NASA Telescope Confirms Alien Planet in Habitable Zone

Posted by mindy on 05 December, 2011
Category From the Spaceport

Received a link to this article from a fellow member of the Spaceport - Thanks RV

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — NASA's planet-hunting Kepler spacecraft has confirmed the discovery of its first alien world in its host star's habitable zone — that just-right range of distances that could allow liquid water to exist — and found more than 1,000 new explanet candidates, researchers announced today (Dec. 5).

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Astronomer captures first amateur image of another solar system

Posted by mindy on 27 November, 2011
Category From the Spaceport

Astronomer captures first amateur image of another solar system

http://ow.ly/7GoK7

As a member of The Spaceport.US I find jewels of articles posted to the forum all of the time.
With a healthy interest in astronomy this one caught my attention. It's one of those things I just had to share. Thanks for the find Yevaud.