News tagged with gravitational microlensing
Researchers say galaxy may swarm with 'nomad planets'
(PhysOrg.com) -- Our galaxy may be awash in homeless planets, wandering through space instead of orbiting a star.
Feb 23, 2012 |
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Planets around stars are the rule rather than the exception
There are more exoplanets further away from their parent stars than originally thought, according to new astrophysics research.
Jan 12, 2012 |
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A wealth of habitable planets in the Milky Way
An international team has used the technique of gravitational microlensing to measure how common planets are in the Milky Way.
Jan 11, 2012 |
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First low-mass star detected in globular cluster
Even the most powerful high-tech telescopes are barely able to record remote low-mass and thus faint stars. Together with researchers from Poland and Chile, an astrophysicist from the University of Zurich ...
Dec 15, 2011 |
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Scientists observe how black holes eat matter
(PhysOrg.com) -- For the first time, scientists have been able to observe matter falling into super massive black holes.
Jun 11, 2010 |
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In All The Galaxy, Just 15 Percent Of Solar Systems Are Like Ours
(PhysOrg.com) -- In their quest to find solar systems analogous to ours, astronomers have determined how common our solar system is.
Jan 05, 2010 |
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