The Institute of Physics blog» exoplanets http://www.iopblog.org Physics news and physics updates Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:30:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Today’s physics news: astronomers weigh in on Milky Way’s true colours, three tiny exoplanets suggest Solar System not so special and more http://www.iopblog.org/todays-physics-news-astronomers-weigh-milky-ways-true-colours-tiny-exoplanets-suggest-solar-system-special/ http://www.iopblog.org/todays-physics-news-astronomers-weigh-milky-ways-true-colours-tiny-exoplanets-suggest-solar-system-special/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:43:56 +0000 Lena http://www.iopblog.org/?p=6519 http://www.iopblog.org/todays-physics-news-astronomers-weigh-milky-ways-true-colours-tiny-exoplanets-suggest-solar-system-special/feed/ 0 Today’s physics news: super-earth exoplanet found that could support life and shedding light on the mystery of dark matter http://www.iopblog.org/todays-physics-news-superearth-exoplanet-support-life-shedding-light-mystery-dark-matter/ http://www.iopblog.org/todays-physics-news-superearth-exoplanet-support-life-shedding-light-mystery-dark-matter/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 10:25:07 +0000 Lena http://www.iopblog.org/?p=5724 http://www.iopblog.org/todays-physics-news-superearth-exoplanet-support-life-shedding-light-mystery-dark-matter/feed/ 0 A golden age of exoplanet discovery http://www.iopblog.org/golden-age-exoplanet-discovery/ http://www.iopblog.org/golden-age-exoplanet-discovery/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 07:19:44 +0000 Lena http://www.iopblog.org/?p=4825 http://www.iopblog.org/golden-age-exoplanet-discovery/feed/ 0 Free seminar: the search for planets beyond our solar system http://www.iopblog.org/seminar-search-planets-solar-system/ http://www.iopblog.org/seminar-search-planets-solar-system/#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 07:48:56 +0000 Lena http://www.iopblog.org/?p=4650 http://www.iopblog.org/seminar-search-planets-solar-system/feed/ 1 In today’s physics news: solar storms could create $2tn ‘global Katrina’, probe preparing for Mercury orbit, exoplanet findings spark philosophical debate http://www.iopblog.org/todays-physics-news-solar-storms-create-2tn-global-katrina-probe-preparing-mercury-orbit-exoplanet-findings-spark-philosophical-debate/ http://www.iopblog.org/todays-physics-news-solar-storms-create-2tn-global-katrina-probe-preparing-mercury-orbit-exoplanet-findings-spark-philosophical-debate/#comments Tue, 22 Feb 2011 10:43:58 +0000 Lena http://www.iopblog.org/?p=3672 http://www.iopblog.org/todays-physics-news-solar-storms-create-2tn-global-katrina-probe-preparing-mercury-orbit-exoplanet-findings-spark-philosophical-debate/feed/ 0