Smallest exoplanet is shown to be a solid, rocky world. From Wordnik.com. [Thor's Day] Reference
January 8 (ANI): A team of astronomers, using the Keck Observatory, has discovered the second smallest exoplanet, which is only four. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to NASA: No word from Phoenix Mars lander] Reference
Gliese 581 C is the smallest extrasolar planet, or "exoplanet," discovered to date. From Wordnik.com. [April 2007] Reference
The discovery of a Jupiter-like "exoplanet" orbiting the star VB 10 is the first to be made using the astrometry method. From Wordnik.com. [CEO Blog - Time Leadership] Reference
"It was only 15 years ago that Swiss astronomers discovered the first "exoplanet" orbiting another star beyond our solar system. From Wordnik.com. [NASA Watch: Keith Cowing: June 2010 Archives] Reference
Any idea what type of star this exoplanet is orbiting?. From Wordnik.com. [Second Smallest Exoplanet Found | Universe Today] Reference
October 20th, 2009Artist concept of exoplanet HD 209458b. From Wordnik.com. [Organic Molecules Detected in Exoplanet Atmosphere Artist concept of exoplanet HD 209458b. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/T. Pyle (SSC) – Universe Today] Reference
I always loook forward to articles about exoplanet discovery. From Wordnik.com. [HARPS Discovers 32 New Exoplanets | Universe Today] Reference
Chalk up another exoplanet discovery for the CoRoT satellite. From Wordnik.com. [Finally, a "Normal" Exoplanet | Universe Today] Reference
The Meridiani Journal ... with the exoplanet count now at 326!. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-11-16] Reference
“It is bound to become a Rosetta stone in exoplanet research.”. From Wordnik.com. [Finally, a "Normal" Exoplanet | Universe Today] Reference
The exoplanet HAT-P-7b has been observed to have a very curious orbit. From Wordnik.com. [Second Exoplanet with Retrograde Orbit Discovered | Universe Today] Reference
The hottest known exoplanet to date is a mild 2300K 3700F in comparison. From Wordnik.com. [Kepler Goes Fishing and Reels in Two KOI | Universe Today] Reference
If I had to pick two, it would be the exoplanet and the dark matter ones. From Wordnik.com. [ESA's Tough Choice: Dark Matter, Sun Close Flyby, Exoplanets (Pick Two) | Universe Today] Reference
Previously, the youngest known exoplanet was about 100 million years old. From Wordnik.com. [Astronomers Find Youngest Exoplanet Yet | Universe Today] Reference
Artist's impression of BD+20 1790b, the youngest exoplanet yet discovered. From Wordnik.com. [Astronomers Find Youngest Exoplanet Yet | Universe Today] Reference
AFAIU we've discovered other exoplanet systems containing multiple gas giants…. From Wordnik.com. [How Common are Solar Systems Like Ours? | Universe Today] Reference
Composition is about all that the new exoplanet has in common with Earth, however. From Wordnik.com. [Swing and a Miss for Asteroid] Reference
The current exoplanet count stands at about 460; none of them are earth-like, though. From Wordnik.com. [Santhosh Mathew, PhD: The Dawn of the Exoplanets] Reference
And if you're into exoplanets, word has it there will be lots of exoplanet news this week. From Wordnik.com. [Get Ready for "Largest Meeting in Astronomy History" | Universe Today] Reference
From the information presented in the article, I don't see exoplanet as the sole conclusion. From Wordnik.com. [Astronomers Find Youngest Exoplanet Yet | Universe Today] Reference
Many worlds will fulfill that, and there are high hopes for exoplanet searches for biospheres. From Wordnik.com. [If the Earth is Rare, We May Not Hear from ET | Universe Today] Reference
A UCF professor and his team have discovered the hottest exoplanet measured to be 3,700 degrees. From Wordnik.com. [May 9th, 2007] Reference
I'm ecstatic to see the number of articles related to exoplanet discovery and formation recently. From Wordnik.com. [Planet Formation Observed Around Massive Stars | Universe Today] Reference
Cameron has created a convincing exoplanet environment, worth the price of admission all on its own. From Wordnik.com. [Chris McGowan: Immersion in Pandora: The Virtual World of Avatar] Reference
The exoplanet has been named Fomalhaut b, and is estimated to weigh no more than three Jupiter masses. From Wordnik.com. [First Ever Photos of Extrasolar Planets!] Reference
It is the smallest planet out of close to 300 exoplanet (Extra solar planet - not in our solar system). From Wordnik.com. [Exoplanet] Reference
I mean, from here to here, as far as we actually can fly these spaceships, not to an exoplanet at this point in time. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 20, 2009] Reference
These potential planet-candidates need a second layer of verification before finding a place in the exoplanet catalog. From Wordnik.com. [Santhosh Mathew, PhD: The Dawn of the Exoplanets] Reference
The size of the exoplanet can be determined by the amount the brightness of the star decreases when it transits its sun. From Wordnik.com. [Scientists estimate tens of billions of Earth-size planets in Milky Way] Reference
Though completely uninhabitable by humans, this discovery would highlight the sensitivity of exoplanet detection methods. From Wordnik.com. [The Exoplanets keep rolling in... now a Super-Earth?] Reference
Surely we are at a stage in history were new doors are being opened up by the accelerating rate of exoplanet discoveries. From Wordnik.com. [Planet-x.com.au » Exoplanetology: The Exponential Discovery of Exoplanets and …] Reference
Since the first exoplanet was identified 15 years ago, some 500 more both large and small have been discovered and confirmed. From Wordnik.com. [Scientists estimate tens of billions of Earth-size planets in Milky Way] Reference
The lightest exoplanet yet discovered -- only about twice the mass of Earth -- has been detected, astronomers announced today. From Wordnik.com. [April 2009] Reference
We wanna look at Ceres, do the Kepler exoplanet survey, study the history of the universe with Hubble, go to Mars, etc.etc. etc. From Wordnik.com. [Remembering Apollo 11 and the Legacy of Apollo - NASA Watch] Reference
I have great plans of writing more about the URSI meeting, my own research, and maybe even that "part II" of the exoplanet stuff soon!. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-01-23] Reference
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