Astronomers Scope The Weather On Extrasolar Planet
Astronomer Joseph Harrington, of the University of Central Florida, has reported the first direct observation of distinct day and night…
Telescope Tag-Team Nets New Planets
Astronomers using the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO) Very Large Telescope (VLT) have confirmed the extrasolar (outside our solar system) planet…
New Method To Find Extrasolar Planets
The latest issue of the journal Optical Letters carries an intriguing article about a new optical device that might allow…
Earth’s Cousin Only 15 Light Years Away
Astronomers from the Ames Research Center and the University of California have discovered the most Earth-like planet yet, located only…
First Photo Of Planet Outside Our Solar System
A team of astronomers has confirmed the discovery of a giant extra-solar planet, approximately five times the mass of Jupiter,…