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If there are intelligent beings in these new planets, the vedic literatures state that they could be of three types: humanoids like those on Earth; devas or demigods; or demons called rakshasas. Specifically, Shrimad Bhagavatam mentions that after Brahma was created, the prajapatis appeared in the universe. They are the progenetors of human beings. Therefore, we can speculate that there should be humanoids throughout the universe. The challenge will be to prove that the vedic cosmology is valid through actual scientific findings. John R. Article Ten New Extrasolar Planets Located POSTED: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 FROM BLOG: Science News - Science and Technology News related blog. We update often and have unique and fresh content on the latest happenings. The following blog post is from an independent writer and is not connected with Reuters News. The opinions and views expressed herein are those of the author and are not endorsed by Reuters.com. Swiss astronomers have confirmed the existence of ten new extrasolar planets. In the past 6 months ten new extrasolar planets have been discovered using the "SuperWASP" observation system. SuperWASP uses robotic cameras located in the Canary Islands and South Africa to track planets as they pass in front of their parent star. As the planets pass in front of the star they appear to make it blink. By the dimming light of the star, observations can be made to detect the planet that's blocking out the light. This is also known as the "transit method". The ten recent planets discovered with SuperWASP are about 160 to 2,650 times bigger than Earth. Also, keep in mind next year the Kepler mission will launch using the same method. The Kepler mission will use a telescope in space with the main goal of detecting earth sized rocky planets located in the habitable zone around other stars.
