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Science News
March 22, 1930 |
TimeLine: Mar. 22, 1930 70 Years Ago in Science News: The Sun'S New Trans-Neptunian Planet... Black As Coal, Dense As Zinc... Naming The Planet   |
Geotimes
May 2006
Kathryn Hansen |
Sunspot Outlook 2012 The future of the sun appears spotty, according to some solar scientists. By incorporating physical observations of the sun into a model, some scientists predict that the sun will boast more sunspots during its next cycle than previous estimates anticipated. |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2007
Mark Anderson |
Planet Hunters Wanted The rate of extrasolar planet discoveries could mount not by building new planet-finding telescopes or satellites, but by marshalling an army of amateur astronomers and enthusiasts along with their personal computers. |
Science News
October 14, 2000 |
TimeLine: October 11, 1930 $5,000 Prize to Prof. Babcock for 40-Year-Old Invention... Astronomer Finds Neptune's Day to be 15.8 Hours Long... Glass is called a Liquid, with Qualifications... |
Wired
December 2004
Patrick Di Justo |
Mysteries of the Cosmos The top 13 places to explore in outer space. |
Smithsonian
October 2006
Robert Irion |
The Planet Hunters Never mind the demotion of Pluto to a dwarf planet. Astronomers have found about 200 planets orbiting other stars, and they say it's only a matter of time before they discover another Earth. |
Wired
November 2002
Richard Martin |
The Planet Seekers Giant ground-based telescopes and adaptive optics have brought a new age in astronomy. Now the field's brightest stars are racing to take the first photograph of another world. |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2009
Anna Bogdanowicz |
NASA Planet Hunter to Search Out Other Earths The Kepler satellite, scheduled to launch this month, will spend more than three years hunting for planets that might support life |
Wired
June 2001
Oliver Morton |
Shadow Science Looking for Earth-like planets outside the solar system? Bill Borucki's cheap little spacecraft can help you find a few hundred, fast... |
Science News
February 22, 2003 |
TimeLine: February 18, 1933 Outwitting vampires and vipers... Astronomers push study of atmosphere on planets... Sunspots hold secret of understanding stars |
Salon.com
December 2, 1999
William Speed Weed |
Master of the universe With the existence of six new planets announced just this week, Geoffrey Marcy is racking up "extrasolar" discoveries like Mark McGwire racks up homers. |
Chemistry World
July 27, 2015
Katrina Kramer |
A space traveller's guide to the solar system Mark Thompson will take you on a holiday around our solar system in his new book, A space traveler's guide to the solar system -- a journey that promises to be both terrifying and awe-inspiring. |
Science News
August 23, 2003 |
TimeLine: August 19, 1933 Construction begun on 80-inch Texas telescope... Spot larger than earth breaks out on Saturn... Artificial blood in dogs shows red cells guard hemoglobin |
| AskMen.com |
Earth-Like Planet Found Astronomers have finally found a place outside our solar system where there's a firm place to stand -- if only it weren't so broiling hot. |
Science News
February 17, 2001 |
TimeLine: February 14, 1931 From The February 14, 1931 Issue: Small Changes of Sun's Heat Control Weather on Earth... Synthetic Petroleum Teaches About Oil Formation in Earth... Eros, Unlike Large Planets, Has Elliptical Outline... |
Wired
December 2004
Frank Drake |
The E.T. Equation, Recalculated Fifty years ago, those of us who dreamed about finding extraterrestrials thought we knew where to look: planets with temperatures somewhere between the freezing and boiling points of water. |
Popular Mechanics
October 28, 2009
Karen Rowan |
9 Wildest Exoplanets Ever Spotted A team of European planet hunters has uncovered a bonanza of 32 new exoplanets, planets outside our solar system. |
Popular Mechanics
November 2009
Logan Ward |
10 Most Brilliant Innovators of 2009: Kepler Space Telescope The Kepler telescope -- a 15-foot-long, $600 million tool for finding Earth-like planets -- captured its first image in April. |
Science News
October 5, 2002 |
TimeLine: October 1, 1932 Warning spots or targets?... Cosmic rays bombard earth with 40,000 million volts... New nebular theory explaining origin of planets proposed... |
Searcher
September 2011
David Mattison |
Searching for the Stars: Cosmic Views and Databases While amateur astronomers continue to play an important role in the field and are supported by numerous clubs, associations, and their peers, I have primarily examined resources originating from government and academic research environments. |
Popular Mechanics
March 6, 2009
Mark Wolverton |
Can KEPLER Help Us Find Earth's Twin? With the latest universe-gazing technology, KEPLER (along with Hubble and the most advanced ground-based telescopes) will give extrasolar planet hunters a boost in the search for Earth-like planets. |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2012
Rachel Courtland |
Single Blue Planet Seeks Same In 2012, a new exoplanet hunter will look for worlds like our own |
Science News
March 29, 1930 |
TimeLine: Mar. 29, 1930 Wanted: Early Planet Photographs... Additional Observations... |
