Extrasolar Planets

It is hard to imagine astronomy without the telescope. Whether you are examining distant galaxies using one of the Gemini telescopes, with their eight-metre mirrors, or looking at the rings of Saturn from your ...  

It is hard to imagine astronomy without the telescope. Whether you are examining distant galaxies using one of the Gemini telescopes, with their 8-m mirrors, or looking at the rings of Saturn from your ...  

The SkyCenter's 24-inch public telescope captured 'Witch's Broom' Nebula.  

This false-color view of the Cartwheel galaxy was created by combining images captured by 4 space telescopes:Galaxy Evolution Explorer,Hubble Space Telescope,Spitzer Space Telescope,and Chandra X-ray Observatory.Astronomers think a smaller galaxy,possibly one of two galaxies(bottom left),passed...  

Excerpts: To date, 307 extrasolar planets have been discovered and 29 multipleplanet systems have been identified .  

Mathematics Calculus, 0/0, E=MC2... oh my! Mystics and Pseudo Science Magick, Dreams, Ghosts, Gems and phenomena that are not considered science. Other Sciences Biology, Chemistry, Geology and anything else that you can think of.  

KentuckyFC writes "Astronomers have discovered some 250 planetary systems beyond our own, many of them with curious properties. In particular, our theories of planet formation are challenged by 'hot Jupiters,' gas giants that orbit close to their parent stars. Current thinking is that gas giants...  

Experts in Edinburgh use astronomy techniques to improve the reliability of MRI scans.  

A partnership to purchase a high-powered robotic telescope could benefit students and astronomy geeks alike. The Calumet Astronomy Center -- a collaboration ...  

Planetary systems similar to the solar system may be the exception rather than the rule Solar systems like ours likely to be rarer than we thought the physics arXiv blog Download time: Aug 13 2008 5:13 PM ET ...  

> E. Peng / Peking U. / NASA / ESA These are just eight of the 100 galaxies observed in detail by the Hubble Space Telescope as part of a survey to determine where globular star clusters are concentrated. Click on the image to see all 100 galaxies ...(read more)  

The Hubble Space Telescope has identified thousands of more than 5 billion years old globular clusters in the Virgo cluster of galaxies .  

New Hubble Space Telescope observations of six spectacular galaxy clusters acting as gravitational lenses have given significant insights into the early stages of the Universe Hubble finds large sample of very ...  

Globular star clusters contain some of the oldest surviving stars in the universe, as seen by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.  

Imagine being able to peer into deep space through a telescope that shows galaxies, nebulae and even the empty space between Saturn's rings.