Extrasolar Planets

... [between galaxies and black holes] is established and when," said study leader Chris Carilli of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO). ...  

Euro Weekly NewsThe International Year of Astronomy Leduc Representative - 2 hours ago 2009 has been designated the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations. This year long designation is intended to mark 400 years of telescope observations from the time that Galileo first looked...  

WASHINGTON -- Black holes found at the center of galaxies around the cosmos seem to have appeared first not the other way around, scientists say, solving an age-old riddle which long has dogged astronomers.  

The findings were presented at a major astronomy meeting in California. Most if not all galaxies, including our own Milky Way, are believed to have massive ...  

Professor McClelland says the laser will open up a new field of astronomy and has the potential to revolutionise scientific understanding of the cosmos. ...  

Is it just me, or is this space stuff like, total rocket science? Telescope manufacturer Meade is looking to take "all of the hassle and [put] in all the fun" of looking at cool stuff in the sky, with its new ETX-LS. This massive telescope has a slew of features that bring clear images to users...  

Seattle WA (SPX) Jan 03, 2009 - From troubled beginnings nearly 18 years ago, the Hubble Space Telescope has revolutionized astronomy and its stunning images have stirred the imaginations of people around the globe.  

Scientists are expanding the search for extraterrestrial life - and they've set their sights on some very unearthly planets. Cold "super-Earths" - giant, "snowball" planets that astronomers have spied on the outskirts of faraway solar systems - could potentially support some kind of life...  

Hubble Space Telescope to Get Last Tuneup During International Year of Astronomy  

... recent "Universe" series episode "The Inner Planets: Mercury and Venus" from 6:30-8 pm Saturday at Morgan Outdoors, 46 Main St., Livingston Manor. ...  

His team used observations from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope to investigate dead white dwarf stars. Dust and debris swirl around young stars. ...  

The purpose of the International Year of Astronomy is to help individuals of all ages and backgrounds rediscover their place in the cosmos and develop a ...  

Four hundred years ago this year, Italian scientist Galileo Galilei aimed his homemade telescope to the heavens and opened up a new era in astronomy.  

Thursday, January 15, is the kickoff to the International Year of Astronomy. The year of 2009 marks the 400th anniversary of the use of an astronomical telescope by Galileo Galilei.  

Campaign seeks to overturn ruling that split the world of astronomy The number nine has a special significance for Mark Sykes, director of the Planetary Science Institute in Tucson, Arizona. Nine is the number of planets in the Solar System, and Sykes is one of several leading astronomers who...