Extrasolar Planets
Three New Planets and a Mystery Object Found Orbiting Dying Stars
[/caption] Some interesting new additions to the exoplanet family were announced last week by astronomers from Penn State University. While…
“Baby” Planet Caught in the Act of Forming
[/caption] Astronomers have taken a step closer to finding out how planetary systems form with the discovery of the 'youngest’…
Last Minute TV Viewing Alert: Finding Life Beyond Earth
A new NOVA show airs tonight (October 19) in the US on public television, called "Finding Life Beyond Earth." It…
Evidence of a Late Heavy Bombardment Occuring in Another Solar System
[/caption] Planetary scientists have not been able to agree that a turbulent period in our solar system’s history called the…
What Would Earth Look Like from a Distant Star?
As the number of discovered extrasolar planets grows, astronomers begin looking at the next step: finding rocky Earth-like planets. In…
High Precision Study of Exoplanet WASP 10b
[/caption] Originally discovered by the Wide Angle Search for exoPlanets (WASP) survey in 2008, the eclipsing exoplanet WASP 10b has…
Big Find: Citizen Scientists Discover Two Extrasolar Planets
[/caption] Hip-hip hooray for citizen scientists! The first two exoplanet candidates have been identified by members of the public through…
‘Invisible’ World Discovered Around a Distant Star
[/caption] There’s a planet out there playing a game of ‘doorbell ditch’ with astronomers. Scientists can’t see this distant world,…
Where’s the Debris for Transiting Planets?
For many exoplanet systems that have been discovered by the radial velocity method, astronomers have found excess emission in the…
Coming To A Solar System Near You… Super-Earth!
[/caption] It is our general understanding of solar system composition that planets fall into two categories: gas giants like Jupiter,…