• Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 2nd, 2010
Saturn's Rings Are Proxies for Galaxies

Saturn's Rings Are Proxies for Galaxies

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 23rd, 2010
Mysterious Disk Found Around Old Star

Mysterious Disk Found Around Old Star

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 6th, 2010
Looking at How Exoplanets Form

Looking at How Exoplanets Form

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 11th, 2010
Study Shows Exoplanets Can Form Rapidly

Study Shows Exoplanets Can Form Rapidly

One was imaged orbiting its young host

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 14th, 2010
Protoplanetary Disks Found Orbiting Close to Their Stars

Protoplanetary Disks Found Orbiting Close to Their Stars

At about the same distance Earth orbits the Sun

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 13th, 2010
Planetary Formation Theories May Need to Be Revised

Planetary Formation Theories May Need to Be Revised

Several exoplanets break established rules

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 7th, 2010
Mysterious Planet-Like Object Explained

Mysterious Planet-Like Object Explained

Two telescopes were used for the studies

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 2nd, 2010
Alpha Centauri Could Support Earth-Sized Planets

Alpha Centauri Could Support Earth-Sized Planets

It is a turbulent binary star system

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 19th, 2010
'Double-Sunset' Exoplanets Not Impossible

'Double-Sunset' Exoplanets Not Impossible

New studies show several must exist

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 15th, 2010
Water Vapors Shielded the Protoplanetary Disk

Water Vapors Shielded the Protoplanetary Disk

They allowed for the seeds of oceans to be formed

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 12th, 2010
Alien Dust Makes Up Nearby Protoplanetary Disk

Alien Dust Makes Up Nearby Protoplanetary Disk

It does not resemble materials found on Earth

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 8th, 2010
Why Earth Didn't Fall into the Sun

Why Earth Didn't Fall into the Sun

The question has puzzled astronomers for a long time

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 7th, 2010
Massive Stars Are Poor SETI Targets

Massive Stars Are Poor SETI Targets

They are more fit for exoplanetary research

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 23rd, 2009
Keck Telescopes Look at Inner Exoplanetary System

Keck Telescopes Look at Inner Exoplanetary System

This is the first time such observations are possible

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 23rd, 2009
Brown Dwarf Duo System Puzzles Experts

Brown Dwarf Duo System Puzzles Experts

It also challenges established knowledge

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 29th, 2009
Why Protoplanetary Disks Sometimes Look Weird

Why Protoplanetary Disks Sometimes Look Weird

GSFC experts have found an explanation

 
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