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http://www.centauri-dreams.org/?p=1298

Gliese 581: Stable but No Transits websnapr

"During the observation period, Gliese 581 showed little change in brightness, indicating a level of stability that would prove beneficial to the growth of life..."
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.centauri-dreams.org/?p=1042

Looking at Exoplanet Atmospheres websnapr

"We want to analyze the light of a distant world to learn what elements are found in its atmosphere. These become clues to conditions there, and even markers of possible life." Centauri Drea
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.centauri-dreams.org/?p=877

The Missing Discovery Mission websnapr

"Having championed Webster Cash’s New Worlds Imager in earlier posts, Centauri Dreams was nonplussed yesterday to see NASA’s list of concept study selections for Discovery-class missions...."
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.centauri-dreams.org/?p=852

Epsilon Eridani Planet Confirmed websnapr

" ... the Hubble Space Telescope has weighed in with definitive evidence for the existence of at least one of those worlds, a Jupiter-class gas giant in a 6.9 year orbit around the star."
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.centauri-dreams.org/?p=818

A Baffling New Planetary Discovery websnapr

“This planet is about one-quarter the density of water [...] in other words, it’s lighter than a giant ball of cork! Just like Saturn, it would float in a bathtub if you could find a tub big enough to
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/2006/1739096.htm

Tiny telescope finds giant planet - 12/09/2006 websnapr

"Astronomers using a tiny amateur-class telescope and off-the-shelf camera lenses have found a Jupiter-sized planet orbiting a star 500 light-years from Earth." w00t! Score one for the littl
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http://www.centauri-dreams.org/?p=743

An Updated Catalog of Nearby Exoplanets websnapr

We've got nearly a hundred of the things logged now, and the data is improving the longer we watch.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://edition.cnn.com/2006/tech/space/07/05/space.shield.reut/index.html?section=cnn_space

'Starshade' may aid space exploration websnapr

Those exoplanets can be gard to spot...best put your shades on.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://fukblogger.net/2008/03/19/apple-could-offer-unlimited-itunes-download-for-free/

Apple could offer unlimited iTunes download for free websnapr

Hubble has detected for the first time an organic molecule on a exoplanet.
>30 days ago by FUKBlogger, 1 User, more info save