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Mirror Solar System Found. Evil Spock Not Amused.

Astronomers didn't need a transporter mishap to find a mirror solar system, just new gravitational lensing techniques. They spotted two gas giants analogous to Saturn and Jupiter orbiting a star in Sagittarius that's about 5,000 light years away. Getting there would involve a five-year trip at Warp 8, in case you were wondering. This mirror solar system is like a mini-version of our own, with a star half the mass of our sun and tighter orbits than our own gas giants. More »

7:40 AM on Tue Apr 8 2008
By Ed Grabianowski
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