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More Planets in Other Systems
As you can see, science suddenly decides to release results after the Olympic Games finish. Here is another report on more discoveries of planets in other systems using the Doppler-shift method:

The planets were found using a Doppler-shift method that notes a wobble in a star caused by the gravity of the orbiting planet. No pictures are available. The two newest discoveries were led by Geoff Marcy of the University of California, Berkeley and Paul Butler from the Carnegie Institution of Washington, this globe's most prolific planet-hunting duo, and will be discussed in papers to be published in the Astrophysical Journal.

Why do They Call Them Virtual Humans Instead of Androids?

I don't know. But do have a read of this one anyway.

Roll out the welcome mat for the virtual astronaut and enter the 3D space of Peter Plantec, a consultant in virtual human design and animation, as well as a leading expert on visual entertainment. He also initiated the "Sylvie" project -- the first commercially available virtual human interface.And if dispatching virtual humans from Earth doesnt turn on your thrusters, think about this. Its likely that extraterrestrial civilizations might send surrogate entities our way instead of propelling their delicate, soft-shell selves across interstellar mileage.

I'm going down to Canberra for the next few days so I won't be posting anything up in that time.

- Art Neuro