(Perhaps) We are Not Alone
Recent news headlines claiming that NASA’s Kepler spacecraft had identified 100 earth-like planets outside our solar system were incorrect, the space agency has reported. Since its launch in 2009, Kepler has sent back data which indicates the existence of over 700 extrasolar planets, or exoplanets. The data must be tested using “extensive follow-up observations” in [...]
Monday, July 26, 2010
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