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Popular Mechanics
July 2007
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How NASA's New Telescope Chases Planets NASA is launching its first-ever planet-hunting mission next year, sending the Kepler spacecraft on a quest to find 1000 more planets -- and 50 new Earths.   |
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... |
Popular Mechanics
January 7, 2010
Adam Hadhazy |
Kepler's Hunt for Earths Shows Progress at Space Conference Scientists for NASA's exoplanet-hunting Kepler mission report that the orbiting space telescope has nabbed five new worlds, the first several of many that astronomers hope it will eventually discover. |
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. |
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. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
April 2009 |
CCD Image Sensors From e2v Launched Aboard NASA Kepler Star-Monitoring Spacecraft Engineers at e2v Technologies are providing the CCD imaging sensor for the NASA Kepler spacecraft to monitor stars in Earth's galaxy. |
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. |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2012
Rachel Courtland |
Single Blue Planet Seeks Same In 2012, a new exoplanet hunter will look for worlds like our own |
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. |
Popular Mechanics
January 23, 2009
Andrew Moseman |
The 5 Most Powerful Telescopes, and 5 That Will Define the Future of Astronomy Today's best telescopes are astounding feats -- and astronomers are improving them constantly. |
Scientific American
November 7, 2005
Mark Alpert |
Red Star Rising Small, cool stars may be hot spots for life |
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. |
Geotimes
March 2006
Naomi Lubick |
Starry Lens A newly discovered planet may be the most Earth-like planet found to date outside our solar system. The discovery confirms the value of a relatively new detection method known as gravitational lensing. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
September 2009 |
CCD Image Sensors From e2v Launch Aboard NASA Kepler Star-Monitoring Spacecraft E2v Technologies engineers delivered the company's CCD90 imaging sensors for Kepler's photometer, designed and built by Ball Aerospace personnel. |
Science News
January 19, 2002 |
Planet Quest NASA's new Planet Quest Web site offers one-stop shopping for planet discovery news. |
Chemistry World
December 2009
Jon Cartright |
Reading between the lines Since its emergence in the mid 19th century, spectroscopy has become the most important tool in astronomy, and in recent years there has been no end to its new discoveries. |
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. |
Geotimes
September 2006
Kathryn Hansen |
Floral Shade Aids Search for Earths The search continues for the Earth-like planets that scientists think are most likely to harbor life, and a newly refined sunflower-shaped device could one day reveal scores of candidates currently obscured by their neighboring star's light. |
Geotimes
October 2007
Erin Wayman |
Reaching for the Stars in Planet Formation Most known exoplanets orbit stars that appear to be rich in metals. New research suggests these stars may be polluted with metal from planetary debris -- or even a planet -- that collided with the star. |
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. |
Geotimes
September 2005
Kathryn Hansen |
Tristar Planet A recent planet found in a triple-star system perplexes astronomers because, according to current models of planetary formation, it should not exist. |
Smithsonian
July 2007
Eric Jaffe |
Life Beyond Earth An ocean on Mars. An Earth-like planet light years away. The evidence is mounting, but are astronomers ready to say we're not alone? |
Popular Mechanics
May 15, 2009
Joe Pappalardo |
The Future of 5 Telescopes in Space This week has been an active one for earthlings' quest to understand the universe. Here is the big news on five telescopes in the sky. |
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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. |
Popular Mechanics
June 25, 2009
Lisa Merolla |
High-Tech Telescopes Yield New Galactic Photos: Gallery Space photos from advanced telescopes provide new views of the cosmos. |
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. |
Geotimes
July 2006
Kathryn Hansen |
Jupiter's Junior Red Spot Jupiter's famed Great Red Spot has a new companion. |
Geotimes
August 2004
Naomi Lubick |
Slow Boat to a Small Planet For the first time in more than three decades, scientists are going to get a close-up view of Mercury, Earth's smallest neighbor and the rocky planet closest to the sun. |
Wired
December 2004
Patrick Di Justo |
Mysteries of the Cosmos The top 13 places to explore in outer space. |
Salon.com
June 29, 2001
Suzy Hansen |
We've got company Astronomer David Darling talks about the controversial science of astrobiology and the near-certainty that extraterrestrial life forms exist in our solar system... |
Popular Mechanics
November 19, 2009
Stephen Ornes |
This Is Not Your Grade School Solar System: Gallery What has changed in solar system imagery over the past few decades and what we can learn from it |
Geotimes
July 2007
Carolyn Gramling |
Mercury's Gooey Center Mercury, the closest planet to the sun, has a large core, which scientists now know is partially molten and therefore could create a magnetic field around the planet. |
Popular Mechanics
March 22, 2010
Cassie Rodenberg |
The Best in Armchair Astronomy Some online sites post images from powerful telescopes around the world; others let viewers take control of the scopes. |
Chemistry World
March 14, 2013
Jon Cartwright |
Exoplanet spectrum hints at 'core accretion' Scientists in the US and Canada have uncovered what could be the most detailed spectrum of an exoplanet to date. The spectrum reveals the presence of carbon monoxide and water, which suggest that the planet formed by core accretion. |
Science News
November 21, 2008
Alan Stern |
Debates Over Definition Of Planet Continue And Inspire The definition of a planet continues to be debated between astronomers and planetary scientists. |
Chemistry World
July 8, 2014
Ian Crawford |
Lucky planet Lucky Planet is a well-written, engaging, and thought-provoking addition to discussions of extraterrestrial life. |
Geotimes
July 2007
Carolyn Gramling |
X-ray Eyes in the Sky Scientists are working on the next generation of low-orbiting satellites that they hope will see far past the Earth's surface and into its interior, to better understand the structure and composition of Earth's crust, mantle and core. |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2010
Bikkannavar & Redding |
Software for Optical Systems Spells the End of Blur NASA software that calculates optical aberrations will sharpen images from space and could redefine perfect vision for humans |
Popular Mechanics
November 2008
Toby Jorrin |
New Earthbound Telescopes Will Be Hundreds of Times Sharper Than Hubble The $45 million array of telescopes will reveal enlightening details of stars and black holes. |
Science News
March 29, 1930 |
TimeLine: Mar. 29, 1930 Wanted: Early Planet Photographs... Additional Observations... |
Scientific American
February 2009
Michelle Press |
Scientific American Reviews: In Search of Time Author Dan Falk states that comprehension of time is what sets humans apart from animals in his book In Search of Time... Astronomer and author Alan Boss predicts that CoRoT and Kepler will discover abundant Earths in his new book... etc. |
The Motley Fool
April 25, 2007
Rich Smith |
Quick Take: Mission to Mars? Aim Higher It's time to kick the space race into higher gear. European Southern Observatory's telescope in La Silla, Chile, has identified a planet circling the red dwarf star Gliese 581 as capable of supporting life. |
Chemistry World
September 30, 2011
Jon Cartwright |
Messenger Sheds Light on Mercury's Formation NASA's Messenger spacecraft is bringing new understanding to the question of how Mercury formed. The new information looks set to rewrite theories about the birth of the solar system's smallest planet. |
Chemistry World
May 13, 2014
Patrick Walter |
Star chamber sparkles with space dust Nasa has created star dust down here on Earth. The dust was produced in a lab by simulating the conditions found in the atmosphere of a red giant star. |
Popular Mechanics
March 2007
Jennifer Bogo |
NASA Mission Statement Q&A: Eyes on Earth Interview with a professor involved in a study to find out how Earth scientists view NASA's shifting priorities and how it may affect the study of the planet. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
August 2004
Ben Ames |
Astronomers Need Adaptive Optics for 30-Meter Telescope Space-based telescopes do not have to use adaptive optics to correct for peering through the Earth's atmosphere; the biggest advances in space-telescope technology come from the mirrors, which rely on near-perfect calibration and lightweight materials to catch maximum radiation. |
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 |
Chemistry World
March 13, 2008
Kira Welter |
Planets' Birthplace Harbours Chemical Seeds of Life Astrochemists have for the first time directly observed both organic molecules and water vapour in the region around a young star where planets form. |
Scientific American
December 2005
W. Wayt Gibbs |
Breaking the Mold As the glass cools on his latest giant mirror, Roger Angel keeps pushing telescope design. His next one might even find Earth-like planets around other stars |
