Aug 05 2011

Spacecraft Sets Sail For Jupiter

Tag: Astronomy,Jupiter,NASA,Planets — Irene Klotz @ 5:00 pm
A robotic explorer named Juno has launched and is on its way to Jupiter.

Jul 23 2011

Can Planets In Roller Coaster Orbits Be Habitable?

Tag: Alien Life,Extrasolar Planets,Life Science,Planets — Ray Villard @ 3:18 pm
Can a planet in a elliptical orbit be habitable if it spends only part of its time in a "Goldilocks" zone?

Jul 20 2011

Hubble Discovers New Pluto Moon

Tag: Astronomy,Hubble Telescope,Moons,NASA,Planets,Pluto — Irene Klotz @ 4:29 pm
Pluto may have been demoted to dwarf planet status, but it's queen bee to a clutch of moons that now number four.

Jul 18 2011

Do ‘Ultracool’ Brown Dwarfs Surround Us?

Tag: Astronomy,Extrasolar Planets,Mystery,Planets,Stars,Stellar Phenomena,Stellar Physics — Ian O'Neill @ 2:49 am
Could the discovery of two neighboring brown dwarfs indicate that more of these ultracool "failed stars" are nearby?

Mar 21 2011

Space Music: Sounds of the Universe

Tag: Planets,Space Culture — Robert Lamb @ 8:31 am
The universe is constantly emitting a chorus of strange sounds. Most of the time, however, we can't hear them. So we're compelled to create our own amazing music about it.

Mar 21 2011

Space Music: Sounds of the Universe

Tag: Planets,Space Culture — Robert Lamb @ 8:31 am
The universe is constantly emitting a chorus of strange sounds. Most of the time, however, we can't hear them. So we're compelled to create our own amazing music about it.

Mar 13 2011

Ultra-Cold Brown Dwarf Discovered?

Tag: Astronomy,Planets,Spitzer Space Telescope,Stellar Phenomena,Stellar Physics,String Theory — Ian O'Neill @ 1:48 am
Has an even cooler brown dwarf been discovered? If so, this "ultra-cool" object has an atmospheric thermostat set at around room temperature.

Mar 09 2011

Record Breaker: ‘Very Cold’ Brown Dwarf Discovered

Tag: Planets,Stars,Stellar Phenomena,Stellar Physics,Telescopes — Ian O'Neill @ 10:34 am
A brown dwarf, about 75 light-years from Earth, has hit a new low. In fact, its temperature is so low that it is about the same temperature as the cup of tea sitting at my desk.

Mar 02 2011

Should the Cluttered Skies Demote Earth?

Tag: Asteroids,Planets,Pluto,Telescopes — Ray Villard @ 6:35 pm
If you want to be a purist, the plethora of nearby asteroids suggests that Earth is just a dwarf planet, like its distant cousin Pluto.

Feb 16 2011

Does a Massive Planet Lurk in the Outer Solar System?

Tag: Mystery,Planets,Skepticism,Solar System — Ian O'Neill @ 6:53 pm
Could there be a massive planet well beyond the orbit of Pluto? Unfortunately, this "extraordinary" claim is based on rather "ordinary" evidence.
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