The Angstrom project is using a global network of 2 m class telescopes to conduct a high-cadence pixel microlensing survey of the bulge of the Andromeda galaxy (M31), with the primary aim of constraining its underlying bulge mass distribution and stellar mass function. Here we investigate the ...
the new planets are so close to their stars that they complete their orbit in a mere two and two-and-one-half days, respectively. That compares to 88 days for Mercury, the planet with the fastest orbit nearest the sun in our solar system. The very close orbit also means that the new ...
A dramatic improvement in the efficiency of ～30%-50% is expected if follow-up observations on an 8 m telescope are made possible by a real-time alert system.S.-J. CHUNGDepartment of PhysicsD. KIMM. J. DARNLEYJ. P. DUKEA. GOULD...
You get a good telescope for viewing the planets in detail, along with an equatorial mount, with no tools required to set it all up. Read more below Best for precision Sky-Watcher Skymax-180 PRO Best for precision With a high-resolution and long focal-length optical system, this ...
Spiral arms: These extend outward from the center; our solar system is located in one of the spiral arms of the Milky Way. Globular Clusters A few hundred of these are scattered above and below the disk. The stars here are much older than those in the galactic disk. Halo A halo is...
Milky Way Solar System: There are four terrestrial planets in the Milky Way solar system: Mercury, which is closest to the Sun, followed by Venus, Earth, and Mars. There are also Jovian planets or outer planets that primarily consist of gasses and they are named Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and...
The latter is easily resolved by investing in one of the best eyepieces to make the most of the Inspire 100AZ's optical system. The slight amount of false color shouldn't be a dealbreaker for most, unless you are particularly keen on getting completely accurate colors. The Inspire 100AZ ...
Given that, it seems odd that we can’t see planets that are just a few light-years away from Earth. In fact, we can barely see planets in our own solar system! How often do you see Saturn zooming by in the night sky? (Photo Credit : Vadim Sadovski/Shutterstock) ...
No single planet is most likely to contain life. There are several candidates. One of the most likely is Kepler 22b, slightly bigger than Earth and within the star's Goldilocks zone. It is not the only planet in that solar system in the Goldilocks zone. ...
“What we have found now, for the first time ever, is indeed a fully-grown system of planets around the star Upsilon Andromeda, in which there are three planets, one close in, one at a middle distance, and one farther out.” The star is slightly larger than our sun. The planets are...