Exoplanets, wobbles and spectrum analysis, OH my!
Are we alone in the universe? This question has probably been pondered since humans first realized that each of the bright twinkling dots in the nighttime sky was a distant sun, and has driven...
View ArticleComparative planetology is a girl’s best friend: ‘Diamond planet’ discovered
In the sky with diamonds It’s like something out of a science fiction movie. Forty light years away in the constellation of Cancer, orbiting a sun-like star, exists a planet that does not consist of...
View ArticleCarl Sagan Day! Eloquent popular scientist remembered, fifteen years after...
Two weeks ago, the Center for Inquiry of Fort Lauderdale in Florida celebrated the fourth annual Carl Sagan day. Since 2009, they have hosted educational events on Nov. 9 including a science fair for...
View ArticleAstronomy round-up: Super-Earths, broken satellites, and rogue planets
Astronomers have been doing brisk business over the last few weeks. Recently there have been a number of important discoveries about the nature of our universe. Here’s a roundup of three of them....
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