bell, Brian K" wrote:
> 
> FYI:
> (from http://www.msnbc.com/news/388117.asp)
> 
> Planet quest crosses new threshold
> Two newly detected worlds may be smaller than Saturn
> By Alan Boyle <mailto:alan.boyle@msnbc.com> MSNBC
>   March 29 - Planet-hunting pioneers have entered a new frontier,
reporting
> that they've detected two planets that may be smaller than Saturn,
circling
> stars like our own. The discoveries represent a major step toward the
"Holy
> Grail" of finding other worlds like Earth, experts said.

Aw, bugger, I meant to have posted something about this yesterday
(but WORK got in my way after I saw the press conference).

Even more info available at:

  http://origins.stsci.edu/news/2000/01/

Mk