Exoplanets Revealed

Exoplanets Revealed

Nov 14

A lot of people are already blogging this but here we have it: an optical image of a planet orbiting around another star. The star is Fomalhaut and the planet is excitingly named Fomalhaut b. Name suggestions anyone?

Now for the 2.2 Day Forecast

Now for the 2.2 Day Forecast

May 16

Researchers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope used the infrared telescope to map temperature variations over the surface of a giant gas planet, HD 189733b, revealing it likely is whipped by roaring winds. Using the data they have created what they call the first weather map of an exoplanet. You can read more in their Letter to Nature. "We have mapped the temperature variations across the...