03 October 2021
The Chandra X-ray Observatory
... describe the spacecraft and the many astronomical sources of x-rays it is designed to observe - from stars and planetary systems to supernovae, galaxies and supermassive black holes. As an academic text, it comes complete with the usual panoply...
17 February 2017
Researchers suggest a new natural law can explain the rotation of galaxies
... that we truly have a universal law for galactic systems," said Federico Lelli, formerly an astronomy postdoctoral fellow ...thought of in a similar way to Kepler’s Laws for planetary systems, which does not care whether the planet is rocky like ...
28 February 2018
Habitability of nearest exoplanet in doubt after powerful flare
...Centauri – the nearest star to us – casts doubt on whether the Solar System’s nearest exoplanetary neighbour, Proxima b, which orbits the red dwarf star, would be suitable... yet that indicates the star has a rich planetary system like ours.”
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."
22 November 2017
JWST completes crucial cryogenic test
... to 'see' the birth places of star and planetary systems and therefore observe processes which would normally be obscured ...have also been at the forefront of the multi-wavelength interferometer system that will be used on the JWST. This involved the...
