Posted on 06/13/2005 12:42:00 PM PDT by The_Victor
No it's.......krypton!
Universal EarthThe rocky material for Earth-like planets is orbiting billions of stars in our galactic neighbourhood, reveals a new stellar survey. It is the first strong evidence implying that planets like ours are commonplace in the Universe. So far, 53 planets have been identified orbiting other stars but all are gas giants at least the size of Jupiter and moving in unstable and highly eccentric orbits. Some astronomers have used these data to suggest that our solar system is unusual.
by Eugenie SamuelAstronomers glimpse atmosphere of extra-solar planetTo date astronomers have found 76 planets orbiting other suns, but they are too faint to see directly with today's telescopes and it has not been possible to detect their atmospheres. Tim Brown of the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado has been studying one planet with an orbit that takes it directly between us and its star, HD 209458. Different gases absorb light at different wavelengths. So by looking at what happens to these particular wavelengths as the planet passes in front of the star, Brown and his colleague Dave Charbonneau, now at the California Institute of Technology, thought they might be able to glean information about the gases in its atmosphere.
by Jeff Hecht
No, This is Seti Alpha VI, didn't your Capt. ever tell you the story of the Botany Bay?
"This is Seti Alpha V!"
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