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If You Named A Planet Recently You Probably Didn’t, You Know, Officially Name The Planet
The International Astronomical Union is sitting down with the internet to have a little talk. Just because some kids on the playground say they’ll let you name an exoplanet for $US5 doesn’t mean you should give them $US5. First of all they’re not the boss of you, and second of all they have nothing to do with planet-naming.
Monster Machines: If Earth 2 Exists, TESS Will Find It
The Kepler telescope that launched in 2009 is is no slouch when it comes to hunting for exoplanets. The system is charged with investigating the more than 145,000 stars within its view in the hopes of finding habitable planets but those stars constitute just 0.28 per cent of the sky. Luckily, there’s a new orbital telescope from MIT that will survey the rest.
The Lens We’ll Look Through To Find A New Earth
We have heard a lot about exoplanets in the past year. But for all the talk about these planets, which orbit a star other than our sun, we still haven’t actually seen one.
Scientists Find Mars-Like Planet
Someone call John Lithgow and pull French Stewart out of storage. A team of astronomers using the Kepler telescope have discovered the smallest exoplanets — and tiniest solar system — so far. And their existence may show that our solar system isn’t all that unique.
Now You Can Journey To The Exoplanets On Your iPad
Scientific American has launched a nifty new app that lets you explore exoplanets — planets outside our own solar system — from the comfort of your iPad.
Directly Observing Exoplanets Just Got Easier
So that Gliese Goldilocks Zone planet may not exist. Sad. Cheer up though, because astronomers from Arizona State have discovered a new technique that could make spotting exoplanets a bit easier. That’s great, because right now it’s really frickin’ hard.
