Small Asteroid to Fly Past Earth Tonight
Updated: 2009-10-20 00:19:12
A small asteroid will miss Earth but will pass inside the moon's orbit.
Nearly 3 Dozen Planets Found
Updated: 2009-10-20 00:19:12
Astronomers announce 32 new exoplanets, including several new low-mass ones.Seize Your Chance to Explore the Universe
Updated: 2009-10-20 00:19:12We all have a time for only a fleeting apprehension of Our Universe.Mystery Emissions Spotted at Edge of Solar System
Updated: 2009-10-20 00:19:12In the murky boundary between our solar system and the rest of the galaxy, scientists have spotted a bright band of surprising high-energy emission.Exoplanets Galore! 32 Alien Planets Discovered, Including Super-Earths
Updated: 2009-10-19 19:12:44
Thirty-two new alien orbs have just been added to the growing list of exoplanets, including several that qualify as “super-Earths,” meaning they have a mass only a few times that of our planet and could potentially harbor Earth-like environments.
In the past five years, the High Accuracy Radial Velocity Planet Searcher, a special exoplanet-hunting device attached [...]