Extrasolar Planets

South Korea's first very long baseline interferometry array is being completed this week. Linked to arrays in Japan and China, Korea's three instruments will fill out the densest network of its kind. Author: Dennis Normile  

Mon. Not. Roy. Astron. Soc. , Vol. 316 , pp. 885-900. rleiton Abstract 39 galaxies are now known, from follow-up of faint IRAS sources and from submillimetre observations of high-redshift AGN, with far-infrared ...  

The evidence cited was a sharply defined inner edge of the large dust ring, similar to our solar system's Kuiper Belt, surrounding the star. ...  

The recently completed Sloan Digital Sky Survey produced digital images of galaxies, quasars and other distant cosmic objects covering one-fifth of the entire sky. Mark SubbaRao and Miguel Aragon-Calvo explain how astronomers are using these data to create accurate maps of the universe  

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Two teams of astronomers made stunning claims Thursday that they have separately obtained images of planets orbiting two different stars in our galaxy.  

Galaxies in the River Credit & Copyright: Robert Gendler, Jan-Erik Ovaldsen, Allan Hornstrup, IDA Image data: ESO/Danish 1.5m telescope at La Silla, Chile - 2008 Explanation: Large galaxies grow by eating small ...  

Fox described himself as the head of the astronomy science team that worked on the agreement. He credited UH-Hilo Chancellor Rose Tseng, ...  

SPACE.com - Astronomers say they have directly imaged a giant exoplanet orbiting its parent star. The announcement comes on the heels of two other reports this month of direct images of planets beyond our solar system.  

Funding for the European Extremely Large Telescope is given top priority in a new 20-year investment roadmap.  

On the heels of the first photographs of planets orbiting other stars comes another first for so-called extrasolar planets: an atmosphere containing carbon dioxide (CO2). Nature News and Science News report that a forthcoming journal article will detail the discovery of CO2 around HD 189733 b, a...  

Washington (dbTechno) - Astronomers have managed to take the first photos of planets outside of our own solar system. NASA, along with the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have released the first-ever pictures taken from planets outside of our solar system. The Gemini North and Keck...  

On the heels of the first photographs of planets orbiting other stars comes another first for so-called extrasolar planets: an atmosphere containing carbon dioxide (CO 2 ). Nature News and Science News report that a forthcoming journal article will ...  

By Irene Collins After years of effort on improved observational techniques and better data analysis, one set of images shows three giant planets orbiting a ...  

Organisation: University of Sydney Department: Sydney Institute for Astronomy Location: NSW Date Posted: 18 Nov 2008 Closing Date: 01 Feb 2009  

HST ACS/HRC wide view of Fomalhaut system; click here for more images. Two teams of astronomers have succeeded in finding an astronomical holy grail of sorts, taking the first images of planets orbiting other stars. Using different imaging techniques, they have found four such planets...  

Two teams of astronomers made stunning claims today that they have separately obtained images of planets orbiting two different stars in our galaxy. If confirmed, these would be the first direct images of "extrasolar" planets.  

Beautiful new images reveal our first visual glimpse that other solar systems share planets just like ours does...  

Two teams of astronomers made stunning claims Thursday that they have separately obtained images of planets orbiting two different stars in our galaxy.  

Washington PostExtrasolar Planets Discovered IGN - 1 hour ago by Scott Lowe November 14, 2008 - For the first time in history, planetary systems much like our own have been photographically documented by human technology. Hubble Snaps First Photo Of Planet Circling A Star InformationWeek In a...  

After years of effort on improved observational techniques and better data analysis, one set of images shows three giant planets orbiting a star named HR8799 in the constellation Pegasus, about 130 light-years ...  

Astronomers have taken the first direct images of planets outside of our solar system.  

First images of planetary system beyond the solar system released  

Two teams of astronomers made stunning claims yesterday that they have separately obtained images of planets orbiting two different stars in our galaxy.  

Galaxy Zoo, which uses volunteers from the general public to classify galaxies, and the Space Telescope A901/902 Galaxy Evolution Survey projects have used their vast datasets to disentangle the roles of ...  

Two teams of astronomers made stunning claims yesterday, that they have separately obtained images of planets orbiting two different stars in our galaxy.  

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The folks from the Planetary Society are inviting contributors to their 365 Days of Astronomy daily podcast.  

Australian News.Net Tuesday 25th November, 2008 Washington, Nov 25 : A team of Australian astronomers has been left puzzled with the mysterious absence of hydrogen from distant galaxies in the far distant ...  

International Herald Tribune By Dennis Overbye In what might amount to an early Christmas present to the universe, two groups of astronomers have taken the first pictures of what they say - and other ...  

MUNCHEN, Germany, Nov. 26, 2008 a ' Thanks to the worlda TMs most successful optical observatory, European Southern Observatorya TMs Very Large Telescope, and the cutting-edge facilities in radio astronomy and ...  

Astronomers have taken what they say are the first-ever direct images of planets outside of our solar system, including a visible-light snapshot of a single-planet system and an infrared picture of a multiple-planet system.  

Paul Kalas, assistant adjunct professor, Physics and Astronomy Department, University of California at Berkeley. - Mark Clampin, James Webb Space Telescope ...  

Scientists have taken images of multiple planets orbiting a star other than our own sun. One extrasolar system reportedly has three planets; another star, 25 light-years away from Earth, has one planet in its orbit.  

NASA will hold a Science Update to report on a significant discovery about planets orbiting other stars at 2:30 p.m. EST, Thursday, Nov. 13, in NASA's James E. Webb auditorium. This unique discovery, made by the Hubble Space Telescope's Advance Camera for Surveys instrument, also will be featured...  

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Data from the U.S. space agency's Spitzer Space Telescope suggests shock waves around dusty, young stars might be creating raw materials for planets.  

ABC NewsAstronomers Report Viewing Planets of Other Suns Washington Post - 1 hour ago Take a look at a 3-D representation of the HR 8799 planetary system and the Milky Way solar system. HR 8799 is located 90 degrees away from the Milky Way galactic center, below the solar system. Astronomers...  

New York TimesNow in Sight: Far-Off Planets New York Times - 2 hours ago NASA, via AP A dust ring, seen in red, surrounds the star Fomalhaut, which is located at the center of the image, but is not visible. Hubble Snaps First Photo Of Planet Circling A Star InformationWeek Extrasolar Planets...  

The Associated PressFirst fuzzy photos of planets outside solar system The Associated Press - 1 hour ago WASHINGTON (AP) - Earth seems to have its first fuzzy photos of alien planets outside our solar system, images captured by two teams of astronomers. Exoplanets finally come into view BBC...  

Scientists capture images of a star 762.5 trillion miles away TG Daily - 35 minutes ago By Wolfgang Gruener Victoria (BC) - Scientists of Canada’s National Research Council (NRC) succeeded in taking images of an extrasolar star system or at least parts of it. First fuzzy photos of planets...  

This next article is for those who are “scopers” and understand the painstaking work required to map out stars, chart the skies, and all the other unsung work that comes with astronomy. Apparently, some of the work that most astronomers did before can all be done via automation and remote...  

Some details on Meade's ETX-LS telescope have snuck out ahead of its early 2009 launch, and it looks like an amateur telescope for the digital age. That's because it'll drive itself to locate the stars you've chosen to look at automatically, using its database, in-built GPS and electronic level...  

Formalhaut b, an extrasolar planet some 25 light-years away, was discovered when scientists blocked the glare from the giant star it orbits.  

"Uncertain Principles" features the miscellaneous ramblings of a physicist at a small liberal arts college.  

Now that the presence of supermassive black holes in the nuclei of galaxies is a well established fact, other questions related to the AGN phenomena still ...  

A little more of the universe has been pried out of the shadows. Two groups of astronomers have taken the first pictures of what they say — and other astronomers agree — are most likely planets going around other stars. The achievement, the result of years of effort on improved observational...  

@bagumpity: Since this is in Meade's ETX line, I'm assuming its a Maksutov-Cassegrain, probably using their 127mm (5.0") OTA. I think your LX-90 is of the Schmidt-Cassegrain persuasion, right? (unless I don't understand Meade's model number system) LastVigilante  

Explore the universe through the lens of the Hubble. Over one thousand high quality photos of planets, stars, nebulae, and galaxies, complete with individual descriptions, can be viewed online and downloaded ...  

Astronomers have snapped what they say is the best photographic evidence yet of planets orbiting other stars. Two new planetary systems have been imaged in the Milky Way; one offers the first glimpse of a system with multiple planets. Other possible planets have been imaged near stars. But the...  

Not necessarily what you might think when you imagine stars, and the creation of planets, according to new observations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. Shock waves around dusty, young stars might be creating the raw materials for planets; the evidence comes in the form of tiny crystals.  

Astronomy professor Steve Kipp stands with a telescope in Andreas Observatory, one of MSU's state-of-the-art astronomy facilities.  

Two groups of astronomers have taken the first pictures of what they believe are planets going around other stars.  

How common are planetary systems like our own Solar System? In the twelve years previous to 2008, over 300 candidate planetary systems have been found orbiting nearby stars. None, however, were directly imaged, few showed evidence for multiple planets, and many had a Jupiter-sized planet orbiting...  

Two groups of researchers searching for extrasolar planets--planets orbiting stars other than our own sun--laid claim today to an astronomy milestone: photographing extrasolar planets directly, rather than inferring their presence through effects on their parent stars. [More]  

NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer has lifted the veil off a ghost known to haunt the local universe, providing new insight into the formation and evolution of galaxies. The eerie creature, called NGC 404, is a type of galaxy known as "lenticular." Lenticular galaxies are disk-shaped, with little...  

Two teams of astronomers have for the first time captured direct images of planets orbiting faraway stars. The photos come from the Hubble Space Telescope and two ground telescopes in Hawaii.  

Earth seems to have its first fuzzy photos of alien planets outside our solar system, images captured by two teams of astronomers. The pictures show four likely planets that appear as specks of white, nearly indecipherable except to the most eagle-eyed experts.  

Huge astronomy news! For the first time EVER, galaxy researchers have taken pictures of planets orbiting a sun-star, much like our own. The first, taken by the much beloved Hubble Telescope, shows a planet orbiting the bright southern star Fomalhaut, located 25 light-years away in the...  

Scientists have taken the first snapshots of another solar system, ushering in a new era in astronomy.  

A small knot of a dozen people gathered on the Science Center roof on Friday to officially dedicate Harvard's latest teaching telescope, a 16-inch cassegrain telescope built by DFM Engineering in Colorado.  

A camera aboard the US space telescope has succeeded in taking the first-ever photos of an exoplanet located in the constellation Piscus austrinus, some 25 light years from the terrestrial solar system.  

November 6th, 2008 by Stephanie Harris NAU's new 20-inch telescope at the observatory on campus is automated by a computer that tells it where to look to view any visible object in the sky.  

A spectacular photograph taken by the newly repaired Hubble Space Telescope was released by NASA Thursday.  

Washington, Oct 31 : The Hubble space telescope has detected a pair of gravitationally interacting galaxies that appear to mark the number ten.  

xyz writes "European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope has captured the deepest ground based U-band image of the universe yet. The image contains more than 27 million pixels and is the result of 55 hours of observations with the VIMOS instrument. 'Galaxies were detected that are a...  

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by Staff Writers Mauna Kea HI (SPX) Nov 03, 2008 Using the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT), astronomers from the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Germany have obtained important information on some of the most spectacular objects in the present-day universe.  

New Delhi: Sky has always fascinated earthlings and 400 years of the first use of telescope by Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei certainly calls for a celebration.  

Naming researchers from the astronomy community is a milestone on SOFIA's journey to become the most versatile airborne telescope in the world. ...  

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Washington, Nov 1 : Astronomers have probed the physical conditions in the active inner regions of a number of Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies , with the help of the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope .