Weekly Chat Reminder

2009-11-11 Thread William T Goodall
The Brin-L weekly chat has been a list tradition for over ten years. Way back on 27 May, 1998, Marco Maisenhelder first set up a chatroom for the list, and on the next day, he established a weekly chat time. We've been through several servers, chat technologies, and even casts of regulars over

How to tell if a star has planets?

2009-11-11 Thread David Hobby
Hi. I just saw the following in article summaries from Nature. The actual article is behind a paywall, but this seems interesting. ---David Editor's Summary 12 November 2009 In search of solar lithium Stars similar to the Sun in age, mass and composition

Re: How to tell if a star has planets?

2009-11-11 Thread Deborah Harrell
David Hobby hob...@newpaltz.edu wrote: Hi.  I just saw the following in article summaries from Nature.  The actual article is behind a paywall, but this seems interesting. Stars similar to the Sun in age, mass and composition show a wide range of lithium abundances... The surface

Re: How to tell if a star has planets?

2009-11-11 Thread David Hobby
Deborah Harrell wrote: David Hobby hob...@newpaltz.edu wrote: Hi. I just saw the following in article summaries from Nature. The actual article is behind a paywall, but this seems interesting. ... Are protoplanets made of protomatter?! Just who are these surveyors, and are they being

Re: How to tell if a star has planets?

2009-11-11 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 02:51 PM Wednesday 11/11/2009, David Hobby wrote: Deborah Harrell wrote: David Hobby hob...@newpaltz.edu wrote: Hi. I just saw the following in article summaries from Nature. The actual article is behind a paywall, but this seems interesting. ... Are protoplanets made of protomatter?!