A new study by astronomers at University of California at Berkeley shows when it comes to planets, smaller means more, a finding that has strong implications for the prospects of relatively puny planets like Earth appearing in other solar systems.like So far, the smallest extrasolar planets found to date are about two to three times Earth's mass, but a random survey of 166
nearby stars shows the extended family of planets is fairly robust.
This artist's view from an imagined planet around
a nearby star shows the brilliant glow of exozodiacal light extending up into the sky and swamping the Milky Way.
Not exact matches
Earlier studies had suggested that the gravity of
nearby stars would have ripped apart these primordial clumps, but the new simulations
show that this would only happen in the crowded core of galaxies, leaving the clumps in the galactic suburbs intact (arxiv.org/abs/1006.3392).
«It
shows that astronomers are working their best to optimize techniques to work on smaller and smaller planets, and that nature has once again delivered on a fascinating planet orbiting a bright
nearby star.»
This image from the Wide Field Imager (WFI) on the MPG / ESO 2.2 - metre telescope at La Silla,
shows the cluster and the gas clouds surrounding it, which glow in orange and red hues due to the radiation coming from
nearby hot
stars.
In computer simulations, the researchers
show that a black hole can rapidly grow at the center of its host galaxy if a
nearby galaxy emits enough radiation to switch off its capacity to form
stars.
The massive black hole
shown at left in this drawing is able to rapidly grow as intense radiation from a galaxy
nearby shuts down
star - formation in its host galaxy.
Now, new observations
show that light from a
nearby neutron
star is significantly polarized, reports a team led by Roberto Mignani, an astronomer at the Institute for Spatial Astrophysics in Milan, Italy, reports.
Using its latest camera, Hubble
shows a wider and sharper view of the Eagle Nebula's «Pillars of Creation,» immense columns of cold gas bathed in the ultraviolet light of
nearby massive young
stars.
This view from the European Southern Observatory's La Silla Paranal Observatory in Chile
shows a
nearby star - forming region, some 500 light - years away, in the constellation Corona Australis (the Southern Crown).
This discovery
shows the type of planetary system that astronomers expect to find around many
nearby stars in the coming years.
This dramatic infrared image
shows the
nearby star formation region Monoceros R2, located some 2,700 light - years away in the constellation of Monoceros (the Unicorn).
Astronomers have uncovered evidence buried in the noise of apparently empty data
showing that five super-Earths are orbiting the
nearby Tau Ceti — a
star chosen as one of the targets in the pioneering 1960 Project OZMA search for extraterrestrial life because of its strong similarity to the Sun.
This plot
shows over one and a half million of the brightest
stars and galaxies in the
nearby universe detected by the Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) in infrared light.
Along with John Regan of Dublin City University, CCA research fellow Eli Visbal, and colleagues, Bryan used state - of - the - art computer simulations to
show how a galaxy that has just collapsed and started forming
stars can irradiate a galactic partner
nearby so that some of the partner galaxy's gas collapses into a black hole.
That something else, the simulations
show, is a burst of new
stars in a galaxy
nearby (galaxy B).
Supporting actor nominee Woody Harrelson kept a low profile as he noshed on dinner and Jordan Peele made a beeline to get his Oscar for original screenplay engraved, immediately
showing off the trophy to his mom who waited
nearby with Peele's wife and «Brooklyn Nine - Nine»
star Chelsea Peretti.
Sunway Hotel Phnom Phen is a large four
star establishment located in a safe and secure area directly across the street from the United States and French Embassies.This multi story, chain hotel has a classic look and feel, situated on a wide boulevard with little traffic.Room suites with large patios offer superb views of the
nearby temple hill of Wat Phnom and the fantastic light
show of seasonal thunderstorms.Only a thirty minute drive from the airport, yet in the heart of the city, Sunway Hotel Phnom Pehn provides convenient access to surrounding tourist attractions.Wat Phnom and the riverside walk, lined with many restaurants and bars, are within walking distance.
The Rubell Family collection
nearby was proposing an all female program: and although mostly composed of market
stars and safe figures, (with remarkable works by Solange Pessoa, Mai - Thu Perret, Analia Saban, Katherine Bernhardt, Marianne Vitale, Miriam Kahn and Natalie Czech, among others) the
show had the merit to wittingly posit itself as the almost exact opposite of the De la Cruz collection's
show, with it's traditional litany of hot, young and mid career male «geniuses», from Aaron Curi to Rob Pruitt to Dan Colen or the legendary duo Guiton / Walker (zombie - formalist allergics please avoid.)
On Android Wear, it
shows you a map as you run or walk, and there are
stars nearby that act as little dots to help you keep going and meet your goals.