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Old November 1st, 2005, 01:41 PM

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Default Re: OT: Astronomy Picture of the Day

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Atrocities said:
That is very neat looking. I wonder how much is still out there that we don't know about?
Depends what you mean by "out there". If you mean the solar system, well as far as we know everything major has been discovered out to the orbit of Pluto or so. But beyond that, in the regions of the Kuiper Belt and the Oort Belt, there's still tons that hasn't been discovered. Think of that world recently discovered that's larger than Pluto! Still a little smaller than the moon, but that's a significant discovery in the outer solar system...and astronomers think there could be a whole lot more like it.

On the other hand, if you're talking beyond the solar system...well like Ragnarok said, all of it is undiscovered! Extrasolar planets are being discovered all over the place. But the vast majority of what's "out there" is unknown and likely will remain so.
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