Kepler stars are bigger than thought, planet-hunting telescope finds
A large exoplanet gas giant experiences powerful aurorae caused by energetic particles streaming from its host star.CFA A team checking up on results from NASA's planet-hunting Kepler space telescope...
View ArticleSeeing the larger picture: Inspiring images of space
They are images which have the capacity to make us feel insignificant and empowered in equal measure: from startling close-ups which reveal the malevolent fury of the Sun, to the serene majesty of the...
View ArticleMagical Matariki
Monday, 10 June 2013, 1:36 pm Press Release: Stardome Observatory 10th June 2013 Magical Matariki The cluster of stars known as Matariki in New Zealand are a prominent sight in the night sky from most...
View ArticleHeat-Sensitive Telescope Could Find Aliens
We might be able find aliens using the heat their civilizations give off, astronomers say, but it will take a megatelescope to do the job. The development of such a telescope is in the works. The...
View ArticleThe hunt for a real (and bigger) Death Star is on
While the Kepler planet-hunting spacecraft is offline, astronomers continue parsing its data and scanning the sky not just for evidence of habitable planets, but for advanced civilizations. by The Keck...
View ArticleWhen Poetry and Astronomy Meet
An astronomer named Geoff Marcy was recently so moved by the seeming demise of his favorite telescope, Kepler -- which has been dutifully orbiting the earth since 2009 -- that he wrote a W.H....
View ArticleCat’s Paw Nebula “Littered” with Baby Stars (Smithsonian Institution)
(Source: Smithsonian Institution) Cat's Paw Nebula "Littered" with Baby Stars Most skygazers recognize the Orion Nebula, one of the closest stellar nurseries to Earth. Although it makes for great views...
View ArticleHot Jupiter planets 'not regularly consumed by their stars'
Tweet Washington, June 7 (ANI): Stars have an alluring pull on planets, especially those in a class called hot Jupiters, which are gas giants that form farther from their stars before migrating inward...
View ArticleMilky Way's 'Flyover Country' Mapped
This infrared image shows a striking example of what is called a hierarchical bubble structure, in which one giant cosmic bubble, carved into the dust of space by massive stars, has triggered the...
View ArticleKnowledge is power, and the public has a “right to be informed” about Planet X
Tweet 0 Email Report Photo 1 of 7 NASA knows about Planet X (Nibiru) and withholds the truth. Fortunately (or unfortunately for NASA) leaks fare bursting the cover-up wide open. Planet X comethNASA...
View Article"Dust trap" help create planets: study
WASHINGTON, June 6 (Xinhua) -- An international team of researchers reported Thursday they have discovered an intriguing clue that could help solve a long-standing mystery about how dust particles grow...
View ArticlePlanet Formation Theory Gets New Support From Observations Of 'Dust Trap'...
A mysterious object lurking near the young star Oph IRS 48 could, along with observations of dust grains, change our understanding of planet formation, astronomers said. Observations of the system...
View ArticleStrange Object Near Star May Create 'Comet Factory,' Study Suggests
An illustration of a dust trap around a star. CREDIT: Phil Armitage View full size image A mysterious object lurking near the young star Oph IRS 48 could, along with observations of dust grains, change...
View ArticleStars Don't Obliterate Their Planets (Very Often) (NASA - The National...
(Source: NASA - The National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Researchers using data from NASA's Kepler space telescope have shown that migrating planets stop their inward journey before reaching...
View ArticleCleaning up Earth's outer space
There is a lot of stuff floating around in space that we put there and simply forgot about. There are old satellites that stopped working, bits of the rockets that put them there and even the odd...
View ArticleShoemaker-Levy 9's Co-Discoverer Still Chasing Comets, 20 Years Later
Amateur astronomer David Levy delivers a lecture to a branch of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada in Ottawa, May 31, 2013. CREDIT: Elizabeth Howell View full size image OTTAWA, ONTARIO — Two...
View ArticleNew technique may help detect hidden Earth-like planets
Tweet Washington, June 7 (ANI): An international team of exoplanet hunters, including astronomers at the University of Arizona, is developing a new technology that would dramatically improve the odds...
View ArticleVisions of the universe: snapshots of the interplanetary paparazzi
Roger Highfield salutes a new exhibition that shows how photographing the heavens has changed our view of the universe and our place within it. The Sombrero Galaxy, viewed by the Hubble Space Telescope...
View ArticleNew instrument to help discover Earth-like planets
Astronomers are developing a new instrument to detect faint dust clouds around other stars, many of which may hide Earth-like planets with conditions suitable to life. Astronomers at the University of...
View ArticleWill more Earth-like rocky planets be found hiding in dust clouds around...
The search for Earth-like planets outside our solar system is in the news frequently as the latest meeting convenes where scientists gather to discuss their latest exoplanetary research. The search for...
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