Astronomers estimate there are more planets in our galaxy than there are stars. Just how many is that?
Dec 12th: How Many Exoplanets Are There?
Tag: extrasolar
Sep 29th: The Search for Life on Other Worlds
new asteroid has been discovered with an orbit that crosses our own planet’s orbit. In general, this object and Earth are very good and not trying to occupy the same space at the same time, and we’ve managed to coexist for a fair amount of time..
Nov 16th: Where Can We Find Diamond Rain?
How do giant planets make diamond rain? Does it really, you know, rain? Where does diamond rain exist?
Oct 6th: Clouds Detected on Exoplanet WASP-127b
Using data from the Hubble Telescope and the ESO’s Very Large Telescope in Chile, a team of scientists have successfully detected clouds on an exoplanet and even measured their altitude.
Jun 29th: Stellar Siblings Found & Both Have Planets
Two seemingly unrelated stars, each with several exoplanets, turn out to be members of an enormous, diffuse star cluster. Plus, baby squid go to the ISS, new images from China’s Zhurong rover, a brightening blazar, and an interview with scientist Sophia Gad-Nasr and artist Cathrin Machin about how art and science work together.
Jul 7th: What’s So Cool About the TRAPPIST-1 System?
Why is the TRAPPIST-1 system so fascinating? Is it really habitable? How are we figuring all this out? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman!
Jul 2nd: Mars Rains Mud
How mudstone formed in the Martian highlands? New images of dusty discs around stars and Hubble sees another planet-forming disc flap its bat-wings. All on today’s #dailyspace at #365DaysOfAstro
May 16th: WASP 76b: Hot Jupiter Exoplanet that Rains Iron at Night
WASP 76b is a newly discovered exoplanet and one of the strangest exoplanets we’ve ever seen. It is a hot Jupiter with molten iron rains!
Jan 12th: NASA Deep Space Network Turns 50 & Hubble Finds Three Surprisingly Dry Exoplanets
NASA’s Deep Space Network is celebrating its 50th birthday, while Hubble Space Telescope was used to study 3 planets orbiting stars similar to our Sun. #365DaysOfAstro
Oct 19th: The Habitable Exoplanet Hunting Project
We are looking for more observatories and amateur astronomers who might want to join the project. The Habitable Exoplanet Hunting Project is a worldwide network of amateur astronomers searching for new potentially habitable exoplanets.