Earth-like Planets may be Common in the Universe
Many planets have been detected around stars beyond our Sun, but few of them are solid like the Earth, and it has been a struggle to determine whether any are […]
Tag Archives: exoplanets
Because You Watched Cosmos: Netflix-like Algorithm Searches Nearby Stars for Hidden Worlds
Giant planets have been identified orbiting 290 of the stars within 500 light-years of the sun; the remaining 4,200 stars appeared to be planet-less. However, Natalie Hinkel of the Southwest […]
AGU Session 23322: Detection and Characterization of Habitable Exoplanets: Progress and Future (P010)
Abstract deadline: August 2, 2017 https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm17/preliminaryview.cgi/Session23322 We invite you to submit your abstract to our session to be held at the Fall 2017 AGU Meeting, described below: This session consists of […]
2nd ADVANCED SCHOOL ON EXOPLANETARY SCIENCE: ASTROPHYSICS OF EXOPLANETARY ATMOSPHERES
The 2nd Advanced School on Exoplanetary Science will be held at the International Institute for Advanced Scientific Studies (IIASS) in Vietri sul Mare (Salerno), Italy from 22 to 26 May, 2017. The […]
AGU SESSION P003 – DIRECT IMAGING OF HABITABLE EXOPLANETS: PROGRESS AND FUTURE
This session consists in a discussion on the potential of new and future facilities and modeling efforts designed to detect, image and characterize habitable exoplanets, studying their formation, evolution and also the existence […]
Advanced Deadline for Student Travel to May 2015 Comparative Tectonics and Geodynamics of Venus, Earth, and Exoplanets Conference at Cal Tech
ADVANCED DEADLINE FOR STUDENT TRAVEL TO MAY COMPARATIVE TECTONICS AND GEODYNAMICS OF VENUS, EARTH, AND EXOPLANETS CONFERENCE AT CAL TECH To meet NASA/JPL requirements for forecasting Conference Travel, the applications […]
Comparative Tectonics and Geodynamics-First Announcement Available Now
Comparative Tectonics and Geodynamics of Venus, Earth, and Rocky Exoplanet Workshop First Announcement Available Now! The Comparative Tectonics and Geodynamics of Venus, Earth, and Rocky Exoplanets Workshop will be held May 4–6, […]
Summer course “Exoplanets”
Summer course “Exoplanets” La Palma (Canary Islands), 24 September – 2 October 2014 The aim of the course is to give participants a thorough multidisciplinary introduction into the field of […]
NASA’s Kepler Mission Announces a Planet Bonanza, 715 New Worlds
NASA’s Kepler mission announced Wednesday the discovery of 715 new planets. These newly-verified worlds orbit 305 stars, revealing multiple-planet systems much like our own solar system. Nearly 95 percent of […]
Job Opportunity: Planetary Science Positions, Florida Space Institute, University of Central Florida
The Florida Space Institute (http://fsi.ucf.edu/), a multi-disciplinary center conducting leading edge applied and basic research and education programs in space-related fields ranging from planetary science to space physics and Earth science, is now […]
Job Opportunity: Lunar And Planetary Science Positions
Florida Space Institute of the University of Central Florida (UCF), Orlando, Florida The Florida Space Institute (http://fsi.ucf.edu/), a multi-disciplinary center devoted to facilitating and conducting leading edge basic applied space […]
RESOURCES FOR E/PO IN ASTRONOMY
A) POPULAR ASTRONOMY LECTURES CAN BE SEEN ON YOUTUBE We are happy to announce that the Silicon Valley Astronomy Lectures, featuring noted scientists giving nontechnical illustrated lectures on recent developments […]
Earth and Planetary Atmospheric Science Website Launch
As a result of the AGU Chapman Conference on “Crossing the Boundaries in Planetary Atmospheres: From Earth to Exoplanets,” we have launched a new website and listserv. The website includes […]
CPSX Planetary Science Short Course Registration Open
The Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration (CPSX), University of Western Ontario & NSERC CREATE Technologies and Techniques in Earth and Space Exploration announces the next annual Planetary Science Short […]