extra-solar

Orbiting the red dwarf star Gliese ( "glee-zuh") 581, planet g is the first extra-solar planet in "the Goldilocks zone" -- not too hot, not too cold, and with enough water to sustain life, at least theoretically.

News quiz: The week in tech Dan Tynan 2010

From what I know of the guy, he wrote some excellent stories, which taught writers that they didn't need to write stories about square-jawed astronauts staring moon-eyed at extra-solar landscapes.

In which I quasi-review "Dreams with Sharp Teeth" the Harlan Ellison Documentary wendigomountain 2010

I volunteer Ron Carlson for the first 250-year extra-solar mission -- and his kids, and their kids, and their kids (a 500-year round trip).

Charles Bolden Nominated for NASA Administrator by President Obama - NASA Watch 2009

We'll eventually find a bunch of extra-solar planets that will be top priority to visit and we won't want to waste the huge amounts of money it would take for a manned mission, dangerous or not.

That Was Then - This Is Now - NASA Watch 2009

By taking pictures of extra-solar planets, it might even be able to characterise the elements in their atmospheres, allowing astro-biologists a much clearer indication of whether there is the possibility of life on other star systems.

British scientists bid for contracts to develop worlds' largest telescope 2011

We'll eventually find a bunch of extra-solar planets that will be top priority to visit and we won't want to waste the huge amounts of money it would take for a manned mission, dangerous or not ...

That Was Then - This Is Now - NASA Watch 2009

"Until a few years ago, the smallest extra-solar planet that we had discovered was the size of Jupiter or Saturn, which are about ten times bigger than the Earth," Garmany said.

Kepler-21b: Near Earth-Sized Planet Discovered 352 Light-Years Away 2011

When searching the moons of Saturn or extra-solar planets hundreds of light years from earth, scientists cannot assume that life will mimic the chemistry found on earth.

Life As We Don 2010

I guess this whole moon-idea has taken on a life of its own since most extra-solar planets discovered so far have been gas giants, and also since there has been talk of life on Titan, Ganymede or Europa.

stuff you always wanted to know mikandra 2010

I guess this whole moon-idea has taken on a life of its own since most extra-solar planets discovered so far have been gas giants, and also since there has been talk of life on Titan, Ganymede or Europa.

mikandra: about moons mikandra 2010