Posts Tagged ‘exoplanets’
In today’s news: Nasa scientists discover planetary system and Hefce chief sees more cuts ahead
In today’s news round-up: Nasa scientists discover planetary system and Hefce chief sees more cuts ahead
Today’s physics news: Thursday, 9 December 2010
In today’s news: Jodrell Bank’s new telescope is light years ahead, meteor ‘fireball’ explodes over UK, exoplanets cast doubt on astronomical theories and Rresearch council pleased by fewer grant bids and higher success rate.
Today’s physics news: Wednesday, 25 August 2010
New solar system with seven planets discovered A solar system containing up to seven planets orbiting a Sun-like star has been detected 127 light years from Earth. Times BBC Big science feels the pinch in Europe Financial hard times in member states are fuelling calls for budget savings across the board. Nature
How to hunt for exoplanets
A new report launched by the Institute of Physics Exoplanets – The search for planets beyond our solar system explains how new technological advances have seen the discovery of more than 400 exoplanets to date, a number expected to rise to thousands in the next few years. The report details how new techniques and instruments are [...]
