Articles related to "Extrasolar"

In the hunt for extrasolar planets the ultimate goal is to find an Earth-like planet. However this Earth-like planet may not turn out to look much like the Earth at all.

Astronomers use high resolution spectroscopy and the Doppler effect to discover extrasolar planets, which are planets outside our solar system.

In early April 2007 astronomers announced the discovery of water on a planet orbiting the star, HD 209458. How is it possible to detect water on an extrasolar planet?

Astronomers recently have discovered several planets orbiting the star Gliese 581in the constellation Libra. This article will discuss what's currently known.

For the first time, astronomers are able to see another solar system: a group of planets orbiting a star known as HR 8799.

Mythology and observing spots for the tiny constellation Aries the Ram.

Among the wealth of physics discoveries in 2008 editors and science writers of the American Institute of Physics and the American Physical Society has selected ten.

SETI, or the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, is the collective name for a number of on-going projects dedicated to the search for extraterrestrial life.

The first ever detection is made of an extrasolar planetary system with at least one solid, rocky world.

The IAU votes on the proposed definition of "planet" August 24. If they vote yes, expect the solar system's community of planets to experience a growth spurt.

Optical sensors detect the presence or behavior of light waves. This could include light in the visible spectrum, or outside the visible spectrum.

With his laws of motion and gravity Newton resolved the heliocentric vs. geocentric controversy and explained what causes orbits.