Perturbing Discovery: Does an Exoplanet's Orbital Oddity Reveal a Neighboring World?
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 - 09:28
in Astronomy & Space
Astronomers are uncovering newfound planets in orbit around other stars at a meteoric rate these days. The tally of known planets outside the solar system now stands at more than 450, of which about 50 have been discovered just this year. That pace promises to increase as NASA's Kepler mission carries out its multiyear survey of a large patch of stars; the campaign has already located several hundred planetary candidates for follow-up study and confirmation. [More] Solar System - NASA - Extrasolar planet - Kepler Mission - Astronomy