June 2018
Cosmic communications and the anthropology of outer space
...of stars suitable for the development of intelligent life FP = The fraction of those stars with planetary systems NE = The number of planets, per solar system, with an environment suitable for life. FL = The fraction of suitable planets on which life...
12 May 2017
Warm Neptune with primitive atmosphere discovered
... how scientists think Neptune and Uranus formed in our own Solar System. "Astronomers have just begun to investigate the atmospheres of these ... of the wide diversity of planetary systems beyond our own. It's a very exciting time to be in this field."
December 2014
Finding NEO
...better understand the process of planet formation and evolution, and the relationship between our solar system and other planetary systems. However, in the process of cataloguing and characterising about five million small bodies throughout our solar...
June 2015
The real Interstellar: space travel theories from Tsiolkovsky to wormholes
... our huge galaxy, we Earthlings don’t need to send spacecraft to every star. We need only to populate about ten planetary systems in our stellar neighbourhood, in the radius of about 50 light years. The next steps in exploration will be undertaken...
October 2015
Earth independence: new definitions of home on Mars missions and beyond
... a distance of 4 million miles our home appears a planetary system, with Earth and our Moon travelling as a pair. ...is still providing daily readings Each challenge requires us to develop systems or capabilities we do not currently have. In order to ...
January 2016
How to Build Planets
... are not just limited to singular planets. A number of multi-planet systems have also been identified, such as 55 Cancri A. Formation of an ...further analysis But how are planetary systems formed and are there any differences in the way ...
