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Spectrum of Young Exoplanet Yields Surprising ResultsWednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 1:25PMAstronomers at the University of Hawaii have measured the temperature of a young gas-giant planet around another star using the W. M. Keck Observatory, and the results are puzzling

Neptune 'dead zones' hold more rocks than asteroid beltThursday, August 12, 2010 @ 4:21PMThe icy world may have a personal rock collection that dwarfs the objects in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter

Twinkle, twinkle, little dotThursday, August 12, 2010 @ 2:51PMAre you a planet or are you not?

Asteroid found in gravitational dead zoneThursday, August 12, 2010 @ 2:29PMAstronomers have discovered a new asteroid in a region of Neptune's orbit where no previous object was known to exist — a so-called gravitational "dead zone." Neptune - Asteroid - Orbit - Solar System - Astronomy

Astronomers Find Unusual Cosmic LensFriday, July 16, 2010 @ 8:11AMAstronomers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland have discovered the first known case of a distant galaxy being magnified by a quasar acting as a gravitational lens. The discovery, based in part on observations done at the W. M. Keck Observatory on Hawaii's Mauna Kea, is being published July 16 in the journal ...

Dark Energy and the Runaway UniverseWednesday, July 14, 2010 @ 11:17PMThe universe we see is only a tiny fraction of the one that exists. Astronomers have found that an unexplained force, known as dark energy, is forcing galaxies farther and farther apart, stretching the very fabric of space faster and faster.

First Direct Photo of Alien Planet ConfirmedTuesday, June 29, 2010 @ 11:00PMSpace.com is reporting a planet outside of our solar system, said to be the first ever directly photographed by telescopes on Earth, has been officially confirmed to be orbiting a sun-like star, according to follow-up observations.

India Joins Thirty Meter Telescope ProjectMonday, June 28, 2010 @ 2:03AMThe Minister of Science and Technology of India, Mr. Prithviraj Chavan, announced today the decision of India to join the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) project as an Observer. TMT is the next-generation astronomical observatory that is scheduled to begin scientific operations in 2018 on Mauna Kea, Hawaii.

India joins mission telescopeSunday, June 27, 2010 @ 5:08PMNew Delhi, June 27: India has joined an international telescope project as an observer, a first step towards full partnership to help develop and use the world’s most advanced astronomy observatory on the top of a volcanic peak in Hawaii.