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Plentiful and Potential Planets
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| Topic: New Planets |
06/22/10 |
| Summary: Two planet-hunting telescopes - CoRoT and Kepler - are keeping astronomers hard at work cataloging far-distant planets that orbit other stars in our galaxy. The search for distant planets is essential for astrobiologists who are hunting for habitable, Earth-like worlds beyond our solar system. |
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Exoplanet Caught on the Move
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| Topic: New Planets |
06/15/10 |
| Summary: For the first time, astronomers have been able to directly follow the motion of an exoplanet as it moves to the other side of its host star. The study is helping astronomers perfect techniques that will help in the search for habitable extrasolar planets. |
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Perturbed Planets Outside of the Plane
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| Topic: New Planets |
05/28/10 |
| Summary: Astronomers have discovered a planetary system where two of the planets orbit at a steep angle to each other. The discovery will affect theories of how multi-planet systems evolve and shows that violent events can disrupt the orbits of planets after a system forms. |
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Get it While it's Hot! Star Devours Planet
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| Topic: New Planets |
05/25/10 |
| Summary: WASP-12b is the hottest known planet in the Milky Way galaxy and may also be the shortest-lived. Observations with a new instrument on the Hubble telescope show the planet being eaten by its parent star. |
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'HD 11964 d' by Any Other Name
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| Topic: New Planets |
04/19/10 |
| Summary: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter... the names of planets in our solar system read like a "Who´s Who" of ancient mythology. What should we call the planets we find beyond our solar system? |
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ExoPlanet Gazing from the Ground
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| Topic: New Planets |
04/18/10 |
| Summary: Astronomers have imaged three distant exoplanets using only a modest-sized, ground-based telescope. The surprising feat could be repeated using larger telescopes, providing more information about exoplanets than previously thought possible with current technology. |
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Jupiter Planet in Mercury Orbit
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| Topic: New Planets |
03/19/10 |
| Summary: Astronomers have identified a gas giant exoplanet that orbits close to its host star. Its orbit allows scientists to examine the planet, dubbed Corot-9b, in great detail. The research team believes Corot-9b could be a 'Rosetta stone' in exoplanet research, providing key information about how planets form and evolve. |
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Fingerprinting Planets
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| Topic: New Planets |
01/16/10 |
| Summary: By studying a triple planetary system, astronomers have obtained the 'chemical fingerprint' of an extrasolar planet. This is the first time the spectrum of an exoplanet orbiting a normal, almost Sun-like star has been obtained directly. The data represents a new milestone in the search for habitable planets beyond our own solar system. |
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Earth-Like Exoplanet Started Out as a Gas Giant
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| Topic: New Planets |
01/10/10 |
| Summary: Research indicates that the most Earth-like exoplanet yet found could be the rocky remains of a Saturn-sized gas giant. The study increases our knowledge of how planets form and evolve and could help astronomers better estimate the potential number of Earth-like planets in the universe. |
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A Volcanic Wasteland
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| Topic: New Planets |
01/09/10 |
| Summary: This past October, scientists confirmed the discovery of the first rocky planet outside our solar system. Now, astronomers have gathered further information about the planet, CoRoT-7 b. The distant world might experience surface temperatures of more than 2,200 degrees Celsius, rendering the surface uninhabitable. |
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