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Number of out-of-this-world planets shoots past 400
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-10-19 08:22:10
European astronomers have announced that 32 exoplanets have just been discovered using instruments at the European Southern Observatory, taking the number of planets orbiting around stars other than the Sun to over 400.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-10-19 08:22:10
European astronomers have announced that 32 exoplanets have just been discovered using instruments at the European Southern Observatory, taking the number of planets orbiting around stars other than the Sun to over 400.
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First rocky planet discovered outside Earth’s solar system
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-09-16 08:25:00
Astronomers have found over 300 exosolar planets (or exoplanets, those orbiting about stars other than the Sun). However, they have all been gaseous objects without a solid surface. For the first time, a rocky exoplanet has been discovered.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-09-16 08:25:00
Astronomers have found over 300 exosolar planets (or exoplanets, those orbiting about stars other than the Sun). However, they have all been gaseous objects without a solid surface. For the first time, a rocky exoplanet has been discovered.
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Kepler space telescope shows its planet hunting stuff
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-08-07 10:18:24
The Kepler Mission to find exosolar planets is just out of the starting gate, and it has already verified that it is up to the challenge of finding exoplanets (those that orbit stars other than the Sun) about the size of Earth. Kepler is the Exoplanet-Hunter!
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-08-07 10:18:24
The Kepler Mission to find exosolar planets is just out of the starting gate, and it has already verified that it is up to the challenge of finding exoplanets (those that orbit stars other than the Sun) about the size of Earth. Kepler is the Exoplanet-Hunter!
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Swiss planet finders find smallest one so far
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-04-21 12:57:18
Swiss astronomers announced on April 21, 2009, that they found planet Gliese 581 e, the least massive planet ever found outside of our Solar System. It is just less than double the mass of Earth. They like their planets small, like Earth, because it increases the possibility of finding life.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-04-21 12:57:18
Swiss astronomers announced on April 21, 2009, that they found planet Gliese 581 e, the least massive planet ever found outside of our Solar System. It is just less than double the mass of Earth. They like their planets small, like Earth, because it increases the possibility of finding life.
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Exoplanet mission launched: Kepler to space
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-03-07 08:42:09
The Kepler Mission was successfully launched into space from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 10:49 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Friday, March 6, 2009. The NASA mission is to find the first habitable planets the size of Earth orbiting about stars in the constellations Cygnus and Lyra.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-03-07 08:42:09
The Kepler Mission was successfully launched into space from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 10:49 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Friday, March 6, 2009. The NASA mission is to find the first habitable planets the size of Earth orbiting about stars in the constellations Cygnus and Lyra.
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NASA Kepler mission to answer age-old question
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-03-06 12:13:30
The Kepler spacecraft and its Delta II rocket are ready to lift off from Launch Complex 17-B at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Scheduled lift off is 10:49 p.m. EST on Friday, March 9, 2009. Its mission is to answer the question: Are planets out there like Earth?
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-03-06 12:13:30
The Kepler spacecraft and its Delta II rocket are ready to lift off from Launch Complex 17-B at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Scheduled lift off is 10:49 p.m. EST on Friday, March 9, 2009. Its mission is to answer the question: Are planets out there like Earth?
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Huge discovery of tiniest exoplanet
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-03-03 12:53:45
A French-led astronomy team found the smallest exolanet ever discovered directly. Even though it is just over 11 times the size of Earth, it could be a gigantic discovery in the world of extrasolar planets, or exoplanets.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-03-03 12:53:45
A French-led astronomy team found the smallest exolanet ever discovered directly. Even though it is just over 11 times the size of Earth, it could be a gigantic discovery in the world of extrasolar planets, or exoplanets.
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Reset countdown clock: Kepler Telescope to launch 1 day late
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-27 14:40:32
NASA announced on Thursday, February 26, 2009, that its Kepler Space Telescope will launch no earlier than Friday, March 6, one day later than originally scheduled, to double-check common hardware carried by Kepler’s rocket and the Taurus XL rocket that carried the Orbiting Carbon Observatory, which crashed after its launch.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-27 14:40:32
NASA announced on Thursday, February 26, 2009, that its Kepler Space Telescope will launch no earlier than Friday, March 6, one day later than originally scheduled, to double-check common hardware carried by Kepler’s rocket and the Taurus XL rocket that carried the Orbiting Carbon Observatory, which crashed after its launch.
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100 billion Earths in Milky Way galaxy! Could it be?
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-22 10:19:11
According to Dr. Alan Boss, our Milky Way galaxy could contain one hundred billion Earth-like planets. However, he says very few of these planets would be able to support intelligent life. But, what about primitive (microscopic) life?
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-22 10:19:11
According to Dr. Alan Boss, our Milky Way galaxy could contain one hundred billion Earth-like planets. However, he says very few of these planets would be able to support intelligent life. But, what about primitive (microscopic) life?
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Kepler Space Telescope looks for Earth-like planets, and life
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-05 10:26:02
As astronomers expand their search with the Kepler Space Telescope for Earth-like planets outside of our Solar System, they are also seriously expanding their search for life on these extraterrestrial worlds. Shouldn’t we also come up with more serious names for these life forms that we will most likely find?
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-05 10:26:02
As astronomers expand their search with the Kepler Space Telescope for Earth-like planets outside of our Solar System, they are also seriously expanding their search for life on these extraterrestrial worlds. Shouldn’t we also come up with more serious names for these life forms that we will most likely find?
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Hubble is a carbon dioxide planet finder
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-12-09 19:07:26
NASA announced on 12.9.2008 that its extraordinary Hubble Space Telescope (HST) discovered the chemical compound carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a planet orbiting a Jupiter-sized star called HD 189733b. This discovery is important in the continuing search for life on other planets in the Universe.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-12-09 19:07:26
NASA announced on 12.9.2008 that its extraordinary Hubble Space Telescope (HST) discovered the chemical compound carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a planet orbiting a Jupiter-sized star called HD 189733b. This discovery is important in the continuing search for life on other planets in the Universe.
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Astronomical first: Hubble sees an exosolar planet!
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-11-13 23:35:36
For the first time, astronomers have directly observed a planet orbiting a star other than our own Sun. The historic image was captured by the Hubble Space Telescope.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-11-13 23:35:36
For the first time, astronomers have directly observed a planet orbiting a star other than our own Sun. The historic image was captured by the Hubble Space Telescope.
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Astronomers (probably) take 1st direct pix of planet orbiting star
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-09-16 08:54:29
Canadian astronomers have discovered and photographed for the first time what they think is a normal sized exosolar planet (exoplanet) orbiting a star other than the Sun. However, if true it could change our theories of planet formation.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-09-16 08:54:29
Canadian astronomers have discovered and photographed for the first time what they think is a normal sized exosolar planet (exoplanet) orbiting a star other than the Sun. However, if true it could change our theories of planet formation.
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ABC NewsRadio axes StarStuff program – why?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-06-26 09:14:48
ABC NewsRadio, Australia’s only 24 hour continuous news service, has axed one of its longest running programs because it wants to divert funding elsewhere. The program? StarStuff, the only space, science, astronomy and cosmology show on Australian radio. What a shame!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-06-26 09:14:48
ABC NewsRadio, Australia’s only 24 hour continuous news service, has axed one of its longest running programs because it wants to divert funding elsewhere. The program? StarStuff, the only space, science, astronomy and cosmology show on Australian radio. What a shame!
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HARPS sees HD 40307 planets: We have ability to find earth-type exoplanets
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-06-16 16:06:23
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-06-16 16:06:23
Astrophysicists have found, for the very first time, a trio of super-earth planets around a sun-like star.
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MARVELS project by NASA looks for new planets
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-05-09 09:25:59
The Multi-object Apache Point Observatory Radial Velocity Exoplanet Large-area Survey (MARVELS) is set to survey about 11,000 stars. Beginning in 2008, astronomers hope to find at least 150 planets never before seen circling some of these stars.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-05-09 09:25:59
The Multi-object Apache Point Observatory Radial Velocity Exoplanet Large-area Survey (MARVELS) is set to survey about 11,000 stars. Beginning in 2008, astronomers hope to find at least 150 planets never before seen circling some of these stars.
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Intelligent ET life probably not likely, according to English study
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-12 11:56:02
New planets around other stars (called extrasolar planets or exoplanets) are being discovered all of the time by astronomers, however, a new mathematical study by an English environmental scientist states that intelligent extraterrestrial (ET) life in the universe is “probably rare.”
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-12 11:56:02
New planets around other stars (called extrasolar planets or exoplanets) are being discovered all of the time by astronomers, however, a new mathematical study by an English environmental scientist states that intelligent extraterrestrial (ET) life in the universe is “probably rare.”
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NASA’s Hubble finds first organic molecule on exoplanet
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-03-16 10:45:15
NASA announced that U.S. and U.K. astronomers working with the Hubble Space Telescope have discovered the first organic molecule (specifically, methane) in the atmosphere of an extrasolar planet.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-03-16 10:45:15
NASA announced that U.S. and U.K. astronomers working with the Hubble Space Telescope have discovered the first organic molecule (specifically, methane) in the atmosphere of an extrasolar planet.
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Aliens could see Earth as haven for life
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-30 09:37:35
According to a study performed by U.S. and Spanish astronomers, alien astronomers could “hypothetically” identify Earth as a planet orbiting the Sun and observe our planet with clouds and oceans—just like we are trying to do with planets circling other stars.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-30 09:37:35
According to a study performed by U.S. and Spanish astronomers, alien astronomers could “hypothetically” identify Earth as a planet orbiting the Sun and observe our planet with clouds and oceans—just like we are trying to do with planets circling other stars.
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Where oh where is the comet?
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-17 07:52:35
That’s what they said when NASA scientists decided to send their Deep Impact spacecraft to Comet 85P/Boethin. When they looked again for the comet, it was no where to be found. So, Deep Impact was re-direced to Comet Hartley 2.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-17 07:52:35
That’s what they said when NASA scientists decided to send their Deep Impact spacecraft to Comet 85P/Boethin. When they looked again for the comet, it was no where to be found. So, Deep Impact was re-direced to Comet Hartley 2.
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