# Sauron's out in space, were doomed. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 13, 2008, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saurons-out-in-space-were-doomed/472605 "2008-11-13T21:53:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saurons-out-in-space-were-doomed/472605/1 "2008-11-13T21:53:17Z")
[http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081113/ap\_on\_sc/sci\_new\_planets](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081113/ap_on_sc/sci_new_planets) I love these space pictures, but that is exactly how I always pictured the “lidless eye, rimmed with fire” ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saurons-out-in-space-were-doomed/472605/2 "2008-11-13T21:56:27Z")
I wouldn’t worry, unless one of them has a planetary ring. Then we’re boned. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saurons-out-in-space-were-doomed/472605/3 "2008-11-14T01:25:54Z")
I just _knew_ the universe was a 'Rings fan. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saurons-out-in-space-were-doomed/472605/4 "2008-11-14T01:50:02Z")
> **[What Has Hubble Found THIS Time?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=492014)** > > What kind of planet would qualify as a “major discovery”? Hmm. Anybody know where they’ve had it turned recently? That might give us a clue as to what it could be. I doubt if they could spot an Earth-like world very far away from us, but they... ---
**Author:** ![FaerieBeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e95f7d/32.png) [@FaerieBeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FaerieBeth)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saurons-out-in-space-were-doomed/472605/5 "2008-11-14T02:24:12Z")
Excellent. It’s nice to know I can count on at least one person on the Straight Dope to be on my wavelength. I saw the picture on CNN’s front page, and said two things: “Wow. Sauron is looking right at us!” and “I bet they’re already talking about it on the Dope.” ---
**Author:** ![PopeJewish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@PopeJewish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PopeJewish)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saurons-out-in-space-were-doomed/472605/6 "2008-11-14T05:08:46Z")
Time to make a Spaceship Fellowship and hope it doesn’t fail… ---
**Author:** ![Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saurons-out-in-space-were-doomed/472605/7 "2008-11-14T09:22:17Z")
> [@PopeJewish](#): > > Time to make a Spaceship Fellowship and hope it doesn’t fail… Orcs…in…SPPAAACEE! ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saurons-out-in-space-were-doomed/472605/8 "2008-11-14T09:25:49Z")
They better name that exo-planet: Planet Doom!