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IndianPad - Popular Stories (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
As expected, the Gliese 581 system did not disappoint and is now revealing the smallest planet outside our solar system, bringing the total number of planets found orbiting around the red dwarf star to three. When the star was first targeted by astronomers nearly two years ago, only a single planet was detected. The newly found object weighs about 5 times more than Earth, has a rocky surface, and its...
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Precious Kingdoms (Free subscription) | 15/07/2008
The new planet is not much bigger than the Earth Enlarge Image Astronomers have found the most Earth-like planet outside our Solar System to date, a world which could have water running on its surface . The planet orbits the faint star Gliese 581, which is 20.5 light-years away in the constellation Libra. Scientists made the discovery using the Eso 3.6m Telescope in Chile. They say the benign temperatures...
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Revenue Source (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
During the last 10 years or so we have located over 200 exoplanets but not until very recently, on the April 24, 2007, we have found one planet that is most probably located in the habitable zone. This is the first time and a major breakthrough in my opinion. Research-team member Xavier Delfosse said: Because of its [...] Finally Some SETI Progress: Gliese 581 c - Read More...
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Hulver's site (Free subscription) | 01/02/2008
Pics. Polish DIY tractors. Marzipus. Namibian ghost town. [:( BB] Mississippi bill proposes fat people should not be served in restaurants. BFB: "we must mobilize". If only. [:o] Science. What's it like on Gliese 581c? Rogue paleontologists name-grab on others' work. [:(] Economics. US stimulus package attracts some opposition. [:(]
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Tech_Space (Free subscription) | 31/10/2007
I'm off for a conference today (no, not at the costume store, sheesh), but I wanted to leave you with a trio of fun items. First, Centauri Dreams directs our attention to a prepress paper concerning Gliese 581...
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Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 05/05/2007
Greetings, citizens of Gliese 581c. Pardon us if we have misnamed your lovely planet. If our science fiction writers are correct, we realize that you probably call your planet something more exotic, like Ceti Alpha III or maybe Zoron. Maybe you've evolved beyond written language? In which case, we are fully ready to receive your mental signals; some of our citizens believe they have been contacted...
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Slate Magazine (Free subscription) | 26/04/2007
On Tuesday, astronomers announced the discovery of Gliese 581 C, an "Earthlike" planet 20 light-years outside our solar system. The New York Times, among other news organizations, repeated the word Earthlike in headlines. What does it mean to say that a planet is "Earthlike"? [ more ... ]
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Blogcritics.org (Free subscription) | 25/04/2007
The question of whether or not we are alone in the universe -- certainly one of the most profound which has ever perplexed mankind -- may have been answered. A number of news sources are reporting that a team of European astronomers have discovered a planet located about twenty light years away from Earth, with potentially life sustaining qualities remarkably similar to our own planet. The planet,...
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Neatorama (Free subscription) | 25/04/2007
The new planet is about 50 percent bigger than Earth and about five times more massive. The new “super-Earth” is called Gliese 581 C, after its star, Gliese 581, a diminutive red dwarf star located 20.5 light-years away that is about one-third as massive as the Sun. Gliese 581 C is the smallest extrasolar planet, or [...]
