It’s pretty exciting to hear news about strange and pristine worlds out there. And it would seem that the recent American Astronomical Associating meeting fuels our inclination towards exploring new vistas. The 227th meeting broke the news on the prodigal spacecraft’s ventures. Kepler returns with news about new worlds, after suffering from a crippling instrument malfunction … [Read more...]
The Dawn of a New World
The Universe, in all its might and grandeur, sometime behaves like 5-year old, which likes nothing better than to play hide-and-seek with us. But, sometimes, we manage to beat it at its own game. And the prize at stake is nothing but the dawn of a New World, and not in a huxleyan way. Stanford University was the one to uncover this never-before-seen celestial phenomenon, and … [Read more...]
Astronomers Rank Planets That May Sustain Life
Astronomers rank planets that may sustain life in a study published in the Astrophysical Journal. Our solar system contains almost 4,600 planets. Almost 1,700 of them vary in size from a big Earth to a little Neptune. This ranging size means that the planet is capable of supporting human life. Astronomers at the University of Washington's Virtual Planet Laboratory tried … [Read more...]
