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| titletext = It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood! | | titletext = It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood! | ||
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+ | The comic provides a link to a larger version of the comic, could be found here: [http://xkcd.com/1298/large/ http://xkcd.com/1298/large/]. | ||
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The diagram is a graphical representation of the statistically predicted distribution of nearby exoplanets (planets not in our solar system), based on the assumption that the exoplanets that are currently known have a distribution of orbits, sizes, and star types that is similar to the actual distribution. Astronomers are particularly interested in exoplanets within 60 light years of Earth which lie in a {{w|Circumstellar habitable zone|habitable zone}}; that is, a planet whose orbit is within a certain range of distance from a star such that water could exist in a liquid state. | The diagram is a graphical representation of the statistically predicted distribution of nearby exoplanets (planets not in our solar system), based on the assumption that the exoplanets that are currently known have a distribution of orbits, sizes, and star types that is similar to the actual distribution. Astronomers are particularly interested in exoplanets within 60 light years of Earth which lie in a {{w|Circumstellar habitable zone|habitable zone}}; that is, a planet whose orbit is within a certain range of distance from a star such that water could exist in a liquid state. | ||
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[[Category:Comics with color]] | [[Category:Comics with color]] | ||
[[Category:Astronomy]] | [[Category:Astronomy]] | ||
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[[Category:Exoplanets]] | [[Category:Exoplanets]] | ||
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