Astronomy
NASA's Kepler spacecraft is embarking on the first mission equipped with a new space telescope capable of detecting earth-like planets outside our solar system.
Kepler carries array of 42 charge-coupled devices largest camera ever launched into space.
- A Step Closer To Earth-like Planets
Earth- like planets with life-sustaining conditions are spining around stars in the galaxy of our neighbourhood but they have not been found yet, told by US astrophysics. There are few dozen solar-type stars whih are 30 light years of the sun- half of...
- Kepler Discovers New Planetary System And Announces Over 1200 Planet Candidates
The Kepler spacecraft started doing its work in May 2009, continuously watching the stars contained in a patch of sky with the hope of being able to discover exoplanets. Just recently, the Kepler team had a very exciting set of announcements resulting...
- Kepler: Finding Earth-size And Smaller Extrasolar Planets
Tonight, March 6, a Delta II rocket lifted off from the launch pad at NASA's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, United States. Onboard is a very special payload, Kepler. Kepler's mission is to try to reach the ages old goal of trying...
- Nasa's Kepler Spacecraft Discovers Eight New Earth-like Planets
The search for Earth-like planets has moved a step further. Astronomers have discovered eight new planets orbiting in the habitable zone called ?Goldilocks zone? of their host stars. The discovery of the eight new planets has been made by astronomers...
- Solar System
Solar System Facts The Solar System formed around 4.6 billion years ago. There are eight planets in the Solar System. The four inner planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars while the four outer planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.For...
Astronomy
Space hunt for new Earths
NASA's Kepler spacecraft is embarking on the first mission equipped with a new space telescope capable of detecting earth-like planets outside our solar system.
Kepler carries array of 42 charge-coupled devices largest camera ever launched into space.
- A Step Closer To Earth-like Planets
Earth- like planets with life-sustaining conditions are spining around stars in the galaxy of our neighbourhood but they have not been found yet, told by US astrophysics. There are few dozen solar-type stars whih are 30 light years of the sun- half of...
- Kepler Discovers New Planetary System And Announces Over 1200 Planet Candidates
The Kepler spacecraft started doing its work in May 2009, continuously watching the stars contained in a patch of sky with the hope of being able to discover exoplanets. Just recently, the Kepler team had a very exciting set of announcements resulting...
- Kepler: Finding Earth-size And Smaller Extrasolar Planets
Tonight, March 6, a Delta II rocket lifted off from the launch pad at NASA's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, United States. Onboard is a very special payload, Kepler. Kepler's mission is to try to reach the ages old goal of trying...
- Nasa's Kepler Spacecraft Discovers Eight New Earth-like Planets
The search for Earth-like planets has moved a step further. Astronomers have discovered eight new planets orbiting in the habitable zone called ?Goldilocks zone? of their host stars. The discovery of the eight new planets has been made by astronomers...
- Solar System
Solar System Facts The Solar System formed around 4.6 billion years ago. There are eight planets in the Solar System. The four inner planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars while the four outer planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.For...