Extrasolar Planets
The Extremely Large Telescope
The European Southern Observatory (ESO) is planning on building a massive - and I do mean massive - telescope in…
Second Exoplanet with Retrograde Orbit Discovered
The exoplanet HAT-P-7b has been observed to have a very curious orbit. It either has a highly tilted orbit -…
Shedding Light on the Sun’s “Lithium Mystery”
For decades, astronomers have known our Sun contains a low amount of lithium, while other solar-like stars actually have more.…
Multi-Planet System is Chaotic, Dusty
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope captured this infrared image of a giant halo of very fine dust around the young star…
No Earth-Sized Planet Hunting for Kepler Until 2011
[/caption] A glitch in the Kepler spacecraft's electronics means the space telescope will not have the ability to spot an…
Organic Molecules Detected in Exoplanet Atmosphere
[/caption] The basic chemistry for life has been detected the atmosphere of a second hot gas planet, HD 209458b. Data…
HARPS Discovers 32 New Exoplanets
[/caption] Astronomers have found 32 new planets outside our solar system with the High Accuracy Radial Velocity Planet Searcher, better…
Rocky World COROT-7b Rains Rocks
[/caption] If any creature lives on COROT-7b, the recently confirmed rocky exoplanet, they might think the sky is falling. This…
Smallest Expoplanet Yet Has Rocky Surface
[/caption] More details are emerging on the extrasolar planet that was discovered by the CoRoT satellite back in February. New…
Send a Tweet to our Alien Friends on Gliese 581 D
[/caption] If you've ever wanted to communicate with aliens, here's your chance. Cosmos Magazine is offering the chance to send…