Current Moon Phase
Waxing Gibbous Moon The moon is currently in Virgo The moon is 10 days old
Distance: 63 earth radii
Ecliptic latitude: 3 degrees
Ecliptic longitude: 160 degrees
Tag Archives: Exoplanets
Earth like planets
Exoplanets (planets of stars other than our own sun) are very exciting for scientists, especially when they are similar to our own earth, because they could teach us a lot about the formation of our planet. Keep reading if you … Continue reading
EXO-PLANETS – ONE STEP CLOSER TO THE DISCOVERY OF LIFE OUTSIDE OUR SOLAR SYSTEM
An Extrasolar planet also called Exoplanet is defined basically as a planet, outside our solar system, which revolves around a star (like our Sun). As of July 31, 2009 there are exactly 357 exoplanets listed in Extrasolar planet Encyclopedia. How … Continue reading
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Tagged Circumstellar discs, Eclipsing Binary, Exoplanets, Gravitational Microlensing, Orbital phase, Polarimetry, Pulsar Timing, Radial Velocity, Transit Method
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