extrasolar planets

So far, only a handful of extrasolar planets, or exoplanets, have had their pictures taken directly.

To date, scientists have discovered water only in the atmospheres or on the surfaces of a few famous extrasolar planets.

Most of these extrasolar planets, or exoplanets, have been found using two different strategies.

Barnes' simulations predicted more-dire consequences for extrasolar planets near the edge of their habitable zones, though.

Research on extrasolar planets is one of the most exciting fields of activity in astrophysics.

So say three teams of scientists who used the Spitzer space telescope to capture the light spectrum of two known extrasolar planets.

The discoveries bring the total number of known extrasolar planets, or exoplanets, to 645.

This means that the greater the number of extrasolar planets and found that the greater the possibility of life.

This book offers an advanced introduction to the increasingly robust fields of extrasolar planets and astrobiology.

Despite the fact that no extrasolar planets with magnetic fields have ever been detected, Jardine and Tarduno remain optimistic.

With some 50 extrasolar planets under their belt, astronomers have to announce something really strange to get anyone's attention.

Of course, there is the possibility that intelligent, scientifically minded alien species do evolve quite readily on extrasolar planets.

Dr Steffen spends his time thinking about such things as extrasolar planets, dark matter and cosmology.

Also, recent searches for extrasolar planets have concluded that planets are not rare.

1994 - The first discoveries of extrasolar planets are announced by astronomer Alexander Wolszczan.

As of 2007, three extrasolar planets have been confirmed in orbit around this pulsar.

The discovery of extrasolar planets is closely related to the search of extraterrestrial life.

Kepler's scans have found 1, 235 extrasolar planets in the Cygnus constellation of our own galaxy, the Milky Way.

As of Tuesday (Oct. 12), the confirmed tally stands at 494 extrasolar planets, with more than 70 discovered so far in 2010 alone.

But if you want to know about a life on extrasolar planets you have to do this job.

The Doppler effect is used to discover extrasolar planets.

It will also help with the search for extrasolar planets.

The very first extrasolar planets were found this way, and the HARPS search is the most sensitive to date.

Now we are reviewing the spectra of about 300 stars with extrasolar planets.

The study may help astronomers build telescopes to pick out life-friendly extrasolar planets in the future.