Professor Futon Spooninadded this to These Are A Few Of Our Favorite ThingsPlanets TRAPPIST planets may be habitable in weirder ways then we thoughtnewatlas.com - Michael Irving TRAPPIST-1 is one of the most fascinating planetary systems discovered so far. Located just 40 light-years away, seven roughly Earth-sized planets …
Professor Futon Spooninadded this to These Are A Few Of Our Favorite ThingsNews (Hong Kong) Why the breakthrough image of a black hole is both mind-boggling and humbling | Hong Kong Free Press HKFPhongkongfp.com - Paul Stapleton It was hard to miss the very first picture of a black hole recently heralded in the media. The image of a blurry orange doughnut against a black …
SYFY WIREadded this to SYFY WIREPlay buttonPlanets The rise of Tatooine: A third planet for the binary system Kepler-47syfy.com - Phil Plait When I was a kid, I read scifi novels and watched TV shows depicting planets orbiting binary stars — two stars orbiting each other. When I got a bit …
Planets Powerful particles and tugging tides may affect extraterrestrial lifephys.org - m.phys.org April 17, 2019 by Emily Walla, University of Arizona Since its discovery in 2016, planetary scientists have been excited about TRAPPIST-1, a system …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoHubble Space Telescope Spectroscopy Animation of Southern Crab Nebulahubblesite.org About this video Duration: 45 seconds Dissecting the Southern Crab Nebula This video illustrates how Hubble Space Telescope spectral observations were …
Daily Mail added this to Top StoriesPlanetary Habitability Astronomers confirm that THIRD planet exists in the Kepler-47 binary star system and say this one could be the size of Saturndailymail.co.uk - Ian Randall A third exoplanet has been detected orbiting around the twin stars in the system Kepler-47, new research reports. The planet is between Neptune to …
Professor Futon Spooninadded this to These Are A Few Of Our Favorite ThingsScience Earth may have been struck by an interstellar meteor way back in 2014bgr.com - Mike Wehner It was late 2017 when the astronomy world was buzzing over what appeared to be the first-ever interstellar visitor observed by mankind. It was a …
Shane Leschasinadded this to esotericaProxima Centauri Nearby exoplanet may have the potential to support lifebgr.com - Mike Wehner Finding planets outside of our solar system is a challenge, and determining the size, composition, and surface conditions of such planets is more …
MetroEarth Nasa’s latest space telescope just found its first Earth-like planetmetro.co.uk - Jeff Parsons Nasa’s newest space telescope has made its first significant discovery: an Earth-sized planet in another star system. The space agency hopes the …
Proxima Centauri Evidence of another possible planet orbiting Proxima Centauriphys.org - m.phys.org April 17, 2019 by Bob Yirka, Phys.org A team of researchers studying the nearest star to our solar system, Proxima Centauri, has found possible …
Chi Chiadded this to WOW, MAN!Geek New Planet Discovered in Two-Star ‘Tatooine’ Kepler-47 SystemGeek - By Genevieve Scarano Astronomers have found a third planet in the Kepler-47 system dubbed Kepler-47d, and according to a new study, it is about seven times larger than …
Mitchelladded this to News & PoliticsNASA NASA's Newest Planet-Hunting Telescope Has Already Found an Earth-like WorldPopular Mechanics - By Avery ThompsonNASA's TESS telescope was only launched a year ago, and is designed to find small Earth-sized exoplanets that may support life. Over the last few years, we’ve discovered so many planets around other stars
Leanne Golinoadded this to Oh! All The Things That Me Go, "Ooooh!”Planetary Habitability SDSU Astronomers Make Planet DiscoveryPatch - Susan C. Schena SAN DIEGO, CA – A team of researchers, led by astronomers at San Diego State University, detected a third planet in the Kepler-47 system -- the new …
Boyd Watersadded this to Out There is HereFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoPlanetary Habitability Three planets and two stars adds up to one research team made very happy by Kepler's unique discoverytheregister.co.uk - Katyanna Quach Binary star systems are relatively rare but astroboffins poring through data from the now-defunct Kepler telescope have found something unique - a …
Engadgetadded this to Latest NewsTransiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite NASA’s TESS spacecraft finds its first Earth-sized exoplanetEngadget - Christine FisherIt’s a good indicator that TESS will be able to locate other small planets. One year after its launch, NASA's TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) discovered its first Earth-sized exoplanet. Named
Sam Gutzmanadded this to Design, Gadgets, Gear, Science, & TechTransiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite TESS identifies its first Earth-sized exoplanetnewatlas.com - David Szondy A team of astronomers led by MIT has confirmed that NASA's unmanned Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) space telescope has discovered its …
Space Jumbo exoplanet discovered in double system with a dead starearthsky.org - By Eleanor Imster The giant exoplanet – 13 times more massive than Jupiter – is the first yet found that orbits a binary star system in which 1 of the 2 stars is …
Shane Leschasinadded this to scientificalGeek NASA’s Planet Hunter Finds First Earth-Sized ExoplanetGeek - By Stephanie Mlot NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is on a roll. Following January’s announcement of a third confirmed exoplanet—HD 21749b—the space …
The San Diego Union-Tribuneadded this to Top StoriesFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoPlanets SDSU discovers Tatooine-like planet orbiting two suns far, far from earth - The San Diego Union-Tribunesandiegouniontribune.com - Artist’s rendering courtesy of JPL/NASA Scientists had yet to discover proof that a single planet can orbit two stars when Luke Skywalker was shown watching a twin sunset from fictional …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoPlanets Five planets revealed after 20 years of observationeurekalert.org - www.eurekalert.org A team of astronomers led by the UNIGE has discovered five new planets with periods of revolution between 15 and 40 years; it took 20 years of …
BGRadded this to ScienceEarth NASA’s TESS exoplanet hunter found its first Earth-size planet, but you wouldn’t want to visitbgr.com - Mike Wehner NASA’s TESS exoplanet hunting telescope has been on the job for less than a year, but it’s already racking up some impressive discoveries. Following …
ExtremeTechadded this to ScienceScience NASA’s TESS Satellite Detects Its First Earth-Like ExoplanetExtremeTech - Ryan Whitwam By on April 17, 2019 at 7:24 am NASA’s Kepler space telescope has ended its planet spotting mission, but the agency’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey …
Axiosadded this to ScienceTransiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite NASA's new planet-hunter discovers its first Earth-sized worldAxios - Miriam Kramer NASA's new planet-hunter — the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) — has found its first confirmed Earth-sized world after launching to …
Professor Scienceadded this to The Professor Is InTransiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite NASA's New Planet-Hunter Finds Its First Earth-Sized World, And It's 'Potentially Habitable'Forbes - Jamie CarterAn Earth-sized world has been discovered in a star system 53 light years from our solar system just days after a study found that life could exist on four close exoplanets. The first Earth-sized planet
Mattadded this to Science and spaceScience Saturn’s Moon Titan is Covered in Earth-Like Lakesfuturism.com - Victor Tangermann Alien Lake District By analyzing data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft’s last flyby in 2017, scientists found that Saturn’s largest moon Titan is …
Earth NASA's TESS Exoplanet Mission Finds 1st Earth-Size Alien Worldspace.com - Mike Wall NASA's newest planet hunter has discovered its first Earth-size alien world. The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) spotted the planet, as …
Planets Astronomers discover third planet in the Kepler-47 circumbinary systemeurekalert.org - www.eurekalert.org Astronomers have discovered a third planet in the Kepler-47 system, securing the system's title as the most interesting of the binary-star worlds. …
USA TODAYadded this to Top StoriesTransiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite NASA's newest planet hunter finds first Earth-sized alien worldUSA TODAY The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) just bagged its first planet the size of Earth, getting us a step closer to finding habitable worlds.
TechSpotPlay buttonTransiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite NASA's exoplanet-hunting TESS has found its first Earth-sized planetTechSpot - Cohen Coberly Last year, NASA launched its latest planet-scanning probe, known as the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). as the name suggests, the TESS' …
The Quintadded this to TechnologyTechnology (India) NASA’s Planet-Hunting Probe Spots Earth-Sized Planetthequint.com - PTI NASA's latest planet-hunting probe has discovered its first Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting a star 53 light-years away. The Transiting Exoplanets …
