If they go well, Kepler may have years of planet hunting ahead. (newscientist.com)
Scientists debate whether hunting, farming, smallpox or the nuclear bomb define the start of irreversible human impacts on our planet (scientificamerican.com)
The findings are gaining notice this week at the Planet Formation and Detection conference in Aspen, Colorado, where astronomers have gathered to mark the first decade of extrasolar planet hunting. (sciencemag.org)