Sentences with phrase «new planetary body»
On December 13, 2005, a team of astronomers (led by Lynne Allen) announced the discovery of a new planetary body between one - fifth to one half the size of Pluto, found during routine operation of the Canada - France Ecliptic Plane Survey (CFEPS) as part of the Legacy Survey on the Canada France Hawaii Telescope (CFEPS press release).
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The new study helps scientists expand their knowledge of what might be possible on planetary bodies in our solar system, said Kelsi Singer, a postdoctoral researcher who studies icy worlds at Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colorado, and was not involved with the new research.
The new findings are observational evidence supporting the idea that icy bodies are also present in other planetary systems, and have survived throughout the history of the star's evolution.
The new definition, which does not require approval from a central governing body, is also more useful to planetary scientists.
New research suggests the diamonds packed inside these meteorites could have only formed within a planetary body the size of Mercury or Mars — a planet that no longer exists.
Astronomers have long wondered whether other planetary systems have bodies with properties similar to those in the Kuiper belt, and the new study appears to confirm for the first time that one such body exists.
The new findings support the notion that belts of icy bodies are also in other planetary systems, and have persisted throughout their star's development.
Review of Theories of Moon - Forming Impact (Planetary Science Institute) Big Bang, New Moon (SwRI) Planetary climatic and dynamic factors that convert solid, airless bodies into worlds suitable for life (Dr. Darren Williams - Penn State) Do We Know What Killed the Dinosaurs?