Posts Tagged ‘exoplanets’

Hot Jupiters

Wednesday, September 4th, 2013
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What can hot Jupiters tell us about the diversity of planets in our universe?

Dust Traps

Wednesday, June 12th, 2013
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To date, we have discovered 865 confirmed exoplanets orbiting distant stars. But a great mystery remains: how do these planets form?

The End of Kepler?

Friday, May 24th, 2013
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Does the failure of reaction wheel #4 mean the end of the Kepler mission?

Kepler’s Water Worlds

Friday, April 19th, 2013
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Some juicy exoplanet news!

Exoplanets and Award Winners

Wednesday, January 9th, 2013
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Ryan Wyatt reporting from second day of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) meeting in Long Beach, California…

Old Problems, New Techniques

Tuesday, January 8th, 2013
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Ryan Wyatt, Director of Morrison Planetarium and Science Visualization, reporting from first day of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) meeting in Long Beach, California…

Universe Update, November 2012

Tuesday, November 27th, 2012
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Our monthly round-up of top astronomy news.

Life Near the Asteroid Belt

Friday, November 9th, 2012
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Two researchers hypothesize that an asteroid belt, just the right size and distance from its star, might be necessary for a star system to support a life-bearing planet.

Exoplanets Everywhere

Wednesday, October 17th, 2012
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…including our own neighborhood!

SETIcon II Excitement

Monday, June 25th, 2012
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The SETI Institute put on an insightful conference in Santa Clara last weekend, June 22nd through 24th.

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