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...

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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...

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Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Exoplanet Missions


Planet-Finding Missions: The Big Picture
Missions Timeline
SIM Lite
Space Interferometry Mission Lite
The Keck Interferometer
The Keck Interferometer
Terrestrial Planet Finders
Terrestrial Planet Finder
The NASA Exoplanet Science Institute (NExSci)
The NASA Exoplanet Science Institute (NExSci)
The Large Binocular Telescope Interferometer (LBTI)
The Large Binocular Telescope Interferometer (LBTI)
Spitzer Space Telescope
Spitzer Space Telescope
Kepler Mission
Kepler Mission
Hubble Space Telescope
Hubble Space Telescope
Palomar Testbed Interferometer (PTI)
Palomar Testbed Interferometer (PTI)
Extrasolar Planet Observations and Characterization
Extrasolar Planet Observations and Characterization
Convection Rotation and Planetary Transits
Convection Rotation and Planetary Transits
Microvariability and Oscillations of Stars
Microvariability and Oscillations of Stars