A large number of experts participated recently at the Astrobiology Science Conference, which was held near Houston, Texas. At the meetin
 | The Search for Extraterrestrials Narrows 0 Comments - 29 Apr 2010 A large number of experts participated recently at the Astrobiology Science Conference, which was held near Houston, Texas. At the meeting, scientists and NASA representatives spoke about the challenges still ahead in discovering forms of life on... More Link |
| NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope Discovers Extrasolar Planet Lacking Methane 0 Comments - 21 Apr 2010 PASADENA, Calif. - NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has discovered something odd about a distant planet -- it lacks methane, an ingredient common to many of the planets in our solar system. "It's a big puzzle," said Kevin Stevenson, a planetary s... More Link |
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope Discovers Extrasolar Planet Lacking Methane
PASADENA, Calif. - NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has discovered something odd about a distant planet -- it lacks methane, an ingredient
Friday, April 16, 2010
New Technique Can Spot Smaller Exoplanets
Image comment: This image of the planets in the HR8799 system were found using vortex coronagraphImage credits: NASA / JPL-Caltech / Paloma
Monday, April 12, 2010
New Method of Classifying Planets Proposed
Image comment: Artist's drawing depicting the dwarf planet Haumea, with its tow moons. The body has a prolonged shape that puzzles astronom
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Is densest Kuiper belt object a wayward asteroid?
Quaoar, a large object in the outer solar system, is mostly made of rock, unlike its icy neighbours (Illustration: NASA/G. Bacon/STScI)A g
Happy 50th Birthday SETI
SETI's Allen Telescope Array via SETI InstituteFifty years ago today, on April 8th, 1960, a Cornell astronomy professor
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
A Planet-Like Companion Growing up in the Fast Lane
Hubble Space Telescope (top) and Gemini North (bottom) images of the 2M J044144 system showing the smaller companion at 8:00 position. The
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