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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/index_kGiant.html%%==%%Extrasolar Planets%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%19487%%==%%25 Mar 104%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Current Planet Count 116 Current Planet Count 118 PQ Banner under current planet count area Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Scientists For Press line under Search Box Digitized Sky Survey image of the star HD 59686 Digitized Sky Survey image of the star HD 59686 Astronomers discover 2 new planets around giant stars A team of astronomers this week announced the discovery of two new planets orbiting giant stars bringing to 118 the total number of known extrasolar planets and providing evidence that planets can survive the evolution of their host star into a giant FULL STORY gt gt NASA recruits amateurs for Night Sky Network Interactive 4 Ways to Find a Planet Key Origins Missions Keck Mission SIM Mission TPF Mission Michelson Science Center Kepler Mission LBTI Mission d nbsp More News New space telescope unveils planet forming disc December 18 2003 NASA s latest orbiting observatory the Spitzer Space Telescope has obtained the first infrared images of the massive dust disc surrounding the nearby star Fomalhaut Such debris discs are the leftover material from the building of a planetary system NASA recruits amateurs to form Night Sky Network December 8 Are you an amateur astronomer engaged in public outreach If so NASA wants you The U S space agency has partnered with the Astronomical Society of the Pacific to create the Night Sky Network a coalition of amateur astronomy clubs who will bring the wonders of the universe to the public New evidence for planetary system around Vega November 19 One of the brightest stars in the night sky may be home to planetary system similar to ours according to new research Computer models of the structure of a faint dust disc around the star Vega suggests the presence of a Neptune size planet orbiting at a similar distance to Neptune in our own solar system Largest eyes ever built to aid search for planets November 19 Fully assembled the Large Binocular Telescope resembles a face gazing skyward with a pair of enormous saucer eyes That visual impression isn t too far off the mark Its sharper vision will enable astronomers to carry out a broad range of unprecedented astronomical observations including some of the first direct observations of giant planets around other stars NEWS ARCHIVE gt gt Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Awards amp Credits Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe JPL Clearance 01 2757 Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Keck Interferometer Mission Keck Interferometer Virtual Tour Space Interferometry Mission Terrestrial Planet Finder Mission Michelson Science Center Kepler Mission LBTI Mission Extrasolar Planets Extrasolar Planets Extrasolar Planets Extrasolar Planets Extrasolar Planets Extrasolar Planets Extrasolar Planets Extrasolar Planets Extrasolar Planets Extrasolar Planets http planetquest jpl nasa gov index kGiant html http planetquest jpl nasa gov index kGiant html http planetquest jpl nasa gov index kGiant html http planetquest jpl nasa gov index kGiant html 
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Links For Educators For Scientists For Press line under Search Box Digitized Sky Survey image of the star HD 59686 Digitized Sky Survey image of the star HD 59686 Astronomers discover 2 new planets around giant stars A team of astronomers this week announced the discovery of two new planets orbiting giant stars bringing to 118 the total number of known extrasolar planets and providing evidence that planets can survive the evolution of their host star into a giant FULL STORY gt gt Interactive 4 Ways to Find a Planet Submit a question about the Venus Transit Second TPF International Conference scheduled Key Origins Missions Keck Mission SIM Mission TPF Mission Michelson Science Center Kepler Mission LBTI Mission d nbsp More News Venus Transit and the search for new worlds March 19 2004 Teachers students and the public are invited to participate in a live interactive discussion with NASA scientists about a rare astronomical event The webcast broadcast will take place Friday March 19 1 2 p m ET 10 11 a m PT It can be viewed on this website or via satellite Nearest youngest star with planet nursery found February 26 2004 Astronomers at the University of California Berkeley have discovered the nearest and youngest star with a visible disk of dust that may be a nursery for planets Oxygen carbon detected in extrasolar planet atmosphere February 2 2004 Scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope have observed oxygen and carbon in the atmosphere of a planet beyond our Solar System for the first time The planet HD 209458b is a hot jupiter located 150 light years from Earth in the constellation of Pegasus Mars mission offers clues in hunt for new worlds January 15 2004 Is there another Mars out there Within the next decade or so NASA plans to develop space telescopes with super sharp vision that can detect planets like Mars or Earth around other stars In the meantime learning as much as possible about our terrestrial next door neighbors is helping scientists understand what to look for Astronomers discover 2 new planets around giant stars January 7 2004 A team of astronomers this week announced the discovery of two new planets orbiting giant stars bringing to 118 the total number of known extrasolar planets and providing evidence that a planet can survive the evolution of its host star into a giant New space telescope unveils planet forming disc December 18 2003 NASA s latest orbiting observatory the Spitzer Space Telescope has obtained the first infrared images of the massive dust disc surrounding the nearby star Fomalhaut Such debris discs are the leftover material from the building of a planetary system NASA recruits amateurs to form Night Sky Network December 8 2003 Are you an amateur astronomer engaged in public outreach If so NASA wants you The U S space agency has partnered with the Astronomical Society of the Pacific to create the Night Sky Network a coalition of amateur astronomy clubs who will bring the wonders of the universe to the public NEWS 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIMGuide2Galaxy-howBig_508.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Guide to the Galaxy%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology banner + NASA Homepage + NASA ...%%==%%14136%%==%%7 Apr 109%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box GUIDE TO THE GALAXY How Big Intro How Big Search Bubble Spiral Arms Halo The Local Group Central Bulge Our Solar System blue line Illustration of the size of our galaxy How Big The size of our galaxy is estimated to be 100 000 light years across and 2500 light years thick If our entire solar system were reduced to the size of a quarter then the galaxy would be width of the United States Previous Next Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Science and Technology Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIMGuide2Galaxy howBig 508 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIMGuide2Galaxy howBig 508 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIMGuide2Galaxy howBig 508 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIMGuide2Galaxy howBig 508 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/lifesigns.html%%==%%Planet Quest: LifeSigns Game%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology banner + NASA Homepage + NASA ...%%==%%12961%%==%%12 Jul 107%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box LifeSigns Game Here s your chance to be a scientist See if you can recognize which planets are habitable by studying their chemical signatures Lifesigns Game Click to launch Requires Macromedia Flash 6 Player Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Science and Technology Planet Quest LifeSigns Game Planet Quest LifeSigns Game Planet Quest LifeSigns Game Planet Quest LifeSigns Game Planet Quest LifeSigns Game Planet Quest LifeSigns Game Planet Quest LifeSigns Game Planet Quest LifeSigns Game Planet Quest LifeSigns Game Planet Quest LifeSigns Game http planetquest jpl nasa gov lifesigns html http planetquest jpl nasa gov lifesigns html http planetquest jpl nasa gov lifesigns html http planetquest jpl nasa gov lifesigns html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_tour_launch_page.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Keck Interferometer Virtual Tour%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology banner + NASA Homepage + NASA ...%%==%%13225%%==%%12 Jul 107%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box Keck Interferometer Virtual Tour Take a 360 degree virtual tour of the W M Keck Observatory home of the world s foremost planet finding telescopes The observatory located atop a dormant volcano 13 600 feet above the Pacific Ocean is the site of NASA s Keck Interferometer project Keck Interferometer Virtual Tour QuickTime Click to launch To view this model you need QuickTime Download the free QuickTime Player Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Science and Technology Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Virtual Tour Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Virtual Tour Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Virtual Tour Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Virtual Tour Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Virtual Tour Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Virtual Tour Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Virtual Tour Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Virtual Tour Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Virtual Tour Planet Quest Keck Interferometer Virtual Tour http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck tour launch page html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck tour launch page html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck tour launch page html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck tour launch page html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/sim_3D_launch_page.html%%==%%Planet Quest: SIM 3D Model%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology banner + NASA Homepage + NASA ...%%==%%13028%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box SIM 3D Model The Space Interferometry Mission SIM is a NASA Origins mission that will combine starlight from multiple mirrors to create a virtual telescope of unprecedented sensitivity SIM 3D Model Cult 3D Click to launch To view this model you need the free Cult3D viewer If you do not have the viewer it will either download automatically or you will be prompted with download instructions Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Science and Technology Planet Quest SIM 3D Model Planet Quest SIM 3D Model Planet Quest SIM 3D Model Planet Quest SIM 3D Model Planet Quest SIM 3D Model Planet Quest SIM 3D Model Planet Quest SIM 3D Model Planet Quest SIM 3D Model Planet Quest SIM 3D Model Planet Quest SIM 3D Model http planetquest jpl nasa gov sim 3D launch page html http planetquest jpl nasa gov sim 3D launch page html http planetquest jpl nasa gov sim 3D launch page html http planetquest jpl nasa gov sim 3D launch page html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/3D_extrasolar_launch_page.html%%==%%Planet Quest: 3D Extrasolar Planetary System%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology banner + NASA Homepage + NASA ...%%==%%13120%%==%%12 Jul 107%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search height 4 border 0 alt line under Search Box 3D Extrasolar Planetary System Explore upsilon Andromedae the first solar system discovered around a nearby star Click on individual planets for close up views Use your mouse button to drag and turn the model Use the up down arrow keys to zoom in and out 3D Extrasolar Planetary System Cult 3D Click to launch To view this model you need the free Cult3D viewer If you do not have the viewer it will either download automatically or you will be prompted with download instructions Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Science and Technology Planet Quest 3D Extrasolar Planetary System Planet Quest 3D Extrasolar Planetary System Planet Quest 3D Extrasolar Planetary System Planet Quest 3D Extrasolar Planetary System Planet Quest 3D Extrasolar Planetary System Planet Quest 3D Extrasolar Planetary System Planet Quest 3D Extrasolar Planetary System Planet Quest 3D Extrasolar Planetary System Planet Quest 3D Extrasolar Planetary System Planet Quest 3D Extrasolar Planetary System http planetquest jpl nasa gov 3D extrasolar launch page html http planetquest jpl nasa gov 3D extrasolar launch page html http planetquest jpl nasa gov 3D extrasolar launch page html http planetquest jpl nasa gov 3D extrasolar launch page html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/3Datlas_launch.html%%==%%Planet Quest: New Worlds Atlas%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map News Section Engineers ...%%==%%14285%%==%%16 Nov 107%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map News Section Engineers amp Scientists Origins Section topnav Search Site nbsp Planet Quest Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Educator Resources Web Showcase Planet Finder Club News Alerts Missions Patches and More Explore the Universe in 3D The 3D New Worlds Atlas is a virtual simulation of all planets that have been discovered around stars other than the Sun Begin exploring our cosmic neighborhood by clicking the image at right Shockwave plugin required 3D New Worlds Atlas CLick to Launch 3D New Worlds Atlas CLick to Launch Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map JPL Home Page Last modified August 27 2003 National Aeronautics and Space Administration JPL Home Page JPL Home Page Earth JPL Home Page Solar System JPL Home Page Stars and Galaxies JPL Home Page Technology National Aeronautics and Space Administration Planet Quest Home Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas http planetquest jpl nasa gov 3Datlas launch html http planetquest jpl nasa gov 3Datlas launch html http planetquest jpl nasa gov 3Datlas launch html http planetquest jpl nasa gov 3Datlas launch html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/nwa_animation.html%%==%%Planet Quest: NWA Animated Gif%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology banner + NASA Homepage + NASA ...%%==%%12540%%==%%12 Jul 107%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NWA Animated Gif NWA Animated Gif Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Science and Technology Planet Quest NWA Animated Gif Planet Quest NWA Animated Gif Planet Quest NWA Animated Gif Planet Quest NWA Animated Gif Planet Quest NWA Animated Gif Planet Quest NWA Animated Gif Planet Quest NWA Animated Gif Planet Quest NWA Animated Gif Planet Quest NWA Animated Gif Planet Quest NWA Animated Gif http planetquest jpl nasa gov nwa animation html http planetquest jpl nasa gov nwa animation html http planetquest jpl nasa gov nwa animation html http planetquest jpl nasa gov nwa animation html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/nwa_update2.html%%==%%Planet Quest: New Worlds Atlas%%==%%JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map News Section Engineers & Scientists Origins Section topnav Search Site   Planet ...%%==%%18213%%==%%14 Jun 105%%==%% JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map News Section Engineers amp Scientists Origins Section topnav Search Site nbsp Planet Quest Home Page Overview Science Technology TPF SIM Keck LBTI nbsp Kepler New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Educator Resources Web Showcase Planet Finder Club News Alerts Missions Patches and More 3D New Worlds Atlas 3D New Worlds Atlas click to launch Blue Line Click image to launch Blue Line The New Worlds Atlas is a continuously updated database of all planets that have been discovered around stars other than the Sun Begin exploring our extrasolar neighborhood in 3D by clicking the image at right Shockwave required You can also obtain profiles of each planetary system using the search engine below Total planets discovered 116 Total planetary systems 100 Database Searches List All Planets Planets with host stars visible to the naked eye Planets within multiple planet systems Planets with small orbits lt 1 AU from host star Planet Type Gas Giant nbsp nbsp nbsp Hot Jupiter nbsp nbsp nbsp Terrestrial nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Advanced Search Options nbsp nbsp nbsp Quick Search Enter the name of a planet star or constellation into the box below Note This search engine provides information only on planets that exist outside our solar system References The Extrasolar Planets Encyclopedia University of California Planet Search Project European Southern Observatory Administrative Options Add a Planet Add a Star View Stars Without Planets Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map JPL Home Page Last modified August 12 2003 National Aeronautics and Space Administration JPL Home Page JPL Home Page Earth JPL Home Page Solar System JPL Home Page Stars and Galaxies JPL Home Page Technology National Aeronautics and Space Administration Planet Quest Home Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas Planet Quest New Worlds Atlas http planetquest jpl nasa gov nwa update2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov nwa update2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov nwa update2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov nwa update2 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedia.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Multimedia%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology banner + NASA Homepage + NASA ...%%==%%14684%%==%%12 Jul 107%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box Multimedia Flash Navigation The Flash navigation element on the Planet Quest home page consists of the following which can be accessed by clicking on their text link below 55 Cancri System RealPlayer Geoff Marcy professor of astronomy at the University of California Berkeley and a Principal Investigator with NASA s Space Interferometry Mission recalls his first planet discovery 3D Blackhole Requires Cult3D plugin Interactive 3D Blackhole model 3D Extrasolar System Requires Cult3D plugin Upsilon Andromedae is the first multiple planet system ever found around a normal star other than the Sun 3D Space Interferometry Mission Requires Cult3D plugin The Space Interferometry Mission SIM is a NASA Origins mission that will combine starlight from multiple mirrors to create a virtual telescope of unprecedented sensitivity Four Ways to Find a Planet Flash Learn about the various methods scientists are using to discover new worlds with this fun and funny tutorial Keck Virtual Tour QuickTime QTVR Roam through the corridors and domes of the world s largest and most powerful observatory located atop an extinct volcano in Hawaii New Worlds Atlas Shockwave The New Worlds Atlas is a continuously updated database of all planets that have been discovered around stars other than the Sun Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Science and Technology Planet Quest Multimedia Planet Quest Multimedia Planet Quest Multimedia Planet Quest Multimedia Planet Quest Multimedia Planet Quest Multimedia Planet Quest Multimedia Planet Quest Multimedia Planet Quest Multimedia Planet Quest Multimedia http planetquest jpl nasa gov multimedia html http planetquest jpl nasa gov multimedia html http planetquest jpl nasa gov multimedia html http planetquest jpl nasa gov multimedia html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/pq_launch_page.html%%==%%Planet Quest: 3D Black Hole Model%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology banner + NASA Homepage + NASA ...%%==%%13165%%==%%12 Jul 107%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box PLANETQUEST THE MOVIE This brief video provides a dramatic fast paced introduction to NASA s search for life bearing planets around other stars featuring planet hunter Geoff Marcy Requires QuickTime player PlanetQuest The Movie QuickTime 4 6 MB or 9 4 MB nbsp nbsp nbsp Find out more about planet hunting Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Science and Technology Planet Quest 3D Black Hole Model Planet Quest 3D Black Hole Model Planet Quest 3D Black Hole Model Planet Quest 3D Black Hole Model Planet Quest 3D Black Hole Model Planet Quest 3D Black Hole Model Planet Quest 3D Black Hole Model Planet Quest 3D Black Hole Model Planet Quest 3D Black Hole Model Planet Quest 3D Black Hole Model http planetquest jpl nasa gov pq launch page html http planetquest jpl nasa gov pq launch page html http planetquest jpl nasa gov pq launch page html http planetquest jpl nasa gov pq launch page html 
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Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Michelson Fellowship Program Links For Educators For Scientists For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box WEBCAST BROADCAST Venus Transit and the Search for New Worlds Venus Venus Blue Line Interactivity Hand Interactivity Hand Submit a question Blue Line Viewer Poll function surveyResults window open webcasts results cfm SurveyResultWindow width 250 height 210 toolbar no location no status no menuBar no scrollBars auto resizable no top 50 left 50 focus document SurveyQuestions target SurveyResultWindow document SurveyQuestions submit How soon will we discover another habitable planet like Earth Within 5 10 years Between 10 20 years More than 20 years Never Results Disclaimer Blue Line PLANETQUEST Teachers students and the public are invited to participate in an interactive discussion with NASA scientists about a rare astronomical event The live webcast broadcast will take place Friday March 19 1 2 p m ET 10 11 a m PT It may be viewed in RealPlayer format on this website or by satellite receiver SBS 6 Transponder 8 74 degrees west longitude vertical polarization downlink frequency 11896 MHz Audio is at 6 2 6 8 MHz The search for habitable planets On June 8 2004 Venus will cross the Sun s disc for about seven hours an event not seen since 1882 The transit will demonstrate a key technique being used to detect planets orbiting stars outside our solar system Just as Venus will temporarily dim the light of our star the Sun when it crosses in front of it a distant planet may crossover and block the light of its parent star Several planned missions will hunt for such extrasolar planets as part of NASA s Origins program which seeks to answer the questions Where did we come from Are we alone Venus Transit and the Search for New Worlds will bring together a panel of top NASA scientists and engineers to discuss the future of extrasolar planet research the science behind this rare astronomical event and how to observe the transit when it occurs on June 8 2004 Classrooms are invited to submit questions to the experts in real time during the broadcast or to select a science activity from the attached list to complete in advance See Venus Transit activities Broadcast schedule All times Eastern Schedule is subject to change please check back for updates 1 1 20 p m Introduction Overview video Venus Our Deadly Twin Live discussion of terrestrial planet evolution with Dr David Crisp senior research scientist at Jet Propulsion Laboratory 1 20 p m Video Twice in a Lifetime The Venus Transit Live discussion with Dr Lou Mayo and Solar System Ambassador James Butts Topics History of the Venus Transit how to view the Venus Transit solar science in the transit 1 35 p m 2 p m Video 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Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Scientists For Press line under Search Box Keck Interferometer team to make stars disappear Keck Interferometer team to make stars disappear A new instrument has been installed as part of the Keck Interferometer that can make stars disappear almost completely from a telescope s view and reveal the close in regions where planets may have formed This fall astronomers will continue integration and test of the instrument called the Nuller which will contribute to NASA s search for planets around other stars FULL STORY gt gt A conversation with Origins host Neil Tyson Key Origins Missions Keck Mission SIM Mission TPF Mission Kepler Mission LBTI Mission Michelson Science Center d nbsp More News Race to the impossible SIM s technology breakthroughs September 30 2004 To determine the feasibility of the proposed SIM Planet Finder mission NASA set forth eight milestones or technology gates to be completed in the laboratory before the mission could move forward Although many outside of NASA considered the goals impossible all but one have now been achieved paving the way for a 2009 launch of the most powerful space telescope ever devised Scientists discover first of a new class of extrasolar planets August 31 2004 Astronomers announced today the first discovery of a new class of planets beyond our solar system about 10 to 20 times the size of Earth far smaller than any previously detected The planets make up a new class of Neptune sized extrasolar planets Small telescope finds giant planet August 24 2004 Astronomers on Tuesday announced the discovery of the 124th planet outside our Solar System and the first to be discovered using a small 4 inch diameter telescope External press release NASA to consider giant planet census August 19 2004 A complete census of giant extrasolar planets for all types of stars in our galaxy is among nine projects selected by NASA for further study as possible future mission concepts with its Astronomical Search for Origins Program Each of the selected studies will have eight months to further develop and refine concepts for missions External press release Planet survey Knocking on heaven s door August 2 2004 The Milky Way is a big diverse neighborhood And if you re hoping to find Earthlike planets that may harbor life you ll need to figure out a way to narrow the search That s where the SIM planet finder scheduled for launch in 2009 comes in Astronomers discover orbiting brown dwarf pair July 19 2004 Astronomers have announced the discovery of a unique pair of newborn brown dwarfs in orbit around each other Brown dwarfs are planet like objects that are too small to ignite hydrogen fusion and shine as stars yet too big to be considered planets External press release An alien Earth in Saturn s backyard June 25 2004 When the Cassini mission s Huygens probe plunges through the atmosphere of Saturn s moon Titan it will provide a glimpse behind the veil of what many 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Disclaimer Blue Line PLANETQUEST Teachers students and the public are invited to participate in an interactive discussion with NASA scientists about a rare astronomical event The live webcast broadcast will take place Friday March 19 1 2 p m ET 10 11 a m PT It may be viewed in RealPlayer format on this website or by satellite receiver SBS 6 Transponder 8 74 degrees west longitude vertical polarization downlink frequency 11896 MHz Audio is at 6 2 6 8 MHz The search for habitable planets On June 8 2004 Venus will cross the Sun s disc for about seven hours an event not seen since 1882 The transit will demonstrate a key technique being used to detect planets orbiting stars outside our solar system Just as Venus will temporarily dim the light of our star the Sun when it crosses in front of it a distant planet may crossover and block the light of its parent star Several planned missions will hunt for such extrasolar planets as part of NASA s Origins program which seeks to answer the questions Where did we come from Are we alone Venus Transit and the Search for New Worlds will bring together a panel of top NASA scientists and engineers to discuss the future of extrasolar planet research the science behind this rare astronomical event and how to observe the transit when it occurs on June 8 2004 Classrooms are invited to submit questions to the experts in real time during the broadcast or to select a science activity from the attached list to complete in advance See Venus Transit activities Broadcast schedule All times Eastern Schedule is subject to change please check back for updates 1 1 20 p m Introduction Overview video Venus Our Deadly Twin Live discussion of terrestrial planet evolution with Dr David Crisp senior research scientist at Jet Propulsion Laboratory 1 20 p m Video Twice in a Lifetime The Venus Transit Live discussion with Dr Lou Mayo and Solar System Ambassador James Butts Topics History of the Venus Transit how to view the Venus Transit solar science in the transit 1 35 p m 2 p m Video PlanetQuest the Search for Another Earth Live discussion with full NASA panel Topics Kepler mission transit method of planet detection discovery of extrasolar planets the search for Earth like planets around others stars Panel will take live questions from the audience in real time via the Internet Panelists The panel will be composed of scientists engineers and astronomers from NASA s Origins Solar System exploration and astrobiology programs including nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Dr Paul Mortfield astronomer host nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Dr David Crisp senior research scientist Jet Propulsion Laboratory nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Dr Lou Mayo planetary scientist NASA Goddard Space Flight Center nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp James Butts Solar System Ambassador and astronomy lecturer nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Riley Duren project system engineer Kepler Mission nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Dr Rolf Danner research scientist NASA Origins program nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Dr Victoria Meadows lead 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/PQquiz_launch_page.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Science Fact or Science Fiction Quiz%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology banner + NASA Homepage + NASA ...%%==%%13194%%==%%12 Jul 107%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box SCIENCE FACT OR FICTION QUIZ Here s a short quiz to test your knowledge of what s real and what isn t in the area of space travel and the search for extraterrestrial life Science fact or science fiction Take the Quiz Click to launch To view this presentation you need the Flash 6 plugin For an HTML version click here Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Science and Technology Planet Quest Science Fact or Science Fiction Quiz Planet Quest Science Fact or Science Fiction Quiz Planet Quest Science Fact or Science Fiction Quiz Planet Quest Science Fact or Science Fiction Quiz Planet Quest Science Fact or Science Fiction Quiz Planet Quest Science Fact or Science Fiction Quiz Planet Quest Science Fact or Science Fiction Quiz Planet Quest Science Fact or Science Fiction Quiz Planet Quest Science Fact or Science Fiction Quiz Planet Quest Science Fact or Science Fiction Quiz http planetquest jpl nasa gov PQquiz launch page html http planetquest jpl nasa gov PQquiz launch page html http planetquest jpl nasa gov PQquiz launch page html http planetquest jpl nasa gov PQquiz launch page html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/PQquiz_508.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Science Fact or Science Fiction Quiz%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology banner + NASA Homepage + NASA ...%%==%%18663%%==%%12 Jul 107%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box SCIENCE FACT OR FICTION QUIZ Here s a short quiz to test your knowledge of what s real and what isn t in the area of space travel and the search for extraterrestrial life Are we alone 1 We have strong evidence that that our solar system is not the only one we know there are many other Suns with planets orbiting them SCIENCE FACT Improved telescopes and detectors have led to the detection of dozens of new planetary systems within the past decade including several systems containing multiple planets One giant leap for bug kind 2 Some organisms can survive direct exposure to the vacuum of space for years SCIENCE FACT A small colony of the common bacteria Streptococcus mitis stowed away for nearly three years aboard Surveyor 3 an unmanned spacecraft that landed on the moon in 1967 The crew of Apollo 12 recovered the organisms and brought them back to Earth under sterile conditions This unplanned experiment proved that certain microorganisms can survive years of radiation exposure the vacuum of space and deep freeze without any nutrient water or energy source Hot real estate 3 Organisms have been found living happily in scalding water with temperatures as high as 235 degrees F SCIENCE FACT More than 50 heat loving microorganisms or hyperthermophiles have been found thriving at very high temperatures in such locations as hot springs in Wyoming s Yellowstone National Park and on the walls of deep sea hydrothermal vents Some of these species multiply best at 221 degrees F and can reproduce at up to 235 degrees F Has E T already phoned home 4 We now have evidence that some form of life exists beyond Earth at least in primitive form SCIENCE FICTION While many scientists speculate that extraterrestrial life exists so far there is no conclusive evidence to prove it Future missions to Mars the Jovian moon Europa and future space telescopes such as the Terrestrial Planet Finder will search for definitive answers to this ageless question To infinity and beyond 5 We currently have the technology necessary to send astronauts to another star system within a reasonable timespan The only problem is that such a mission would be overwhelmingly expensive SCIENCE FICTION Even the the unmanned Voyager spacecraft which left our solar system years ago at a breathtaking 37 000 miles per hour would take 76 000 years to reach the nearest star Because the distances involved are so vast interstellar travel to another star within a practical timescale would require among other things the ability to move a vehicle at or near the speed of light This is beyond the reach of today s spacecraft regardless of funding Fellowship of the rings 6 All of the gas giant planets in our solar system Jupiter Saturn Uranus and Neptune have rings SCIENCE FACT Saturn s rings are the most pronounced and visible but they aren t the only ones May the force be with you 7 In the Star Wars films the Imperial TIE Fighters are propelled by ion engines TIE stands for Twin Ion Engine While these spacecraft are fictional real ion engines power some of today s spacecraft SCIENCE FACT Ion propulsion has long been a staple of science fiction novels but in recent years it has been successfully tested on a number of unmanned spacecraft most notably NASA s Deep Space 1 Launched in 1998 Deep Space 1 rendezvoused with a distant asteroid and then with a comet proving that ion propulsion could be used for interplanetary travel A question of gravity 8 There is no gravity in deep space SCIENCE FICTION If this were true the moon would float away from the Earth and our entire solar system would drift apart While it s true that gravity gets weaker with distance it can never be escaped completely no matter how far you travel in space Astronauts appear to experience zero gravity because they are in continuous free fall around the Earth Beam me up Scotty 9 The basic premise of teleportation made famous in TV s Star Trek is theoretically sound In fact scientists have already teleported the quantum state of individual atoms from one location to another SCIENCE FACT As early as the late 1990s scientists proved they could teleport data using photons but the photons were absorbed by whatever surface they struck More recently physicists at the University of Innsbruck in Austria and at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Boulder Colorado for the first time teleported individual atoms using the principle of quantum entanglement Experts say this technology eventually could enable the invention of superfast quantum computers But the bad news at least for sci fi fans is that experts don t foresee being able to teleport people in this manner Good day Suns shine 10 Tatooine Luke Skywalker s home planet in the Star Wars films has two Suns what astronomers would call a binary star system Scientists have discovered recently that planets really can form within such systems SCIENCE FACT Double stars or binary systems are common in our Milky Way galaxy Among the more than 100 new planets discovered in recent years some have been found in binary systems including16 Cygni B and 55 Cancri A But so far no one has found a habitable planet like Luke Skywalker s Tatooine Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Awards amp Credits 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/FormationFlight_launch.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Formation Flight Game%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology banner + NASA Homepage + NASA ...%%==%%12976%%==%%12 Jul 107%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box Flight Formation Game Control a trio of droids as they perform tricky flight maneuvers in this simulation of a key planet finding technology Based on a real NASA flight experiment about the International Space Station Surround imagery courtesy Johnson Space Center and the crew of Expedition 6 Flight Formation Game Click to launch Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Science and Technology Planet Quest Formation Flight Game Planet Quest Formation Flight Game Planet Quest Formation Flight Game Planet Quest Formation Flight Game Planet Quest Formation Flight Game Planet Quest Formation Flight Game Planet Quest Formation Flight Game Planet Quest Formation Flight Game Planet Quest Formation Flight Game Planet Quest Formation Flight Game http planetquest jpl nasa gov FormationFlight launch html http planetquest jpl nasa gov FormationFlight launch html http planetquest jpl nasa gov FormationFlight launch html http planetquest jpl nasa gov FormationFlight launch html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/NameRobot.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Name the Robot%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology banner + NASA Homepage + NASA ...%%==%%15737%%==%%12 Jul 107%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box Name the robot and win movie tickets The Terrestrial Planet Finder project recently took delivery of the first of three air bearing robots that will demonstrate formation flight technologies in the renovated Celestarium on Surveyor Road The robots in this trio will be identical except each will have a different color red yellow and blue Each stands 3 5 feet high and weighs more than 700 pounds Click here for a brief video clip of robot Their purpose is to demonstrate formation flying technologies that will eventually be used in space to detect and characterize Earthlike planets around other stars The formation flight robot travels on a paper thin cushion of air supplied by a ring of pressurized tanks in its base Click here to view video Blue Line The formation flight robot travels on a paper thin cushion of air supplied by a ring of pressurized tanks in its base Blue Line Find Out More Robots set stage for cosmic choreography Blue Line Enter your name suggestions here Robot 1 Robot 2 Robot 3 Rationale optional nbsp nbsp nbsp Your name The name winning name suggestion will be treated to a free lunch coupon at or movie theatre tickets This contest is intended for JPL employees and contractors only This Web page is not externally accessible For more information or questions contact randal k jackson jpl nasa gov Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Science and Technology Planet Quest Name the Robot Planet Quest Name the Robot Planet Quest Name the Robot Planet Quest Name the Robot Planet Quest Name the Robot Planet Quest Name the Robot Planet Quest Name the Robot Planet Quest Name the Robot Planet Quest Name the Robot Planet Quest Name the Robot http planetquest jpl nasa gov NameRobot html http planetquest jpl nasa gov NameRobot html http planetquest jpl nasa gov NameRobot html http planetquest jpl nasa gov NameRobot html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/tpf3d_508.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Terrestrial Planet Finder in 3D%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology banner + NASA Homepage + NASA ...%%==%%18138%%==%%12 Jul 107%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box TERRESTRIAL PLANET FINDER CORONAGRAPH The Terrestrial Planet Finder mission consists of a series of two complementary observatories The Terrestrial Planet Finder mission consists of a series of two complementary observatories a mid infrared information flying interferometer TPF I and an optical coronagraph TPF C shown at left The combined purpose of the missions is to provide comprehensive family portraits of stars and their orbiting planets to study those planets to see which might be habitable and to search for the biological signatures of life Components TPF C components include the following The telescope is protected from the Sun by a six layer radiator that provides extreme thermal stability for the observatory s sensitive optical components This 40 foot 12 3 meter tall sun shield structure will be deployed in space because it is too large to fit within a launch vehicle Solar arrays These convert sunlight into electricity which is used to power the observatory s components Communications antenna Used to receive commands from the ground and to send back data Solar sail Solar sail The solar sail provides stability against the solar wind which is composed of photons and matter released by the Sun in the form of high speed particles The solar sail acts as a counterbalance against this force Secondary mirror Reflects light from the primary mirror toward the coronagraph and wavefront correction system which are housed below the primary mirror The wavefront correction system removes distortions caused by the mechanical thermal and optical effects in the telescope itself The coronagraph uses a central disc and special optics to block a star s glare which would otherwise obstruct the observatory s view of faint planets surrounding it Radiator boom Telescoping assembly used to deploy and support sun shields Support tower Folds up for launch and deploys in space Support tower Folds up for launch and deploys in space Primary mirror Receives incoming starlight and focuses image 26 x 11 5 8m x 3 5 m Terrestrial Planet Finder Interferometer The Terrestrial Planet Finder interferometer is the second in the project s series of two observatories Introduction The Terrestrial Planet Finder interferometer is the second in the project s series of two observatories It will combine the infrared or heat radiation gathered by the multiple telescopes flying in precise formation Using a technique called interferometery the arrays will combine starlight and perform as a single telescope of enormous power Components Sunshades Five layer radiator that provides extreme thermal stability for the observatory s sensitive optical components Telescope Aperture Opening through which starlight is collected Solar Arrays These convert sunlight into electricity which is used to power the spacecraft s components Sunshade Boom Telescoping structure used to deploy and support sunshades Primary Mirror 11 5 foot 3 5 m mirror gathers and focuses incoming starlight Secondary Mirror Reflects light gathered by primary mirror toward spacecraft s internal optical system Collectors Set of four identical autonomous formation flying telescopes that gather starlight Combiner Combines starlight gathered by four collector telescopes Thruster Modules Used for spacecraft maneuvering and precise positioning TPF I features A key advantage of using separated spacecraft working together as a virtual telescope is the ability to vary the separation between the spacecraft known as the baseline Increase Baseline A key advantage of using separated spacecraft working together as a virtual telescope is the ability to vary the separation between the spacecraft known as the baseline A shorter baseline is used to study nearby stars while a wider baseline is ideal for more distant targets Formation Acquisition Following deployment from a launch vehicle the five TPF spacecraft must acquire the desired configuration to act together as a virtual telescope This is achieved through radio communication between the spacecraft precise position maneuvering and laser metrology Laser beams provide precise positioning information between the spacecraft Laser Metrology Laser beams provide precise positioning information between the 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Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links Search Projects For Educators For Scientists For Press Search line under Search Box PlanetQuest RSS Feed nbsp nbsp About line under Search Box Artist s conception of two possible versions of the planet With a mass halfway between those of Earth and Uranus it could be rocky upper left or mostly gas and ice lower right National Science Foundation image Artist s conception of two possible versions of the planet With a mass halfway between those of Earth and Uranus it could be rocky upper left or mostly gas and ice lower right National Science Foundation image New software finds smallest extra solar planet yet A new computer program analyzed the motions of two giant planets and the star they orbit and uncovered evidence of a third much smaller planet just 7 5 times the mass of Earth FULL STORY gt gt Large Binocular Telescope home page New NASA s planet finding roadmap PDF 1 5 MB Key Origins Missions Keck Mission SIM Mission TPF Mission Spitzer Mission Kepler Mission LBTI Mission Michelson Science Center d nbsp More News A giant planet finding telescope takes shape June 10 2005 The Large Binocular Telescope is an advanced dual mirror observatory under construction atop Mount Graham Arizona When completed in the spring of 2006 it will be able to image giant planets outside of our solar system Click the link below to view a time lapse movie of telescope construction through installation of the first mirror cell Movie created by Tom Herbst using pictures from the LBT webcam QuickTime 61 MB 3 5 MB Amateur pro astronomers discover new planet May 26 2005 An international collaboration of astronomers including two well equipped amateurs in New Zealand has made the second discovery of an extrasolar planet using gravitational microlensing Spitzer sees signs of alien asteroid belt May 20 2005 NASA s Spitzer Space Telescope has spotted what may be the dusty spray of asteroids banging together in a belt that orbits a star like our Sun The discovery offers astronomers a rare glimpse at a distant star system that resembles our home and may represent a significant step toward learning if and where other Earths form Terrestrial Planet Finder in 3D May 9 2005 Explore the future of planet finding with this new interactive visualization of NASA s Terrestrial Planet Finder mission Use your mouse to rotate the spacecraft fire the thrusters or zoom in for a closer look at these advanced space observatories designed for search for Earth size planets and life Shockwave player required Astronomers confirm extrasolar planet image April 30 2005 An international team of astronomers has reported confirmation of the first image of a planet mass object outside of our solar system The object about five times the mass of Jupiter orbits a brown dwarf rather than a star Night Sky Network engages 100 000 in wonders of the universe April 22 2005 More than 100 000 people across the United States have been introduced to planet finding black holes and other astronomy topics through the Night Sky Network founded in 2004 by the Astronomy Society of the Pacific and NASA s Jet Propulsion Laboratory European team releases image of possible planet April 12 2005 A team of European astronomers has released an image of what may be an extrasolar planet obiting within the dusty disc surrounding a young star The estimated mass of the substellar companion is between one and 42 times that of Jupiter NEWS ARCHIVE gt gt Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Awards amp Credits First Gov website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe JPL Clearance 01 2757 Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/AlienSafari_508.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Alien Safari%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology banner + NASA Homepage + NASA ...%%==%%18712%%==%%27 Jun 107%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box ALIEN SAFARI Image Rotating globe Welcome to Alien Safari Explore the life zones below to find some of the extreme organisms on our planet 1 Hottest Thermophiles Name Archaea Strain 121 Location Hot springs at Yellowstone National Park Wyoming Description This microbe belongs to a class called hyperthermophiles which live in extremely hot or acidic water Some species can survive temperatures over 235 degrees Fahrenheit hot enough to boil an egg in minutes What this means for life in the universe The discovery of organisms that thrive within a broad range of temperatures opens up new prospects for finding microbial life elsewhere in the universe 2 Deepest Underground Researchers study microbes deep inside a South Africa gold mine Photo by Louise Gubb Princeton University Researchers study microbes deep inside a South Africa gold mine Photo by Louise Gubb Princeton University Name Bacillus infernus Location Johannesburg South Africa Description New species of bacteria have been discovered in caves and gold mines as deep as 2 miles underground These species are known as thermophiles or heat lovers because they thrive in high temperature environments What this means for life in the universe The study of habitable environments deep below the Earth s surface may hold important clues to finding life on other planets Many scientists believe that if there is life on Mars it will be found underground 3 Most Acidic Acidophiles found in a treatment plant in Wales Acidophiles found in a treatment plant in Wales Name Acidophiles Location Lechuguilla Cave Carlsbad New Mexico Description These hardy organisms have been found living in a number of caves under conditions of pH of 0 0 about as acidic as battery acid What this means for life in the universe Some scientists speculate that the clouds of Venus could be a plausible habitat for microbial life The clouds are highly acidic but that wouldn t be a problem for acidophiles 4 Highest Radiation Dose D radiodurans this special has been found in many extreme environments including contaminated soil at the U S Department of Energy s Hanford Nuclear Site D radiodurans this special has been found in many extreme environments including contaminated soil at the U S Department of Energy s Hanford Nuclear Site Name D radiodurans Location Hanford nuclear waste storage site Washington state Description D radiodurans has been humorously dubbed Conan the Bacterium It s the most radiation resistant organism known These guys can withstand 1 5 million rads units of radiation a thousand times more than any other life form on Earth What this means for life in the universe D radiodurans species beats most of the constraints for survival of life on Mars including radiation cold vacuum and dormancy 5 Living without Sunlight Tube Worms Tube Worms Name Hydrothermal vent communities Location First discovered on the Galapagos Rift off the coast of Ecuador Description In 1977 scientists first discovered entire communities of organisms flourishing miles below the surface of the ocean around openings in the ocean floor out of which hot mineral rich water erupts The openingshost a variety of strange and amazing organisms that have adapted to immense pressure total darkness and proximity to super heated water that reaches 662 degrees F What this means for life in the universe There is strong evidence that a liquid ocean exists below the icy surface of Jupiter s moon Europa If this ocean contains hydrothermal vents as well scientists speculate they could be wellsprings of alien life 6 Strangest Habitat An ice worm closeup An ice worm closeup Name Methane Ice Worms Location Gulf of Mexico 80 miles off the coast of Louisiana Description In 1997 vast colonies of strange rosy pink worms 1 2 inches in length were found burrowing in mounds of methane rich ice erupting from the sea floor in the Gulf of Mexico What this means for life in the universe The discovery of these previously unknown life forms living in frigid ocean depths far beyond the reach of sunlight extend our definition of what constitutes a habitable environment The discovery provides further evidence that life is tough in the extreme Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/AlienSafari_launch_page.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Alien Safari%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology banner + NASA Homepage + NASA ...%%==%%13326%%==%%12 Jul 107%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box ALIEN SAFARI Click the image below to discover some of the most extreme organisms on our planet and find out what they are telling astrobiologists about the search for life beyond Earth Explore extreme life forms with Alien Safari Click to launch To view this presentation you need the Flash 6 plugin For an HTML version click here View NASA s Astrobiology Education Poster Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Science and Technology Planet Quest Alien Safari Planet Quest Alien Safari Planet Quest Alien Safari Planet Quest Alien Safari Planet Quest Alien Safari Planet Quest Alien Safari Planet Quest Alien Safari Planet Quest Alien Safari Planet Quest Alien Safari Planet Quest Alien Safari http planetquest jpl nasa gov AlienSafari launch page html http planetquest jpl nasa gov AlienSafari launch page html http planetquest jpl nasa gov AlienSafari launch page html http planetquest jpl nasa gov AlienSafari launch page html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIMGuide2Galaxy_launch_page.html%%==%%Planet Quest: 3D Guide to the Galaxy%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology banner + NASA Homepage + NASA ...%%==%%13009%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box GUIDE TO THE GALAXY How big is our galaxy Where are we located Explore the geography of the Milky Way with this interactive experience Guide to the Galaxy Click to launch Requires Java enabled browser For an HTML version click here Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Science and Technology Planet Quest 3D Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest 3D Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest 3D Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest 3D Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest 3D Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest 3D Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest 3D Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest 3D Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest 3D Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest 3D Guide to the Galaxy http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIMGuide2Galaxy launch page html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIMGuide2Galaxy launch page html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIMGuide2Galaxy launch page html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIMGuide2Galaxy launch page html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIMGuide2Galaxy-centralBulge_508.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Guide to the Galaxy%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology banner + NASA Homepage + NASA ...%%==%%14113%%==%%18 Oct 107%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box GUIDE TO THE GALAXY Central Bulge Intro How Big Search Bubble Spiral Arms Halo The Local Group Central Bulge Our Solar System blue line Illustration of the galaxy s central bulge Central Bulge At the heart of the Milky Way is a dense ball of old stars known as the central buldge The stars surround the galactic nucleus which may contain a supermassive black hole Previous Next Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Science and Technology Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIMGuide2Galaxy centralBulge 508 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIMGuide2Galaxy centralBulge 508 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIMGuide2Galaxy centralBulge 508 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIMGuide2Galaxy centralBulge 508 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIMGuide2Galaxy-galaxyTypes_508.html%%==%%Planet Quest: The SIM PlanetQuest Guide to the Galaxy%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology banner + NASA Homepage + NASA ...%%==%%14178%%==%%18 Oct 107%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box THE SIM PLANETQUEST GUIDE TO THE GALAXY Galaxy Types How big Search Bubble Spiral Arms Halo The Local Group Galaxy Types Central Bulge Our Solar System blue line Barred galaxy Similar to the spiral type of galaxy A bar of material runs through the nucleus and the arms begin away from the central zone Galaxy Types Barred galaxy Similar to the spiral type of galaxy A bar of material runs through the nucleus and the arms begin away from the central zone Example FINISH THESE Top of SIM Guide to Galaxy Page Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Science and Technology Planet Quest The SIM PlanetQuest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest The SIM PlanetQuest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest The SIM PlanetQuest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest The SIM PlanetQuest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest The SIM PlanetQuest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest The SIM PlanetQuest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest The SIM PlanetQuest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest The SIM PlanetQuest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest The SIM PlanetQuest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest The SIM PlanetQuest Guide to the Galaxy http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIMGuide2Galaxy galaxyTypes 508 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIMGuide2Galaxy galaxyTypes 508 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIMGuide2Galaxy galaxyTypes 508 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIMGuide2Galaxy galaxyTypes 508 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIMGuide2Galaxy-halo_508.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Guide to the Galaxy%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology banner + NASA Homepage + NASA ...%%==%%14002%%==%%18 Oct 107%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box GUIDE TO THE GALAXY Halo Intro How Big Search Bubble Spiral Arms Halo The Local Group Central Bulge Our Solar System blue line Illustration of the galaxy halo Halo The galactic disc is surrounded by a spherical halo of old stars and globular clusters Shown in red Previous Next Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Science and Technology Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIMGuide2Galaxy halo 508 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIMGuide2Galaxy halo 508 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIMGuide2Galaxy halo 508 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIMGuide2Galaxy halo 508 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIMGuide2Galaxy-localGroup_508.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Guide to the Galaxy%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology banner + NASA Homepage + NASA ...%%==%%14256%%==%%18 Oct 107%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box GUIDE TO THE GALAXY The Local Group Intro How Big Search Bubble Spiral Arms Halo The Local Group Central Bulge Our Solar System blue line Illustration of the Local Group of galaxies The Local Group The Milky Way is a member of a collection of more than 50 galaxies called the Local Group The largest galaxies in the local group are the spirals Andromeda M31 and the Milky Way Other galaxies in the local group include Pegasus Draco Ursa Minor Fornax Sculptor Carina Leo I and II Sextans and NGC 6822 Previous Next Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Science and Technology Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy Planet Quest Guide to the Galaxy http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIMGuide2Galaxy localGroup 508 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIMGuide2Galaxy localGroup 508 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIMGuide2Galaxy localGroup 508 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov SIMGuide2Galaxy localGroup 508 html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/glossary/gas_giant.html%%==%%Glossary%%==%%Gas giant: Any large, massive planet composed primarily of light substances such as hydrogen, helium, methane and ammonia in their gaseous or liquid state. ...%%==%%1280%%==%%18 Oct 104%%==%% Gas giant Any large massive planet composed primarily of light substances such as hydrogen helium methane and ammonia in their gaseous or liquid state The four gas giants in our solar system are Jupiter Saturn Uranus and Neptune Close Window Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary gas giant html http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary gas giant html http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary gas giant html http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary gas giant html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/glossary/solar_system.html%%==%%Glossary%%==%%Solar system: The Sun and its planets, asteroids, comets and so on. Close Window ...%%==%%1110%%==%%18 Oct 104%%==%% Solar system The Sun and its planets asteroids comets and so on Close Window Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary solar system html http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary solar system html http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary solar system html http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary solar system html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/glossary/angular_size.html%%==%%Glossary%%==%%Angular size: The apparent size of an object measured by the angle between two lines of sight along each side of an object. An ...%%==%%1269%%==%%18 Oct 104%%==%% Angular size The apparent size of an object measured by the angle between two lines of sight along each side of an object An object s actual linear diameter can be found from the angular size if the distance is already known Close Window Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary angular size html http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary angular size html http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary angular size html http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary angular size html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/glossary/galaxy.html%%==%%Glossary%%==%%Galaxy: A large collection of stars, such as the Milky Way galaxy, held together by mutual gravitational attraction. Close Window ...%%==%%1159%%==%%18 Oct 104%%==%% Galaxy A large collection of stars such as the Milky Way galaxy held together by mutual gravitational attraction Close Window Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary galaxy html http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary galaxy html http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary galaxy html http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary galaxy html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/glossary/red_dwarf.html%%==%%Glossary%%==%%Red dwarf: The most common type of star in the galaxy, accounting for 70 percent of all stars. Red dwarfs are fainter, cooler, and ...%%==%%1196%%==%%18 Oct 104%%==%% Red dwarf The most common type of star in the galaxy accounting for 70 percent of all stars Red dwarfs are fainter cooler and smaller than the Sun Close Window Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary red dwarf html http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary red dwarf html http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary red dwarf html http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary red dwarf html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/glossary/terrestrial_planet.html%%==%%Glossary%%==%%Terrestrial planet: A small planet with a rocky, solid surface. The terrestrial planets in our solar system are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. Close ...%%==%%1187%%==%%18 Oct 104%%==%% Terrestrial planet A small planet with a rocky solid surface The terrestrial planets in our solar system are Mercury Venus Earth and Mars Close Window Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary terrestrial planet html http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary terrestrial planet html http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary terrestrial planet html http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary terrestrial planet html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/glossary/interferometer.html%%==%%Glossary%%==%%Interferometer: An instrument that combines light from two or more telescopes pointed at the same target, resulting in a resolution equal to that of ...%%==%%1216%%==%%18 Oct 104%%==%% Interferometer An instrument that combines light from two or more telescopes pointed at the same target resulting in a resolution equal to that of a much larger telescope Close Window Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary interferometer html http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary interferometer html http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary interferometer html http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary interferometer html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/glossary/radial_velocity.html%%==%%Glossary%%==%%Radial velocity: That component of an objects velocity directed away from or toward Earth. Close Window ...%%==%%1133%%==%%18 Oct 104%%==%% Radial velocity That component of an objects velocity directed away from or toward Earth Close Window Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary radial velocity html http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary radial velocity html http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary radial velocity html http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary radial velocity html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/glossary/lbti_index.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Missions - LBTI%%==%%NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology banner JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest - the search for another Earth Home Page ...%%==%%14221%%==%%5 Dec 103%%==%% NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI nbsp Kepler New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Michelson Fellowship Program Links For Educators For Scientists For Press line under Search Box MISSIONS gt LBTI An instrument for ground based planet searches Artist s concept of the Large Binocular Telescope Click here for a larger image Blue Line Artist s concept of the Large Binocular Telescope Blue Line Find Out More Black Dot LBTI home page Black Dot NASA s Origins program Blue Line The Large Binocular Telescope Interferometer LBTI will study the formation of solar systems and will be capable of directly detecting giant planets outside our solar system Two 8 meter class telescopes on Mount Graham Arizona will be connected in an infrared interferometer The resulting instrument will have a maximum baseline of 22 8 meters Because of its unique geometry and relatively direct optical path the LBTI will offer science capabilities that are different from other interferometers It will provide high resolution images of many faint objects over a wide field of view including galaxies in the Hubble Deep Field with 10 times the Hubble resolution Nulling techniques will enable the LBTI to study emissions from faint dust clouds around other stars These dust clouds reflect light and give off heat and so interfere with the search for planets By helping to characterize these emissions the LBTI will provide critically needed data for the design of the Terrestrial Planet Finder a future mission that will study planets orbiting nearby stars Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Awards amp Credits Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest Missions LBTI Planet Quest Missions LBTI Planet Quest Missions LBTI Planet Quest Missions LBTI Planet Quest Missions LBTI Planet Quest Missions LBTI Planet Quest Missions LBTI Planet Quest Missions LBTI Planet Quest Missions LBTI Planet Quest Missions LBTI http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary lbti index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary lbti index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary lbti index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary lbti index html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/glossary/index.html%%==%%PlanetQuest%%==%%...%%==%%138%%==%%18 Oct 105%%==%% PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov glossary index html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Keck/DG_Tau.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist's concept of the disk surrounding the young star DG Tau Blue Line ...%%==%%2849%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist s concept of the disk surrounding the young star DG Tau Blue Line Artist s concept of the disk surrounding the young star DG Tau Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck DG Tau html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck DG Tau html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck DG Tau html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck DG Tau html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Keck/keck_index.html%%==%%Keck%%==%%...%%==%%133%%==%%17 Oct 105%%==%% Keck Keck Keck Keck Keck Keck Keck Keck Keck Keck http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck keck index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck keck index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck keck index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck keck index html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Keck/keck_observatory.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line The Keck Observatory Blue Line The Keck Observatory atop Mauna Kea in Hawaii ...%%==%%2784%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line The Keck Observatory Blue Line The Keck Observatory atop Mauna Kea in Hawaii Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck keck observatory html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck keck observatory html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck keck observatory html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck keck observatory html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Keck/moving.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Edwin Hubble Blue Line At JPL, Keck team members Marco Hernandez (left) and ...%%==%%2907%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Edwin Hubble Blue Line At JPL Keck team members Marco Hernandez left and Bob Thompson wheel a cart containing the first JPL assemblies for the interferometer over from a lab for shipping to Hawaii Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck moving html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck moving html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck moving html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck moving html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Keck/sunset.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Edwin Hubble Blue Line The two spherical Keck domes bask in the glow ...%%==%%2914%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Edwin Hubble Blue Line The two spherical Keck domes bask in the glow of sunset along with the Japanese Subaru Telescope left Visible in the distance is the Island of Maui just right of the Keck 2 dome Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck sunset html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck sunset html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck sunset html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck sunset html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Keck/announ.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Missions - Keck Interferometer%%==%%Coming August 23 ... http://keckint.jpl.nasa.gov/ ...%%==%%507%%==%%18 Oct 105%%==%% Coming August 23 http keckint jpl nasa gov Planet Quest Missions Keck Interferometer Planet Quest Missions Keck Interferometer Planet Quest Missions Keck Interferometer Planet Quest Missions Keck Interferometer Planet Quest Missions Keck Interferometer Planet Quest Missions Keck Interferometer Planet Quest Missions Keck Interferometer Planet Quest Missions Keck Interferometer Planet Quest Missions Keck Interferometer Planet Quest Missions Keck Interferometer http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck announ html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck announ html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck announ html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck announ html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Keck/index.html%%==%%Keck%%==%%...%%==%%133%%==%%17 Oct 105%%==%% Keck Keck Keck Keck Keck Keck Keck Keck Keck Keck http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck index html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Keck/keck_project.html%%==%%Keck%%==%%...%%==%%135%%==%%30 Sep 104%%==%% Keck Keck Keck Keck Keck Keck Keck Keck Keck Keck http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck keck project html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck keck project html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck keck project html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck keck project html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Keck/keckGalleryLaunch.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%14099%%==%%18 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box KECK OBSERVATORY GALLERY Keck Observatory Gallery Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck keckGalleryLaunch html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck keckGalleryLaunch html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck keckGalleryLaunch html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck keckGalleryLaunch html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Keck/bottomFrame.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Blue Line Introduction | January 2003 | February 2003 | March 2003 | May 2003 June 2003 | August 2003 | September 2003 | ...%%==%%2896%%==%%18 Oct 107%%==%% Blue Line Introduction January 2003 February 2003 March 2003 May 2003 June 2003 August 2003 September 2003 October 2003 October 2003 Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck bottomFrame html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck bottomFrame html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck bottomFrame html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck bottomFrame html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Keck/frame6.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%     Keck Observatory   Previous Next Sunset As the sun begins to set over Mauna Kea, the shadows of the twin Keck domes ...%%==%%2065%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% nbsp nbsp nbsp Keck Observatory nbsp Previous Next Sunset As the sun begins to set over Mauna Kea the shadows of the twin Keck domes stretch across the barren landscape In the background are two other summit observatories the Canada France Hawaii Telescope left and the Gemini Telescope Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck frame6 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck frame6 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck frame6 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck frame6 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Keck/frame7.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%     Keck Observatory   Previous Twilight The Keck I telescope is opened in preparation for another night of observing atop Mauna Kea. ...%%==%%1735%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% nbsp nbsp nbsp Keck Observatory nbsp Previous Twilight The Keck I telescope is opened in preparation for another night of observing atop Mauna Kea Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck frame7 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck frame7 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck frame7 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck frame7 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Keck/frame3.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%     Keck Observatory   Previous Next Keck Mirror The 10-meter (33-foot) primary mirror of each Keck telescope is composed of 36 hexagonal segments, ...%%==%%2042%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% nbsp nbsp nbsp Keck Observatory nbsp Previous Next Keck Mirror The 10 meter 33 foot primary mirror of each Keck telescope is composed of 36 hexagonal segments each of which is computer controlled and positioned to make the front surface act as a single telescope mirror Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck frame3 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck frame3 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck frame3 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck frame3 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Keck/frame4.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%     Keck Observatory   Previous Next Combining Lab A fisheye view of the combining lab in the basement of the Keck Observatory, where ...%%==%%2248%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% nbsp nbsp nbsp Keck Observatory nbsp Previous Next Combining Lab A fisheye view of the combining lab in the basement of the Keck Observatory where starlight from each telescope is steered through an intricate network of mirrors and optics then combined and manipulated In this area starlight can be intensified or suppressed enabling astronomers to observe objects orbiting near the star Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck frame4 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck frame4 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck frame4 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck frame4 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Keck/frame5.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%     Keck Observatory   Previous Next Open Domes At dusk, the observatories are opened to equalize temperatures inside and outside of the domes. ...%%==%%1927%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% nbsp nbsp nbsp Keck Observatory nbsp Previous Next Open Domes At dusk the observatories are opened to equalize temperatures inside and outside of the domes Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck frame5 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck frame5 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck frame5 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck frame5 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Keck/frame2.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%     Keck Observatory   Previous Next Base Structure Each of the 10-meter Keck telescopes is supported by a multi-ton structure that can be ...%%==%%1948%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% nbsp nbsp nbsp Keck Observatory nbsp Previous Next Base Structure Each of the 10 meter Keck telescopes is supported by a multi ton structure that can be rotated full circle Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck frame2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck frame2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck frame2 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck frame2 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Keck/topFrame.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Keck Observatory Bottom Graphic Line ...%%==%%1755%%==%%30 Sep 105%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Keck Observatory Bottom Graphic Line Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck topFrame html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck topFrame html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck topFrame html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck topFrame html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Keck/keckGallery.html%%==%%Keck Observatory Gallery%%==%%...%%==%%638%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% Keck Observatory Gallery Keck Observatory Gallery Keck Observatory Gallery Keck Observatory Gallery Keck Observatory Gallery Keck Observatory Gallery Keck Observatory Gallery Keck Observatory Gallery Keck Observatory Gallery Keck Observatory Gallery http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck keckGallery html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck keckGallery html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck keckGallery html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck keckGallery html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Keck/introduction.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%     Keck Observatory   Next Introduction Located at 13,600 atop a dormant volcano in Hawaii, the twin Keck telescopes are the world's largest ...%%==%%1996%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% nbsp nbsp nbsp Keck Observatory nbsp Next Introduction Located at 13 600 atop a dormant volcano in Hawaii the twin Keck telescopes are the world s largest optical and infrared telescopes The Keck Interferometer project links the two telescopes together to create an instrument of unprecedented power Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck introduction html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck introduction html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck introduction html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck introduction html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/Keck/structure_5.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%  June 2003 - A view of progress from left-front. Previous Next June 2003 A view of progress from left-front. ...%%==%%1826%%==%%17 Jun 105%%==%% nbsp June 2003 A view of progress from left front Previous Next June 2003 A view of progress from left front Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck structure 5 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck structure 5 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck structure 5 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov Keck structure 5 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/a.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Keck Map Diagram This is panel a Click on the areas of the map for a panoramic tour of the Keck Interferometer. Look for ...%%==%%1522%%==%%29 Sep 103%%==%% Keck Map Diagram This is panel a Click on the areas of the map for a panoramic tour of the Keck Interferometer Look for hot spots within each room for details about specific features Clicking on doors will lead to adjoining rooms QTVR photography by Dr Gerard T Van belle Begin the tour D H E K J Combining Lab C I B F G Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr a html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr a html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr a html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr a html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/bottom.html%%==%%/afs/jpl/group/planetquest/www/keck_qtvr/bottom.html%%==%%Go to Keck mission area > ...%%==%%780%%==%%26 Sep 103%%==%% Go to Keck mission area gt http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr bottom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr bottom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr bottom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr bottom html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/bottomContent.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Keck Interferometer The Keck Interferometer is a powerful new instrument that is being developed to search for new planets and investigate our cosmic origins. ...%%==%%1275%%==%%26 Aug 102%%==%% Keck Interferometer The Keck Interferometer is a powerful new instrument that is being developed to search for new planets and investigate our cosmic origins Located 4 150 meters 13 600 feet above the Pacific Ocean atop Hawaii s Mauna Kea a dormant volcano the W M Keck Observatory houses the world s two largest optical and infrared telescopes By linking them together as an instrument called an interferometer astronomers can obtain measurements that are not possible with a single telescope Observations are carried out by pointing both telescopes at the same target and combining their light in an optical laboratory in the basement of the observatory For more information about how this process works see Technology Interferometry Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr bottomContent html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr bottomContent html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr bottomContent html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr bottomContent html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/bottomFrame.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%desc2Frame Graphic Line ...%%==%%1026%%==%%16 Sep 105%%==%% desc2Frame Graphic Line Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr bottomFrame html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr bottomFrame html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr bottomFrame html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr bottomFrame html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/desc1PlaceHolder.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic Description Area 1 Place Holder Graphic Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic ...%%==%%1271%%==%%14 Sep 105%%==%% Description Area 1 Left Frame Graphic Description Area 1 Place Holder Graphic Description Area 1 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr desc1PlaceHolder html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr desc1PlaceHolder html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr desc1PlaceHolder html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr desc1PlaceHolder html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/desc2PlaceHolder.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Description Area 2 Left Frame Graphic Description Area 2 Place Holder Graphic Description Area 2 Right Frame Graphic ...%%==%%1268%%==%%14 Sep 105%%==%% Description Area 2 Left Frame Graphic Description Area 2 Place Holder Graphic Description Area 2 Right Frame Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr desc2PlaceHolder html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr desc2PlaceHolder html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr desc2PlaceHolder html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr desc2PlaceHolder html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/FlashPlaceHolder.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%of our page. --> var uid = new Date().getTime(); var flashProxy = new FlashProxy(uid, "JavaScriptFlashGateway.swf"); list.--> var qtvrHTML = new Array("Keck1BaseSupportStruct.html", "Keck2Mirror.html", "Keck1ControlRoom.html", "Keck1Exterior.html", ...%%==%%4663%%==%%15 Sep 105%%==%% of our page var uid new Date getTime var flashProxy new FlashProxy uid JavaScriptFlashGateway swf list var qtvrHTML new Array Keck1BaseSupportStruct html Keck2Mirror html Keck1ControlRoom html Keck1Exterior html LongDelayLineArea html function initiateNewQTVR newVR called from flash initiates the change of the QTVR This should always come from flash even when user clicks in the qtvr to go to a new destination which would trigger the transferItemToFlash javascript below and then flash would in turn trigger this script newVR will 0 4 0 Keck 1 Base Structure 1 Keck Mirror 2 Keck 1 control room 3 Keck 1 Exterior 4 Long Delay Lines parent qtvrFrame location href qtvrHTML newVR window open qtvrHTML newVR function transferItemToFlash myButton flashProxy call activateButtonExternal myButton var sample new FlashTag nav swf 381 519 sample setFlashvars lcId uid sample write document Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FlashPlaceHolder html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FlashPlaceHolder html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FlashPlaceHolder html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FlashPlaceHolder html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/keckFull.html%%==%%PlanetQuest Keck Interferometer%%==%%...%%==%%906%%==%%8 Feb 106%%==%% PlanetQuest Keck Interferometer PlanetQuest Keck Interferometer PlanetQuest Keck Interferometer PlanetQuest Keck Interferometer PlanetQuest Keck Interferometer PlanetQuest Keck Interferometer PlanetQuest Keck Interferometer PlanetQuest Keck Interferometer PlanetQuest Keck Interferometer PlanetQuest Keck Interferometer http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckFull html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckFull html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckFull html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckFull html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/ktvrBlackLeft.html%%==%%Untitled%%==%%  ...%%==%%257%%==%%8 Feb 106%%==%% nbsp Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr ktvrBlackLeft html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr ktvrBlackLeft html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr ktvrBlackLeft html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr ktvrBlackLeft html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/ktvrBlackRight.html%%==%%Untitled%%==%%  ...%%==%%257%%==%%8 Feb 106%%==%% nbsp Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr ktvrBlackRight html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr ktvrBlackRight html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr ktvrBlackRight html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr ktvrBlackRight html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/ktvrBlackTop.html%%==%%Untitled%%==%%  ...%%==%%257%%==%%8 Feb 106%%==%% nbsp Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr ktvrBlackTop html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr ktvrBlackTop html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr ktvrBlackTop html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr ktvrBlackTop html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/index.html%%==%%Planet Quest: Multimedia Gallery%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology banner + NASA Homepage + NASA ...%%==%%14037%%==%%12 Jul 107%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press For Press Search line under Search Box Keck Virtual Tour Roam through the corridors and domes of the world s largest and most powerful observatory located atop an extinct volcano in Hawaii Requires QuickTime a Javascript Enabled Browser and Flash Player 7 or higher Keck Virtual Tour Keck Virtual Tour Full Screen Roam through the corridors and domes of the world s largest and most powerful observatory located atop an extinct volcano in Hawaii Requires QuickTime a Javascript Enabled Browser and Flash Player 7 or higher Keck Virtual Tour Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest Multimedia Gallery Planet Quest Multimedia Gallery Planet Quest Multimedia Gallery Planet Quest Multimedia Gallery Planet Quest Multimedia Gallery Planet Quest Multimedia Gallery Planet Quest Multimedia Gallery Planet Quest Multimedia Gallery Planet Quest Multimedia Gallery Planet Quest Multimedia Gallery http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr index html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/instructionsPlaceHolder.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Instructions Place Holder Graphic ...%%==%%1037%%==%%14 Sep 105%%==%% Instructions Place Holder Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr instructionsPlaceHolder html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr instructionsPlaceHolder html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr instructionsPlaceHolder html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr instructionsPlaceHolder html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/keck.html%%==%%PlanetQuest Keck Interferometer%%==%%--> ...%%==%%2467%%==%%3 Oct 105%%==%% PlanetQuest Keck Interferometer PlanetQuest Keck Interferometer PlanetQuest Keck Interferometer PlanetQuest Keck Interferometer PlanetQuest Keck Interferometer PlanetQuest Keck Interferometer PlanetQuest Keck Interferometer PlanetQuest Keck Interferometer PlanetQuest Keck Interferometer PlanetQuest Keck Interferometer http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keck html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keck html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keck html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keck html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/Keck1BaseSupportStruct.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%QTVR Top Border QTVR Left Frame QTVR Place Holder Graphic --> QTVR Bottom Border ...%%==%%1825%%==%%14 Sep 105%%==%% QTVR Top Border QTVR Left Frame QTVR Place Holder Graphic QTVR Bottom Border Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr Keck1BaseSupportStruct html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr Keck1BaseSupportStruct html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr Keck1BaseSupportStruct html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr Keck1BaseSupportStruct html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/Keck1ControlRoom.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%QTVR Top Border QTVR Left Frame QTVR Place Holder Graphic --> QTVR Bottom Border ...%%==%%1819%%==%%14 Sep 105%%==%% QTVR Top Border QTVR Left Frame QTVR Place Holder Graphic QTVR Bottom Border Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr Keck1ControlRoom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr Keck1ControlRoom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr Keck1ControlRoom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr Keck1ControlRoom html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/Keck1Exterior.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%QTVR Top Border QTVR Left Frame QTVR Place Holder Graphic --> QTVR Bottom Border ...%%==%%1816%%==%%14 Sep 105%%==%% QTVR Top Border QTVR Left Frame QTVR Place Holder Graphic QTVR Bottom Border Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr Keck1Exterior html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr Keck1Exterior html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr Keck1Exterior html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr Keck1Exterior html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/Keck2Mirror.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%QTVR Top Border QTVR Left Frame QTVR Place Holder Graphic --> QTVR Bottom Border ...%%==%%1814%%==%%14 Sep 105%%==%% QTVR Top Border QTVR Left Frame QTVR Place Holder Graphic QTVR Bottom Border Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr Keck2Mirror html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr Keck2Mirror html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr Keck2Mirror html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr Keck2Mirror html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/ktvrBlackBottom.html%%==%%Untitled%%==%%  ...%%==%%257%%==%%8 Feb 106%%==%% nbsp Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled Untitled http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr ktvrBlackBottom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr ktvrBlackBottom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr ktvrBlackBottom html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr ktvrBlackBottom html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/keckOrig.html%%==%%Planet Quest - Keck Virtual Tour%%==%%...%%==%%1202%%==%%8 Sep 105%%==%% Planet Quest Keck Virtual Tour Planet Quest Keck Virtual Tour Planet Quest Keck Virtual Tour Planet Quest Keck Virtual Tour Planet Quest Keck Virtual Tour Planet Quest Keck Virtual Tour Planet Quest Keck Virtual Tour Planet Quest Keck Virtual Tour Planet Quest Keck Virtual Tour Planet Quest Keck Virtual Tour http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckOrig html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckOrig html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckOrig html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keckOrig html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/keck_qtvr.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Keck Interferometer > Begin the tour ...%%==%%650%%==%%26 Sep 103%%==%% Keck Interferometer Begin the tour Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keck qtvr html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keck qtvr html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keck qtvr html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr keck qtvr html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/L001.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Subaru The Japanese Large National Telescope, also called the Subaru, one of 13 telescopes atop Mauna Kea. ...%%==%%515%%==%%9 Nov 101%%==%% Subaru The Japanese Large National Telescope also called the Subaru one of 13 telescopes atop Mauna Kea Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr L001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr L001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr L001 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr L001 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/L002.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Maui The summit of the dormant volcano Haleakala, atop the nearby island Maui. Located on Haleakala is another observatory, operated by the US Air ...%%==%%566%%==%%9 Nov 101%%==%% Maui The summit of the dormant volcano Haleakala atop the nearby island Maui Located on Haleakala is another observatory operated by the US Air Force Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr L002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr L002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr L002 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr L002 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/L003.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Exhaust Vent Huge fans draw the air in and out of the twin Keck domes in order to maintain a temperature inside equal to ...%%==%%693%%==%%9 Nov 101%%==%% Exhaust Vent Huge fans draw the air in and out of the twin Keck domes in order to maintain a temperature inside equal to the exterior A differential between these two temperatures can cause deformation of the telescope s steel and mirrors when the dome is opened to the night air Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr L003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr L003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr L003 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr L003 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/leftFrame.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Left Graphic ...%%==%%1001%%==%%16 Sep 105%%==%% Left Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr leftFrame html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr leftFrame html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr leftFrame html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr leftFrame html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/LongDelayLineArea.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%QTVR Top Border QTVR Left Frame QTVR Place Holder Graphic --> QTVR Bottom Border ...%%==%%1820%%==%%14 Sep 105%%==%% QTVR Top Border QTVR Left Frame QTVR Place Holder Graphic QTVR Bottom Border Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LongDelayLineArea html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LongDelayLineArea html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LongDelayLineArea html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr LongDelayLineArea html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/planet_quest_top.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line ...%%==%%1011%%==%%14 Sep 105%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr planet quest top html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr planet quest top html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr planet quest top html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr planet quest top html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/qtvrPlaceHolder.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%QTVR Top Border QTVR Left Frame QTVR Place Holder Graphic --> QTVR Bottom Border ...%%==%%1825%%==%%15 Sep 105%%==%% QTVR Top Border QTVR Left Frame QTVR Place Holder Graphic QTVR Bottom Border Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr qtvrPlaceHolder html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr qtvrPlaceHolder html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr qtvrPlaceHolder html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr qtvrPlaceHolder html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/right.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%ns4 = (document.layers)? true:false ie4 = (document.all)? true:false // Show/Hide functions for non-pointer layer/objects function show(id) { if (ns4) document.layers[id].visibility = "show" else if ...%%==%%8838%%==%%26 Sep 103%%==%% ns4 document layers true false ie4 document all true false Show Hide functions for non pointer layer objects function show id if ns4 document layers id visibility show else if ie4 document all id style visibility visible function hide id if ns4 document layers id visibility hide else if ie4 document all id style visibility hidden Keck Map Diagram Keck Interferometer Map Click on the areas of the map for a panoramic tour of the Keck Interferometer Look for hot spots within each room for details about specific features Clicking on doors will lead to adjoining rooms QTVR photography by Dr Gerard T van Belle A Combining Lab This is the back end of the interferometer where light from both telescopes is tracked and combined It is carefully protected from dust and air currents that can distort the light beams B Control Room This room houses the computers and electronic equipment used to control the Keck Interferometer C Fast Delay Line Area In this area motorized carts travel along 30 foot rails allowing astronomers to adjust the length of the light path in real time This adjustable section of the light path is called the Fast Delay Line D Keck 1 Base Structure M6 Inside each Keck dome is a multi ton rotating structure that supports the telescope The entire blue colored structure seen here can be rotated full circle E Keck 1 Lounge Dining and break area for astronomers F Keck 2 Mirror This view is from the 100 foot high balcony of the Keck 2 telescope The telescope itself and some of its instruments are visible G Keck 2 Mirror Cell In this view from the balcony of the Keck 2 dome the telescope is pointed toward the horizon a position typically used for servicing the telescope mirrors and instruments H Keck 1 Mirror In this view from the balcony of the Keck 1 dome the primary mirror is pointed toward the viewer I Long Delay Lines This area houses the long delay line rails used to make coarse adjustments in the starlight pathlength J Roof View from the roof of the Keck Observatory shortly before sunset Other telescopes atop Mauna Kea are visible in the background K Sunset A view at sunset from the backyard of the Keck Observatory facility atop Mauna Kea A Combining Lab B Control Room C Fast Delay Line Area D Keck 1 Base Structure E Keck 1 Lounge F K2 Mirror G K2 Mirror Cell H Keck 1 Mirror I Long Delay Lines J Roof K Sunset Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr right html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr right html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr right html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr right html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/rightFrame.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%var browserName=navigator.appName; if (browserName=="Netscape") { document.write(" "); } else { document.write(" "); } Right Graphic ...%%==%%1249%%==%%16 Sep 105%%==%% var browserName navigator appName if browserName Netscape document write else document write Right Graphic Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr rightFrame html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr rightFrame html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr rightFrame html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr rightFrame html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/sample3.html%%==%%QTVR Sample Document%%==%%of our page. --> var uid = new Date().getTime(); var flashProxy = new FlashProxy(uid, "JavaScriptFlashGateway.swf"); list.--> var qtvrHTML = new Array("Keck1BaseSupportStruct.html", "Keck2Mirror.html", "Keck1ControlRoom.html", "Keck1Exterior.html", ...%%==%%3924%%==%%15 Sep 105%%==%% of our page var uid new Date getTime var flashProxy new FlashProxy uid JavaScriptFlashGateway swf list var qtvrHTML new Array Keck1BaseSupportStruct html Keck2Mirror html Keck1ControlRoom html Keck1Exterior html LongDelayLineArea html function initiateNewQTVR newVR called from flash initiates the change of the QTVR This should always come from flash even when user clicks in the qtvr to go to a new destination which would trigger the transferItemToFlash javascript below and then flash would in turn trigger this script newVR will 0 4 0 Keck 1 Base Structure 1 Keck Mirror 2 Keck 1 control room 3 Keck 1 Exterior 4 Long Delay Lines parent qtvrFrame location href qtvrHTML newVR window open qtvrHTML newVR function transferItemToFlash myButton flashProxy call activateButtonExternal myButton var sample new FlashTag nav swf 381 519 sample setFlashvars lcId uid sample write document QTVR Sample Document QTVR Sample Document QTVR Sample Document QTVR Sample Document QTVR Sample Document QTVR Sample Document QTVR Sample Document QTVR Sample Document QTVR Sample Document QTVR Sample Document http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sample3 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sample3 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sample3 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr sample3 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/FlashFrame.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%of our page. --> var uid = new Date().getTime(); var flashProxy = new FlashProxy(uid, "JavaScriptFlashGateway.swf"); list.--> /*var qtvrDESC = new Array("SAS/desc.html", "K2M/desc.html", "LDL/desc.html", "K1BSS/desc.html", ...%%==%%12298%%==%%5 Oct 105%%==%% of our page var uid new Date getTime var flashProxy new FlashProxy uid JavaScriptFlashGateway swf list var qtvrDESC new Array SAS desc html K2M desc html LDL desc html K1BSS desc html K1E desc html K2CR desc html FDL desc html OR desc html MC desc html CL desc html K1CR desc html var qtvrDESC new Array SAS desc html K1E desc html OR desc html MC desc html K1BSS desc html K2M desc html K2CR desc html LDL desc html FDL desc html CL desc html K1CR desc html var qtvrHS INTRO desc html function initiateBlankDesc parent desc1frame location href qtvrHS function initiateNewQTVR newVR called from flash initiates the change of the QTVR This should always come from flash even when user clicks in the qtvr to go to a new destination which would trigger the transferItemToFlash javascript below and then flash would in turn trigger this script newVR will 0 4 0 Summit At Sunset 1 Keck II Mirror 2 Long Delay Lines 3 Keck I Base Support Structure 4 Keck I Exterior 5 Keck II Control Room 6 Fast Delay Lines 7 Observatory Roof 8 Main Corridor 9 Combining Lab 10 Keck I Control Room parent qtvrframe location href qtvrHTML newVR parent desc1frame location href qtvrDESC newVR function transferItemToFlash myButton flashProxy call activateButtonExternal myButton function loadInstructions parent qtvrframe location href INTRO instructions html var isIE navigator appVersion indexOf MSIE 1 true false var isWin navigator appVersion toLowerCase indexOf win 1 true false var isOpera navigator userAgent indexOf Opera 1 true false jsVersion 1 1 function JSGetSwfVer i if navigator plugins null navigator plugins length 0 if navigator plugins Shockwave Flash 2 0 navigator plugins Shockwave Flash var swVer2 navigator plugins Shockwave Flash 2 0 2 0 var flashDescription navigator plugins Shockwave Flash swVer2 description descArray flashDescription split tempArrayMajor descArray 2 split versionMajor tempArrayMajor 0 versionMinor tempArrayMajor 1 if descArray 3 tempArrayMinor descArray 3 split r else tempArrayMinor descArray 4 split r versionRevision tempArrayMinor 1 0 tempArrayMinor 1 0 flashVer versionMajor versionMinor versionRevision else flashVer 1 else if navigator userAgent toLowerCase indexOf webtv 2 6 1 flashVer 4 else if navigator userAgent toLowerCase indexOf webtv 2 5 1 flashVer 3 else if navigator userAgent toLowerCase indexOf webtv 1 flashVer 2 else flashVer 1 return flashVer function DetectFlashVer reqMajorVer reqMinorVer reqRevision reqVer parseFloat reqMajorVer reqRevision for i 25 i 0 i if isIE isWin isOpera versionStr VBGetSwfVer i else versionStr JSGetSwfVer i if versionStr 1 return false else if versionStr 0 if isIE isWin isOpera tempArray versionStr split tempString tempArray 1 versionArray tempString split else versionArray versionStr split versionMajor versionArray 0 versionMinor versionArray 1 versionRevision versionArray 2 versionString versionMajor versionRevision versionNum parseFloat versionString if versionMajor reqMajorVer versionNum reqVer return true else return versionNum reqVer versionMinor reqMinorVer true false return reqVer false 0 0 Oops Flash Player 7 or higher is required for the Keck Interferometry Tour to work properly Follow the link below to install the latest Flash Player Install the latest Flash Player document write alternateContent var productInstallOETags document write productInstallOETags embed the Flash Product Installation SWF else if hasReqestedVersion if we ve detected an acceptable version var sample new FlashTag nav swf 381 519 sample setFlashvars lcId uid sample write document else var alternateContent Oops Flash Player 7 or higher is required for the Keck Interferometry Tour to work properly Follow the link below to install the latest Flash Player Install the latest Flash Player document write alternateContent Oops JavaScript must be enabled for the Keck Interferometry Tour to work properly Please enable Javascript in your browser and reload the Keck Interferometry Tour Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FlashFrame html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FlashFrame html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FlashFrame html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FlashFrame html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/FlashFrameTest.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%of our page. --> var uid = new Date().getTime(); var flashProxy = new FlashProxy(uid, "JavaScriptFlashGateway.swf"); list.--> var qtvrHTML = new Array("SAS/SAS.html", "K2M/K2M.html", "LDL/LDL.html", "K1BSS/K1BSS.html", ...%%==%%11766%%==%%28 Sep 105%%==%% of our page var uid new Date getTime var flashProxy new FlashProxy uid JavaScriptFlashGateway swf list var qtvrHTML new Array SAS SAS html K2M K2M html LDL LDL html K1BSS K1BSS html K1E K1E html K2CR K2CR html FDL FDL html OR OR html MC MC html CL CL html K1CR K1CR html var qtvrDESC new Array SAS desc html K2M desc html LDL desc html K1BSS desc html K1E desc html K2CR desc html FDL desc html OR desc html MC desc html CL desc html K1CR desc html var qtvrHS INTRO HS001 html function initiateNewQTVR newVR called from flash initiates the change of the QTVR This should always come from flash even when user clicks in the qtvr to go to a new destination which would trigger the transferItemToFlash javascript below and then flash would in turn trigger this script newVR will 0 4 0 Summit At Sunset 1 Keck II Mirror 2 Long Delay Lines 3 Keck I Base Support Structure 4 Keck I Exterior 5 Keck II Control Room 6 Fast Delay Lines 7 Observatory Roof 8 Main Corridor 9 Combining Lab 10 Keck I Control Room parent qtvrframe location href qtvrHTML newVR parent desc1frame location href qtvrDESC newVR parent desc2frame location href qtvrHS function transferItemToFlash myButton flashProxy call activateButtonExternal myButton function loadInstructions parent qtvrframe location href INTRO instructions html var isIE navigator appVersion indexOf MSIE 1 true false var isWin navigator appVersion toLowerCase indexOf win 1 true false var isOpera navigator userAgent indexOf Opera 1 true false jsVersion 1 1 function JSGetSwfVer i if navigator plugins null navigator plugins length 0 if navigator plugins Shockwave Flash 2 0 navigator plugins Shockwave Flash var swVer2 navigator plugins Shockwave Flash 2 0 2 0 var flashDescription navigator plugins Shockwave Flash swVer2 description descArray flashDescription split tempArrayMajor descArray 2 split versionMajor tempArrayMajor 0 versionMinor tempArrayMajor 1 if descArray 3 tempArrayMinor descArray 3 split r else tempArrayMinor descArray 4 split r versionRevision tempArrayMinor 1 0 tempArrayMinor 1 0 flashVer versionMajor versionMinor versionRevision else flashVer 1 else if navigator userAgent toLowerCase indexOf webtv 2 6 1 flashVer 4 else if navigator userAgent toLowerCase indexOf webtv 2 5 1 flashVer 3 else if navigator userAgent toLowerCase indexOf webtv 1 flashVer 2 else flashVer 1 return flashVer function DetectFlashVer reqMajorVer reqMinorVer reqRevision reqVer parseFloat reqMajorVer reqRevision for i 25 i 0 i if isIE isWin isOpera versionStr VBGetSwfVer i else versionStr JSGetSwfVer i if versionStr 1 return false else if versionStr 0 if isIE isWin isOpera tempArray versionStr split tempString tempArray 1 versionArray tempString split else versionArray versionStr split versionMajor versionArray 0 versionMinor versionArray 1 versionRevision versionArray 2 versionString versionMajor versionRevision versionNum parseFloat versionString if versionMajor reqMajorVer versionNum reqVer return true else return versionNum reqVer versionMinor reqMinorVer true false return reqVer false 0 0 Follow the link below to install the latest Flash Player Install the latest Flash Player document write alternateContent var productInstallOETags document write productInstallOETags embed the Flash Product Installation SWF else if hasReqestedVersion if we ve detected an acceptable version var sample new FlashTag nav swf 381 519 sample setFlashvars lcId uid sample write document else var alternateContent Oops Flash Player 7 or higher is required for the Keck Interferometry Tour to work properly Follow the link below to install the latest Flash Player Install the latest Flash Player document write alternateContent Oops JavaScript must be enabled for the Keck Interferometry Tour to work properly Please enable Javascript in your browser and reload the Keck Interferometry Tour Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FlashFrameTest html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FlashFrameTest html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FlashFrameTest html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FlashFrameTest html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/keck_qtvr/FlashFrame_.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%of our page. --> var uid = new Date().getTime(); var flashProxy = new FlashProxy(uid, "JavaScriptFlashGateway.swf"); list.--> var qtvrHTML = new Array("SAS/SAS.html", "K2M/K2M.html", "LDL/LDL.html", "K1BSS/K1BSS.html", ...%%==%%5133%%==%%27 Sep 105%%==%% of our page var uid new Date getTime var flashProxy new FlashProxy uid JavaScriptFlashGateway swf list var qtvrHTML new Array SAS SAS html K2M K2M html LDL LDL html K1BSS K1BSS html K1E K1E html K2CR K2CR html FDL FDL html OR OR html MC MC html CL CL html K1CR K1CR html var qtvrDESC new Array SAS desc html K2M desc html LDL desc html K1BSS desc html K1E desc html K2CR desc html FDL desc html OR desc html MC desc html CL desc html K1CR desc html var qtvrHS INTRO HS001 html function initiateNewQTVR newVR called from flash initiates the change of the QTVR This should always come from flash even when user clicks in the qtvr to go to a new destination which would trigger the transferItemToFlash javascript below and then flash would in turn trigger this script newVR will 0 4 0 Summit At Sunset 1 Keck II Mirror 2 Long Delay Lines 3 Keck I Base Support Structure 4 Keck I Exterior 5 Keck II Control Room 6 Fast Delay Lines 7 Observatory Roof 8 Main Corridor 9 Combining Lab 10 Keck I Control Room parent qtvrframe location href qtvrHTML newVR parent desc1frame location href qtvrDESC newVR parent desc2frame location href qtvrHS function transferItemToFlash myButton flashProxy call activateButtonExternal myButton function loadInstructions parent qtvrframe location href INTRO instructions html var sample new FlashTag nav swf 381 519 sample setFlashvars lcId uid sample write document Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FlashFrame html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FlashFrame html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FlashFrame html http planetquest jpl nasa gov keck qtvr FlashFrame html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/Figure_press1.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line These observations of interstellar dark cloud L1157, located in the Cepheus constellation, were ...%%==%%3675%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line These observations of interstellar dark cloud L1157 located in the Cepheus constellation were made using Caltech s Owens Valley Millimeter Array near Bishop California Blue Line These observations of interstellar dark cloud L1157 located in the Cepheus constellation were made using Caltech s Owens Valley Millimeter Array near Bishop California The multi colored area shows a dust disk surrounding a newborn star The red orange area at the center represents the brightest region which contains the young star It is surrounded by the cooler dusty disk which appears as yellow green and blue The diameter of the disk is about 20 times larger than our entire solar system The white lines trace the radio wave emission of methanol Note that the methanol emission comes only from the outer parts of the disk That is the zone where a warm shock occurs when the cloud material moves in toward the star and meets up with the outer surface of the disk Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news Figure press1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news Figure press1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news Figure press1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news Figure press1 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/einstein1_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Hubble Space Telescope image of galaxies in the cluster known as Abell 2218, ...%%==%%3212%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Hubble Space Telescope image of galaxies in the cluster known as Abell 2218 which acts here as gravitation lens The cluster is so massive and so compact that its gravity bends and focuses the light from galaxies that lie behind it distorting them into long faint arcs Blue Line Hubble Space Telescope image of galaxies in the cluster known as Abell 2218 which acts here as gravitation lens The cluster is so massive and so compact that its gravity bends and focuses the light from galaxies that lie behind it distorting them into long faint arcs Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news einstein1 image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news einstein1 image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news einstein1 image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news einstein1 image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/shock_zone.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%19368%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS Shock zone found where planets are born These observations of interstellar dark cloud L1157 located in the Cepheus constellation were made using Caltech s Owens Valley Millimeter Array near Bishop California Click here for a larger image Blue Line Protostellar Disk L1157 Blue Line January 8 2001 In research that may help reveal how planets form astronomers have gathered evidence that a shock is created when material falls in toward a dust disk around a growing star This is a very important step in our understanding of how stars and planets develop said Dr Thangasamy Velusamy principal research scientist at NASA s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena Calif It gives us some insight into the process by which planetary systems could begin around stars Velusamy and his colleagues will present their findings today at the American Astronomical Society winter meeting in Washington D C Dusty disks around stars called protostellar disks form from gas and dust in interstellar clouds The disks grow as they accumulate material falling in from the parent cloud Where the cloud material meets the disk astronomers had predicted that a warm shock would occur This new discovery confirms that prediction Scientists believe dust particles in these disks clump together eventually leading to small rocks which can join together to form planets and comets Scientists believe that a similar process formed Earth and the other planets of our solar system from a dusty disk around our parent star the Sun At the shock zone the newly introduced material slows down and redistributes itself throughout the disk Some will make its way toward the center and become part of the developing star while some will eventually become part of the planets Protostellar disks like the one observed by Velusamy and his colleagues in cloud Lynds 1157 located about 1 300 light years from Earth in the constellation Cepheus contain mostly molecular hydrogen Other ingredients include tiny dust particles and trace amounts of such chemicals as carbon monoxide and methanol or rubbing alcohol Because the falling material and the disk are so cold these chemicals freeze on the dust particles and can not be seen However when a shock is produced at the disk s surface the resulting heat warms the dust particles and releases their icy mantles This transforms the ice into a gas that emits radiation in radio wavelengths which can be detected Using the Owens Valley Radio Observatory Millimeter Array near Bishop Calif the team of scientists including Dr William Langer senior research scientist at JPL and Dr Paul Goldsmith a professor of astronomy at Cornell University Ithaca N Y confirmed the presence of a dusty disk in L1157 They also found the first ever evidence for the shock region It was detected when telltale disk emissions indicated the presence of methanol only at the predicted shock zone The methanol emission looks different than the distribution of material already in the disk noted Goldsmith Methanol is intriguing since it is abundant in both interstellar space and in comets and is a chemical starting point for more complex molecules including those that eventually form life said Langer Protostellar disks are planetary construction zones Over the past several years astronomers have discovered planets orbiting dozens of other stars The key mystery waiting to be solved is whether any extrasolar planet may have conditions suitable for life and if so whether life exists there The latest findings will appear in the January 20 2002 issue of the Astrophysical Journal Letters The scientists plan further research on the chemical makeup of planet forming disks Future NASA missions will also study these dust disks The Space Infrared Telescope Facility may study ice crystals in the disks as part of its investigations Other planned missions including the Terrestrial Planet Finder will be able to image planetary systems forming in disks around other stars Both missions are managed by JPL An image of the new observation is available online at http www jpl nasa gov images sg other The Owens Valley Radio Observatory Millimeter Array operated by the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena is supported in part by the National Science Foundation Caltech manages JPL for NASA Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/sim_spacecraft.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist's concept of SIM PlanetQuest, the first mission that will be able to ...%%==%%2859%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist s concept of SIM PlanetQuest the first mission that will be able to find nearby Earthlike planets Blue Line Artist s concept of SIM PlanetQuest the first mission that will be able to find nearby Earthlike planets Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news sim spacecraft html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news sim spacecraft html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news sim spacecraft html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news sim spacecraft html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/browndwarf.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line 2MASS K-Band image of the brown dwarf Blue Line 2MASS K-Band image of ...%%==%%2802%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line 2MASS K Band image of the brown dwarf Blue Line 2MASS K Band image of the brown dwarf Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news browndwarf html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news browndwarf html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news browndwarf html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news browndwarf html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/gemini_south.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line The Gemini South Observatory Blue Line The Gemini South Observatory Blue Line Close ...%%==%%2780%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line The Gemini South Observatory Blue Line The Gemini South Observatory Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news gemini south html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news gemini south html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news gemini south html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news gemini south html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/binocularPlanetFinder_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line The Large Binocular Telescope Blue Line The Large Binocular Telescope Blue Line Close ...%%==%%2733%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line The Large Binocular Telescope Blue Line The Large Binocular Telescope Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news binocularPlanetFinder image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news binocularPlanetFinder image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news binocularPlanetFinder image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news binocularPlanetFinder image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/lbti_lrg_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line The completed Telescope Structure in Milan (photo by L. Miglietta/Courtesy Arizona State University). ...%%==%%2923%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line The completed Telescope Structure in Milan photo by L Miglietta Courtesy Arizona State University Blue Line The completed Telescope Structure in Milan photo by L Miglietta Courtesy University of Arizona Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news lbti lrg image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news lbti lrg image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news lbti lrg image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news lbti lrg image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/lbti_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist's concept of the fully assembled telescope. Blue Line Artist's concept of the ...%%==%%2824%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist s concept of the fully assembled telescope Blue Line Artist s concept of the fully assembled telescope Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news lbti image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news lbti image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news lbti image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news lbti image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/pollux_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line A planet has been found orbiting Pollux, which forms part of the constellation ...%%==%%2914%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line A planet has been found orbiting Pollux which forms part of the constellation Gemini and can be easily spotted in winter Blue Line A planet has been found orbiting Pollux which forms part of the constellation Gemini and can be easily spotted in winter Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news pollux image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news pollux image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news pollux image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news pollux image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/tpf_concept.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist's concept of the Terrestrial Planet Finder observatories, which will be able to ...%%==%%2939%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist s concept of the Terrestrial Planet Finder observatories which will be able to directly observe and characterize other Earth size planets Blue Line Artist s concept of the Terrestrial Planet Finder observatories which will be able to directly observe and characterize other Earth size planets Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news tpf concept html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news tpf concept html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news tpf concept html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news tpf concept html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/findPollux.html%%==%%How to Find Pollux%%==%%You can pinpoint Pollux by imagining it as part of a triangle also formed by Orion’s Belt and the Pleiades. You can pinpoint Pollux ...%%==%%871%%==%%18 Oct 107%%==%% You can pinpoint Pollux by imagining it as part of a triangle also formed by Orion s Belt and the Pleiades You can pinpoint Pollux by imagining it as part of a triangle also formed by Orion s Belt and the Pleiades Blue Line Close Window How to Find Pollux How to Find Pollux How to Find Pollux How to Find Pollux How to Find Pollux How to Find Pollux How to Find Pollux How to Find Pollux How to Find Pollux How to Find Pollux http planetquest jpl nasa gov news findPollux html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news findPollux html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news findPollux html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news findPollux html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/Tres2_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist's concept of TrES-2. Credit: Jeffrey Hall, Lowell Observatory. Blue Line Artist's concept ...%%==%%2804%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist s concept of TrES 2 Credit Jeffrey Hall Lowell Observatory Blue Line Artist s concept of TrES 2 Credit Jeffrey Hall Lowell Observatory Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news Tres2 image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news Tres2 image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news Tres2 image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news Tres2 image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/collision_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line It could happen to us - in about 6 billion years. Hubble space ...%%==%%3124%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line It could happen to us in about 6 billion years Hubble space telescope image of an encounter between the galaxies NGC 2207 and IC 2163 Strong tidal forces from NGC 2207 left have distorted the shape of the smaller galaxy Blue Line It could happen to us in about 6 billion years Hubble space telescope image of an encounter between the galaxies NGC 2207 and IC 2163 Strong tidal forces from NGC 2207 left have distorted the shape of the smaller galaxy Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news collision image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news collision image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news collision image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news collision image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/gemini_dwarf_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line The brown dwarf companion of the star LHS 2397a is revealed in these ...%%==%%2982%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line The brown dwarf companion of the star LHS 2397a is revealed in these near infrared images taken by the Gemini North Observatory Blue Line The brown dwarf companion of the star LHS 2397a is revealed in these near infrared images taken by the Gemini North Observatory Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news gemini dwarf image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news gemini dwarf image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news gemini dwarf image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news gemini dwarf image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/alma_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist's concept of the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) Blue Line Artist's concept ...%%==%%2821%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist s concept of the Atacama Large Millimeter Array ALMA Blue Line Artist s concept of the Atacama Large Millimeter Array ALMA Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news alma image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news alma image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news alma image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news alma image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/comet_planet_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist's concept of the evaporating planet (ESA/NASA) Blue Line Artist's concept of the ...%%==%%2847%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist s concept of the evaporating planet ESA NASA Blue Line Artist s concept of the evaporating planet ESA NASA Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news comet planet image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news comet planet image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news comet planet image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news comet planet image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/mercuryTransit_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Source: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Blue Line Source: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Blue ...%%==%%2754%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Source NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Blue Line Source NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news mercuryTransit image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news mercuryTransit image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news mercuryTransit image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news mercuryTransit image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/marcy_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Comparison of our own solar system with a system discovered by Marcy's team ...%%==%%2966%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Comparison of our own solar system with a system discovered by Marcy s team around the star 55 Cancri in June 2002 Blue Line Comparison of our own solar system with a system discovered by Marcy s team around the star 55 Cancri in June 2002 Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news marcy image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news marcy image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news marcy image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news marcy image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/mercury_transit_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line The Blue Line The "V" zone covers areas where the transit will be ...%%==%%2896%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line The Blue Line The V zone covers areas where the transit will be observable ESO graphic Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news mercury transit image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news mercury transit image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news mercury transit image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news mercury transit image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/lbti_elevation_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Jason Smith, Jim Slagle and Doug Officer in front of the telescope's elevation ...%%==%%3015%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Jason Smith Jim Slagle and Doug Officer in front of the telescope s elevation structure in an April 2003 photo University of Arizona Blue Line Jason Smith Jim Slagle and Doug Officer in front of the telescope s elevation structure in an April 2003 photo University of Arizona Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news lbti elevation image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news lbti elevation image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news lbti elevation image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news lbti elevation image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/lbti_struct_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line The telescope structure was pre-assembled in Milan, Italy, in 2001. Blue Line The ...%%==%%2874%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line The telescope structure was pre assembled in Milan Italy in 2001 Blue Line The telescope structure was pre assembled in Milan Italy in 2001 Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news lbti struct image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news lbti struct image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news lbti struct image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news lbti struct image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/corot_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist's concept of the CoRoT mission. (Copyright 2006 - CNES) Blue Line Artist's ...%%==%%2798%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist s concept of the CoRoT mission Copyright 2006 CNES Blue Line Artist s concept of the CoRoT mission Copyright 2006 CNES Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news corot image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news corot image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news corot image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news corot image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/pqKiosk_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line The PlanetQuest kiosk contains four interactive stations Blue Line The PlanetQuest kiosk contains ...%%==%%2780%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line The PlanetQuest kiosk contains four interactive stations Blue Line The PlanetQuest kiosk contains four interactive stations Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news pqKiosk image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news pqKiosk image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news pqKiosk image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news pqKiosk image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/ups_and_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Digital Sky Survey image of the star upsilon Andromedae, which is orbited by ...%%==%%2922%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Digital Sky Survey image of the star upsilon Andromedae which is orbited by three unseen planets Blue Line Digital Sky Survey image of the star upsilon Andromedae which is orbited by three unseen planets Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news ups and image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news ups and image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news ups and image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news ups and image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/night_sky_tour.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%Follow this link to skip to the main content JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map News Section Engineers ...%%==%%7845%%==%%24 Mar 106%%==%% Follow this link to skip to the main content JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map News Section Engineers amp Scientists Origins Section topnav Search Site nbsp Extrasolar highlights August 2003 Extrasolar night sky tour nbsp For best results stand facing north as you hold the map August 2003 Nothern Hemisphere skymap courtesy Astronomical Society of the Pacific document write lastMod National Aeronautics and Space Administration JPL Home Page JPL Home Page Earth JPL Home Page Solar System JPL Home Page Stars and Galaxies JPL Home Page Technology National Aeronautics and Space Administration Planet Quest Home Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http planetquest jpl nasa gov news night sky tour html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news night sky tour html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news night sky tour html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news night sky tour html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/iota_draconis_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist's concept of the iota Draconis planetary system Blue Line Artist's concept of ...%%==%%2841%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist s concept of the iota Draconis planetary system Blue Line Artist s concept of the iota Draconis planetary system Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news iota draconis image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news iota draconis image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news iota draconis image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news iota draconis image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/august_night_sky.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line    Extrasolar highlights - August 2003 Extrasolar night sky tour   For best results, ...%%==%%3109%%==%%18 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line nbsp nbsp nbsp Extrasolar highlights August 2003 Extrasolar night sky tour nbsp For best results stand facing north as you hold the map August 2003 Nothern Hemisphere skymap courtesy Astronomical Society of the Pacific Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news august night sky html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news august night sky html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news august night sky html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news august night sky html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/rosecenter1_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line The exhibit is on display at New York's American Museum of Natural History ...%%==%%2820%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line The exhibit is on display at New York s American Museum of Natural History Blue Line The exhibit is on display at New York s American Museum of Natural History Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news rosecenter1 image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news rosecenter1 image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news rosecenter1 image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news rosecenter1 image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/huge_mirror_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line The first 8.4-meter (28-foot) primary mirror in the telescope cell Blue Line The ...%%==%%2862%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line The first 8 4 meter 28 foot primary mirror in the telescope cell Blue Line The first 8 4 meter 28 foot primary mirror in the telescope cell Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news huge mirror image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news huge mirror image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news huge mirror image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news huge mirror image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/lbti_update_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line The completed Telescope Structure in Milan (photo by L. Miglietta/Courtesy Arizona State University) ...%%==%%2932%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line The completed Telescope Structure in Milan photo by L Miglietta Courtesy Arizona State University Blue Line The completed Telescope Structure in Milan photo by L Miglietta Courtesy Arizona State University Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news lbti update image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news lbti update image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news lbti update image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news lbti update image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/skyNetwork_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist's concept of the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) Blue Line The PlanetQuest ...%%==%%2984%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist s concept of the Atacama Large Millimeter Array ALMA Blue Line The PlanetQuest ToolKit the first in a series provided to Network members contains hands on activities and presentations about the science and technology of finding extrasolar planets Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news skyNetwork image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news skyNetwork image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news skyNetwork image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news skyNetwork image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/fomalhaut_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Spitzer image of a disc of planet-forming debris encircling the nearby star called ...%%==%%2977%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Spitzer image of a disc of planet forming debris encircling the nearby star called Fomalhaut Artist s concept of the Spitzer Space Telescope Blue Line Spitzer image of a disc of planet forming debris encircling the nearby star called Fomalhaut Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news fomalhaut image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news fomalhaut image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news fomalhaut image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news fomalhaut image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/spitzer_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Spitzer image of a disc of planet-forming debris encircling the nearby star called ...%%==%%2926%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Spitzer image of a disc of planet forming debris encircling the nearby star called Fomalhaut Artist s concept of the Spitzer Space Telescope Blue Line Artist s concept of the Spitzer Space Telescope Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news spitzer image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news spitzer image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news spitzer image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news spitzer image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/marsMission_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line View of the martian surface from the Spirit rover Blue Line View of ...%%==%%2838%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line View of the martian surface from the Spirit rover Blue Line View of the martian surface from the Spirit rover Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news marsMission image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news marsMission image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news marsMission image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news marsMission image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/tpf2_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist's concept of Terrestrial Planet Finder Blue Line Artist's concept of Terrestrial Planet ...%%==%%2815%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist s concept of Terrestrial Planet Finder Blue Line Artist s concept of Terrestrial Planet Finder Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news tpf2 image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news tpf2 image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news tpf2 image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news tpf2 image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/mirrorInstalled_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line View of the mirror cell attached to the telescope structure. Blue Line View ...%%==%%2853%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line View of the mirror cell attached to the telescope structure Blue Line View of the mirror cell attached to the telescope structure Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news mirrorInstalled image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news mirrorInstalled image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news mirrorInstalled image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news mirrorInstalled image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/magnifyGlass_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line This image is part of the data used to make the discovery of ...%%==%%3089%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line This image is part of the data used to make the discovery of a planet around another star The picture comes from the 1 3 meter 4 3 foot Warsaw telescope at Las Campanas Observatory Chile Blue Line This image is part of the data used to make the discovery of a planet around another star The picture comes from the 1 3 meter 4 3 foot Warsaw telescope at Las Campanas Observatory Chile Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news magnifyGlass image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news magnifyGlass image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news magnifyGlass image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news magnifyGlass image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/mimi_v_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Aung examines a formation-flight robot. Blue Line Aung examines a formation-flight robot. Blue ...%%==%%2768%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Aung examines a formation flight robot Blue Line Aung examines a formation flight robot Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news mimi v image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news mimi v image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news mimi v image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news mimi v image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/tpf_i_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist's concept of Terrestrial Planet Finder. Blue Line Artist's concept of Terrestrial Planet ...%%==%%2781%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist s concept of Terrestrial Planet Finder Blue Line Artist s concept of Terrestrial Planet Finder Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news tpf i image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news tpf i image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news tpf i image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news tpf i image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/spheres_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Simulated view of the SPHERES experiment onboard the International Space Station. Blue Line ...%%==%%2861%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Simulated view of the SPHERES experiment onboard the International Space Station Blue Line Simulated view of the SPHERES experiment onboard the International Space Station Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news spheres image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news spheres image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news spheres image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news spheres image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/mimi_aung_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Project Element Manager Mimi Aung. Blue Line Project Element Manager Mimi Aung. Blue ...%%==%%2761%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Project Element Manager Mimi Aung Blue Line Project Element Manager Mimi Aung Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news mimi aung image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news mimi aung image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news mimi aung image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news mimi aung image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/algorithm_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Computer simulation of the Terrestrial Planet Finder mission. Blue Line Computer simulation of ...%%==%%2823%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Computer simulation of the Terrestrial Planet Finder mission Blue Line Computer simulation of the Terrestrial Planet Finder mission Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news algorithm image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news algorithm image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news algorithm image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news algorithm image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/flightControl_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line An air-bearing robot in the Formation Control Testbed. Blue Line An air-bearing robot ...%%==%%2800%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line An air bearing robot in the Formation Control Testbed Blue Line An air bearing robot in the Formation Control Testbed Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news flightControl image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news flightControl image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news flightControl image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news flightControl image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/formationSensor_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Schematic view of robots maneuvering in formation. Blue Line Schematic view of robots ...%%==%%2807%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Schematic view of robots maneuvering in formation Blue Line Schematic view of robots maneuvering in formation Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news formationSensor image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news formationSensor image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news formationSensor image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news formationSensor image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/index.html%%==%%PlanetQuest%%==%%...%%==%%140%%==%%21 Mar 106%%==%% PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest PlanetQuest http planetquest jpl nasa gov news index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news index html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news index html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/titan_atmosphere_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Voyager 1's view of Titan's hazy atmosphere in 1980. Blue Line Voyager 1's ...%%==%%2805%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Voyager 1 s view of Titan s hazy atmosphere in 1980 Blue Line Voyager 1 s view of Titan s hazy atmosphere in 1980 Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news titan atmosphere image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news titan atmosphere image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news titan atmosphere image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news titan atmosphere image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/keck_titan_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Keck II telescope image of Titan taken on December 3, 2001 showing bright ...%%==%%2933%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Keck II telescope image of Titan taken on December 3 2001 showing bright and dark features around Titan s continent Blue Line Keck II telescope image of Titan taken on December 3 2001 showing bright and dark features around Titan s continent Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news keck titan image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news keck titan image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news keck titan image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news keck titan image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/titan_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist's concept of the Huygen's probe descending to the surface of Titan. Blue ...%%==%%2838%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist s concept of the Huygen s probe descending to the surface of Titan Blue Line Artist s concept of the Huygen s probe descending to the surface of Titan Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news titan image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news titan image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news titan image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news titan image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/TPF_on_galactic_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist's concept of Terrestrial Planet Finder. Blue Line Artist's concept of Terrestrial Planet ...%%==%%2791%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist s concept of Terrestrial Planet Finder Blue Line Artist s concept of Terrestrial Planet Finder Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news TPF on galactic image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news TPF on galactic image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news TPF on galactic image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news TPF on galactic image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/61520main_PIA06080_full.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Cassini's piercing vision reveals a never-before-seen level of detail on Titan's surface as ...%%==%%3248%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Cassini s piercing vision reveals a never before seen level of detail on Titan s surface as the moon executes nearly one complete rotation under the spacecraft s watchful gaze Cassini captured the 45 images comprising this movie in the near infrared from June 2 17 2004 Blue Line Cassini s piercing vision reveals a never before seen level of detail on Titan s surface as the moon executes nearly one complete rotation under the spacecraft s watchful gaze Cassini captured the 45 images comprising this movie in the near infrared from June 2 17 2004 Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news 61520main PIA06080 full html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news 61520main PIA06080 full html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news 61520main PIA06080 full html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news 61520main PIA06080 full html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/planetSurvey_image1.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist's concept of the Space Interferometry Mission. Blue Line Artist's concept of the ...%%==%%2803%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist s concept of the Space Interferometry Mission Blue Line Artist s concept of the Space Interferometry Mission Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news planetSurvey image1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news planetSurvey image1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news planetSurvey image1 html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news planetSurvey image1 html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/cancri_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist's concept shows the newfound Neptune-sized planet circling the star 55 Cancri Blue ...%%==%%3917%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist s concept shows the newfound Neptune sized planet circling the star 55 Cancri Blue Line This artist s concept shows the newfound Neptune sized planet one of the smallest extrasolar planets detected to date circling the star 55 Cancri The planet joins three others in orbit around 55 Cancri to form the first known four planet system It is the innermost of the bunch whipping around the star every 2 8 days at just a fraction of the distance between the Sun and Earth or 5 6 million kilometers 3 5 million miles In this illustration the new planet is depicted as having a rocky composition like Earth or Mars In reality astronomers do not know if the planet is rocky or gaseous like Jupiter Being so close to its parent star the planet s temperature is at least a scorching 1500 Celsius 2700 Fahrenheit The star 55 Cancri is about 5 billion years old a bit lighter in weight than the Sun and is located 41 light years away in the constellation Cancer Data from the Hobby Eberly Telescope at McDonald Observatory in West Texas the Lick Observatory in Northern California and NASA s Hubble Space Telescope were used to find the new planet using the radial velocity technique Image credit NASA Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news cancri image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news cancri image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news cancri image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news cancri image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/planetSize_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line This illustration compares the size of the newfound Neptune-sized planets beyond our solar ...%%==%%3344%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line This illustration compares the size of the newfound Neptune sized planets beyond our solar system to the sizes of Earth and Jupiter Blue Line This illustration compares the size of the newfound Neptune sized planets beyond our solar system to the sizes of Earth and Jupiter The new planets are only about 20 times the mass of Earth or about two times the actual size or diameter much smaller than the majority of Jupiter sized extrasolar planets detected so far Astronomers do not know if these planets are rocky like Earth or gaseous like Jupiter Rocky planets are smaller in diameter than gaseous ones of the same mass Image credit NASA JPL Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news planetSize image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news planetSize image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news planetSize image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news planetSize image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/family_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist's concept shows the newfound Neptune-sized planet circling the star 55 Cancri Blue ...%%==%%3917%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist s concept shows the newfound Neptune sized planet circling the star 55 Cancri Blue Line This artist s concept shows the newfound Neptune sized planet one of the smallest extrasolar planets detected to date circling the star 55 Cancri The planet joins three others in orbit around 55 Cancri to form the first known four planet system It is the innermost of the bunch whipping around the star every 2 8 days at just a fraction of the distance between the Sun and Earth or 5 6 million kilometers 3 5 million miles In this illustration the new planet is depicted as having a rocky composition like Earth or Mars In reality astronomers do not know if the planet is rocky or gaseous like Jupiter Being so close to its parent star the planet s temperature is at least a scorching 1500 Celsius 2700 Fahrenheit The star 55 Cancri is about 5 billion years old a bit lighter in weight than the Sun and is located 41 light years away in the constellation Cancer Data from the Hobby Eberly Telescope at McDonald Observatory in West Texas the Lick Observatory in Northern California and NASA s Hubble Space Telescope were used to find the new planet using the radial velocity technique Image credit NASA Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news family image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news family image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news family image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news family image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/tyson_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Neil deGrasse Tyson Blue Line Neil deGrasse Tyson Blue Line Close Window   ...%%==%%2728%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Neil deGrasse Tyson Blue Line Neil deGrasse Tyson Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news tyson image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news tyson image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news tyson image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news tyson image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/dewar_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Keck Interferometer team members transport part of the starlight nuller instrument in preparation ...%%==%%2974%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Keck Interferometer team members transport part of the starlight nuller instrument in preparation for its installation inside the observatory Blue Line Keck Interferometer team members transport part of the starlight nuller instrument in preparation for its installation inside the observatory Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news dewar image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news dewar image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news dewar image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news dewar image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/keck_observatory_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Aerial view of the W.M. Keck Observatory. Blue Line Aerial view of the ...%%==%%2783%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Aerial view of the W M Keck Observatory Blue Line Aerial view of the W M Keck Observatory Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news keck observatory image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news keck observatory image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news keck observatory image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news keck observatory image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/tau1_gruis.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%17962%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS Astronomers discover another Jupiter size planet with a circular orbit The star Tau 1 Gruis Digitized Sky Survey The star Tau 1 Gruis Digitized Sky Survey image Blue Line Interactivity Hand Interactivity Hand Four ways to find a planet Find Out More Black Dot Anglo Australian Telescope home page Black Dot California amp Carnegie Planet Search Blue Line September 17 2002 PLANETQUEST An international planet search team on Tuesday announced the discovery of the 102nd planet outside our solar system a Jupiter like giant circling a star about 100 light years away The discovery was made by the Anglo Australian Planet Search Team in part sponsored by the National Science Foundation The new planet has a mass of about 1 2 Jupiters and orbits the star Tau 1 Gruis found in the southern constellation Grus the crane It is located about the same distance from its star as our asteroid belt is from our Sun 2 5 astronomical units with 1 AU being the Earth Sun distance and has a roughly circular orbit Based on a 15 year survey headed by Paul Butler of Carnegie and Geoff Marcy of U C Berkeley about 12 percent of the Sun like stars in our galaxy have planets that can be detected orbiting their stars within about 5 AU As the body of extrasolar planets grows more planets are being found farther out This finding supports the idea that giant planets in solar systems may form at great distances from their stars and later move inward according to a news release from the Carnegie Institution in Washington As the number of known extrasolar planets continues to grow astronomers are beginning to see patterns in their characteristics When we first started out we found planets close in to their parent stars team member Chris McCarthy of the Carnegie Institution of Washington said in the release But as the planet search program has matured we re finding more planets farther out and in nearly circular orbits This means that we are getting closer to detecting more systems that are similar to our own solar system Dr Hugh Jones of Liverpool John Moores University in the U K was the lead astronomer for search project which was supported by the U K Australia and the United States Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http planetquest jpl nasa gov news tau1 gruis html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news tau1 gruis html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news tau1 gruis html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news tau1 gruis html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/MajorPlanet_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist's concept of an extrasolar planet Blue Line Artist's concept of an extrasolar ...%%==%%2776%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist s concept of an extrasolar planet Blue Line Artist s concept of an extrasolar planet Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news MajorPlanet image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news MajorPlanet image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news MajorPlanet image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news MajorPlanet image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/lbtiDedication_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line A view of the Large Binocular Telescope atop Mount Graham in Arizona (Courtesy ...%%==%%2904%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line A view of the Large Binocular Telescope atop Mount Graham in Arizona Courtesy University of Arizona Blue Line A view of the Large Binocular Telescope atop Mount Graham in Arizona Courtesy University of Arizona Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news lbtiDedication image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news lbtiDedication image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news lbtiDedication image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news lbtiDedication image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/DanCoulter_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Terrestrial Planet Finder Project Manager Dan Coulter (left) and Flight Control Testbed Lead ...%%==%%3058%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Terrestrial Planet Finder Project Manager Dan Coulter left and Flight Control Testbed Lead Asif Ahmed look at the robot frame prior to the installation of its onboard electronics Blue Line Terrestrial Planet Finder Project Manager Dan Coulter left and Flight Control Testbed Lead Asif Ahmed look at the robot frame prior to the installation of its onboard electronics Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news DanCoulter image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news DanCoulter image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news DanCoulter image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news DanCoulter image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nulling_demo.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line What's left when you remove a star? Blue Line This demo illustrates how ...%%==%%4766%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line What s left when you remove a star Blue Line This demo illustrates how the bright light of a star obscures the faint surrounding material Requires Flash 6 Click for HTML version Blue Line Find Out More Black Dot Interferometry A new window on the Universe Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news nulling demo html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news nulling demo html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news nulling demo html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news nulling demo html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/TPF_concept_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist's concept of TPF Blue Line Artist's concept of TPF Blue Line Close ...%%==%%2734%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Artist s concept of TPF Blue Line Artist s concept of TPF Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news TPF concept image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news TPF concept image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news TPF concept image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news TPF concept image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/template2.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%23951%%==%%18 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box INTERACTIVE GALLERY VIRTUAL REALITY topnav 3D Space Interferometry Mission Interact with this animated simulation of a space observatory that will be sensitive enough to detect planets just slightly larger than Earth Requires Cult3D plugin 3D Space Interferometry Mission SIM 3D Model The Space Interferometry Mission SIM is a NASA Origins mission that will combine starlight from multiple mirrors to create a virtual telescope of unprecedented sensitivity Requires Cult3D plugin SIM 3D Model 3D Extrasolar Planetary System Explore upsilon Andromedae the first solar system discovered around a nearby star Click on individual planets for close up views Requires Cult3D plugin 3D Extrasolar Planetary System Keck Virtual Tour Roam through the corridors and domes of the world s largest and most powerful observatory located atop an extinct volcano in Hawaii Requires QuickTime Keck Virtual Tour 3D StarLight Use your mouse to control a pair of precision spacecraft in this simulation of the proposed StarLight mission These autonomous spacecraft would fly in formation to create the most sensitive telescope ever deployed in space Requires Cult3D plugin 3D StarLight ANIMATIONS AND VIDEOS Four Ways to Find a Planet Learn about the various methods scientists are using to discover new worlds with this fun and funny tutorial Requires Flash Four Ways to Find a Planet Earth Day Webcast The Search for Another Earth The webcast of an interactive discussion with NASA scientists about how the search for another Earth outside our solar system might help us learn about our own past and future Earth Day Webcast The Search for Another Earth Webcast Any Earthlike Planets Out There How did we get here Are we alone These tantalizing questions are addressed in two free public lectures called The Hunt for Earthlike Planets The lecture is now available in JPL s webcast archives Webcast Any Earthlike Planets Out There Overview The Search Begins A brief visual introduction to the quest for new worlds Requires Flash Overview The Search Begins SIM deployment Animation showing deployment of the Space Interferometry Mission spacecraft from the space shuttle Requires QuickTime or RealPlayer QuickTime 5 5 MB nbsp nbsp Real Player 622 KB SIM deployment TPF free flyer concept Animated demonstration of one concept for the Terrestrial Planet Finder Requires QuickTime or RealPlayer QuickTime 13 5 MB nbsp nbsp Real Player 706 KB TPF free flyer concept Keck Interferometer Animation Find out how two giant telescopes are combined to create an even bigger one Requires QuickTime or RealPlayer QuickTime 2 3 MB nbsp nbsp Real Player 190 KB Keck Interferometer Hyper Telescope Preview a futuristic concept for finding Earth sized planets Requires QuickTime or RealPlayer QuickTime 1 5 MB nbsp nbsp Real Player 89 KB Hyper Telescope Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/5NewPlanets.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%17922%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS Astronomers announce discovery of 5 new planets January 31 2005 The discoveries were based on observations made at Hawaii s W M Keck Observatory The discoveries were based on observations made at Hawaii s W M Keck Observatory Blue Line Interactivity Hand Interactivity Hand Four ways to find a planet Blue Line Technical Example Black Dot Marcy et al Five new extrasolar planets Blue Line PLANETQUEST A team of U S astronomers has discovered five gas giant type planets outside our solar system bringing to 139 the total number of known planets orbiting stars other than the Sun according to a paper posted in the online edition of The Astrophysical Journal The new planets were detected using the radial velocity method which infers the presence of an unseen companion because of the back and forth movement induced in the host star This movement is detectable as a periodic red shift and blue shift in the star s spectral lines For more about this method see the article Finding Planets As with all other extrasolar planet discoveries to date the new planets are not of a type that could support life as we know it However they provide further statistical information about the distribution and properties of planetary systems according to the paper The new planets are HD 183263 b which has a minimum mass more than three times that of Jupiter and takes 634 days to complete an orbit HD 117207 B which has a minimum mass about twice that of Jupiter and takes 2 627 days to complete an orbit HD 188015 b which has a minimum mass only slightly greater than Jupiter is located at a similar distance from its star as the Earth is from the Sun and takes 456 days to complete an orbit HD 45350 b which is slightly smaller in mass than Jupiter and takes 891 days to complete an orbit and HD 99492 b which has a relatively low minimum of mass about 36 times that of Earth and takes 17 days to compete an orbit The team led by Geoff Marcy and Paul Butler based its findings on observations obtained at the W M Keck Observatory in Hawaii which is jointly operated by the University of California and the California Institute of Technology Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http planetquest jpl nasa gov news 5NewPlanets html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news 5NewPlanets html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news 5NewPlanets html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news 5NewPlanets html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/planetSizeStar_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Comparison of the Sun, OGLE-TR-22 and Jupiter. Blue Line Comparison of the Sun, ...%%==%%2769%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Comparison of the Sun OGLE TR 22 and Jupiter Blue Line Comparison of the Sun OGLE TR 122 and Jupiter Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news planetSizeStar image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news planetSizeStar image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news planetSizeStar image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news planetSizeStar image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/titan.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%23920%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS An alien Earth in Saturn s backyard Artist s concept of the Huygen s probe descending to the surface of Titan Click here for a larger image Blue Line Artist s concept of the Huygen s probe descending to the surface of Titan Blue Line Interactivity Hand Interactivity Hand Cassini reveals new details on Titan Blue Line Find Out More Black Dot Cassini mission home page Blue Line June 25 2004 PLANETQUEST When the Cassini mission s Huygens probe plunges through the atmosphere of Saturn s moon Titan it will provide a glimpse behind the veil of what many astronomers consider the most Earthlike body in our solar system It may also provide vital clues in NASA s search for habitable planets around other stars One scientist who ll be watching closely is Dr Vikki Meadows an astrobiologist at NASA s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Meadow s team is creating computer simulations of all the known terrestrial planets with atmospheres Earth Mars and Venus and also the mysterious moon Titan Their computer models will provide the scientific foundation for Terrestrial Planet Finder a future NASA mission to detect and characterize Earthlike planets elsewhere in the galaxy Our angle is that Titan is basically another terrestrial planet but it s often not recognized as one because it happens to be orbiting Saturn Meadows said Despite its low temperatures and icy composition it has a solid surface a dense atmosphere and a number of processes that we often attribute to terrestrial planets It s an alien Earth right here in our solar system Titan is bigger than the planet Mercury and only slightly smaller than Mars Its dense atmosphere is mostly nitrogen like Earth s but may contain much higher percentages of smog like chemicals such as methane and ethane The smog may be so thick that it rains gasoline like liquids that accumulate into lakes or oceans on the planet s surface However little is known about the surface of Titan because its hazy atmosphere has been impenetrable at visible wavelengths In 1980 NASA s Voyager 1 spacecraft tried to take close up images of the natural features of Titan s landscape but was unable to peer through the thick clouds The intrigue deepened in 1994 when NASA s Hubble Space Telescope recorded near infrared pictures of Titan The images showed light reflecting from what might be a continent the size of Australia on one hemisphere More recent observations by ground based telescopes have revealed bright regions that could be icy landmasses and dark regions that could be seas of liquid hydrocarbons These images suggest Titan has the distinction of being the only other body in the solar system besides Earth with open seas Not exactly desirable real estate Keck II telescope image of Titan taken on December 3 2001 showing bright and dark features around Titan s continent Click here for a larger image Blue Line Keck II telescope image of Titan taken on December 3 2001 showing bright and dark features around Titan s continent Blue Line Even so Titan isn t really that much like home The analogies are not that close because Titan is such a cold place said Dr James Kasting of Pennsylvania State University Because of its great distance from the Sun Titan s surface temperature is about minus 178 Celsius minus 289 Fahrenheit too cold for liquid water and too cold for life Furthermore the atmosphere is laced with poisonous substances and devoid of oxygen Kasting whose research focuses on the early evolution of Earth s atmosphere believes Titan s atmosphere may resemble the primordial cloud that cloaked our home planet 2 3 billion years ago before life emerged Titan s chemically rich sheath contains many of the same molecules as early Earth A closer examination may unravel some of the secrets of the beginning of life That long awaited examination is at hand with the arrival of Cassini mission at Saturn on June 30 During dozens of flybys the Cassini orbiter will map Titan with cloud penetrating radar and collect atmospheric data In December the Huygens probe will be released for a three hour plunge through Titan s atmosphere Tethered to a parachute the robotic laboratory will scrutinize the clouds atmosphere and surface of the moon and perhaps even land on the surface Just what Huygen s will see beneath Titan s shroud is pretty much anybody s guess said Cassini s deputy project scientist Dr Linda Spilker Possible surface features include lakes or oceans of liquid hydrocarbons mountains and plains Who knows maybe it will look like my home state of Minnesota lots of lakes A world without life probably Artist s concept of Terrestrial Planet Finder Click here for a larger image Blue Line Artist s concept of Terrestrial Planet Finder Blue Line The ultimate goal of planet finding missions like the Space Interferometry Mission and Terrestrial Planet Finder is to discover habitable worlds those that could support life And frigid Titan doesn t qualify Since there s no water you would have to come up with a different type of biochemistry Most of us would be surprised to find that Kasting said But Terrestrial Planet Finder may discover planets similar to the moon Titan cold terrestrial bodies with dense atmospheres that are essentially uninhabitable And being able to identify uninhabitable or pre habitable worlds is just as important as recognizing our exact twin Meadows said The more we understand about Titan the better equipped we are to go out searching for Earthlike planets around other stars she said No matter what we discover about Titan it s going to be fantastic It s very relevant to understanding how life arose in our solar system Regardless of its potential for life Titan remains one of the most fascinating places in the solar system If nothing else it may give us a sneak preview of the panoply of exotic Earthlike worlds waiting to be detected by Terrestrial Planet Finder The Cassini Huygens mission is a cooperative project of NASA the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency JPL manages the mission for NASA s Office of Space Science Washington Terrestrial Planet Finder is managed by JPL for NASA s Office of Space Science Washington D C Blue Line Written by Randal Jackson PlanetQuest Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/tpf_free.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%20727%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS NASA selects key scientists technologists for Terrestrial Planet Finder Terrestrial Planet Finder concepts include a coronagraph left and formation flying interferometer top Terrestrial Planet Finder concepts include a coronagraph left and formation flying interferometer top Blue Line Find Out More Black Dot Terrestrial Planet Finder home page Blue Line November 21 2002 PLANETQUEST NASA has named a group of 33 key scientists and technologists to make up the Science Working Group and the Independent Technology Review Panel for the Terrestrial Planet Finder mission TPF Competitively selected from a field of 75 candidates the group s role is to assist the project and NASA in coming up with two or three specific designs for missions that could accomplish the TPF goals of finding and characterizing Earth like planets and looking for signs of life The group represents a cross section of academic governmental and industrial institutions from all over the U S according to TPF Project Scientist Dr Charles Beichman Their areas of expertise include detecting the possible signposts of life interferometer instrumentation chronograph instrumentation general applications of TPF to other science projects and the theory of planetary system formation It s a great team that will help up come up with the best possible design for a mission to find planets Beichman said The members of the TPF science working group are as follows Name Institution Charles Beichman Chair Jet Propulsion Laboratory Dana Backman Franklin and Marshall College Robert Brown Space Telescope Science Institute Christopher Burrows Space Telescope Science Institute William Danchi NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Malcolm Fridlund ESA ESTEC Eric Gaidos University of Hawaii at Manoa Philip Hinz University of Arizona Kenneth Johnston US Naval Observatory Marc Kuchner Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Doug Lin University of California Santa Cruz Jonathan Lunine University of Arizona Victoria Meadows Jet Propulsion Laboratory Gary Melnick Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Bertrand Mennesson Jet Propulsion Laboratory David Miller Massachusetts Institute of Technology Charley Noecker Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp Sara Seager Institute for Advanced Study Eugene Serabyn Jet Propulsion Laboratory William Sparks Space Telescope Science Institute David Spergel Princeton University Wesley Traub Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory John Trauger Jet Propulsion Laboratory Ted von Hippel University of Texas Austin Neville Woolf University of Arizona The members of the Independent Technology Review Panel are Name Institution Area of expertise Michael Krim Chair Perkin Elmer retired Large optical systems Pierre Bely Space Telescope Science Institute Large optical systems Mark Colavita Jet Propulsion Laboratory Interferometry systems Dick Dyer Schafer Corporation Large optical systems precisions wavefront control Dave Hyland University of Michigan Precision formation flying Ken Johnston US Naval Observatory Interferometry systems John Lipa Stanford University Cryogenic systems Michael Lou Jet Propulsion Laboratory Mechanical systems amp structures TPF is managed by JPL for NASA s Origins program Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http planetquest jpl nasa gov news tpf free html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news tpf free html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news tpf free html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news tpf free html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/extraPlanet_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Infrared image of a brown dwarf (center) and its planet-mass companion (ESO image) ...%%==%%2870%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line Infrared image of a brown dwarf center and its planet mass companion ESO image Blue Line Infrared image of a brown dwarf center and its planet mass companion ESO image Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news extraPlanet image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news extraPlanet image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news extraPlanet image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news extraPlanet image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/extraPlanet.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%17875%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS Astronomers confirm extrasolar planet image April 30 2005 Infrared image of a brown dwarf center and its planet mass companion ESO image Click here for a larger image Blue Line Infrared image of a brown dwarf center and its planet mass companion ESO image Blue Line Interactivity Hand Interactivity Hand 3D New Worlds Atlas Blue Line Find Out More European Southern Observatory press release Blue Line ESO An international team of astronomers said this week they have confirmed of the discovery of a giant planet approximately five times the mass of Jupiter that is gravitationally bound to a young brown dwarf This puts an end to a year long discussion on the nature of this object which started with the detection of a red object close to the brown dwarf In February and March of this year the astronomers took new images of the young brown dwarf and its giant planet companion with the state of the art NACO instrument on ESO s Very Large Telescope in northern Chile The planet is near the southern constellation of Hydra and approximately 200 light years from Earth Our new images show convincingly that this really is a planet the first planet that has ever been imaged outside of our solar system tells Gael Chauvin astronomer at ESO and leader of the team of astronomers who conducted the study The two objects the giant planet and the young brown dwarf are moving together we have observed them for a year and the new images essentially confirm our 2004 finding says Benjamin Zuckerman UCLA professor of physics and astronomy member of NASA s Astrobiology Institute and a member of the team I m more than 99 percent confident The separation between the planet and the brown dwarf is 55 times the separation of the Earth and Sun The new discovery brings to 145 the total number of planets that have been discovered outside our solar system Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http planetquest jpl nasa gov news extraPlanet html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news extraPlanet html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news extraPlanet html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news extraPlanet html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/titanMeadows.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%22778%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS An alien Earth in our own neighborhood Artist s concept of the Huygen s probe descending to the surface of Titan Click here for a larger image Blue Line Artist s concept of the Huygen s probe descending to the surface of Titan Blue Line Find Out More Black Dot Cassini mission home page Blue Line June 25 2004 PLANETQUEST When the Cassini mission s Huygens probe plunges through the smoggy atmosphere of Saturn s moon Titan it will provide the first glimpse behind the veil of what many astronomers consider the most Earthlike body in our solar system It may also provide vital clues in NASA s search for habitable planets around other stars One scientist who ll be watching closely is Dr Vikki Meadows an astrobiologist at NASA s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Meadow s team is creating computer simulations of all the known terrestrial planets with atmospheres Earth Mars and Venus and also the mysterious moon Titan Their computer models will provide the scientific foundation for Terrestrial Planet Finder a future NASA mission to detect and characterize Earthlike planets elsewhere in the galaxy Our angle is that Titan is basically another terrestrial planet but it s often not recognized as one because it happens to be orbiting Saturn Meadows said Despite its low temperatures and icy composition it has a solid surface a dense atmosphere and a number of processes that we often attribute to terrestrial planets It s an alien Earth right here in our solar system Titan is bigger than the planet Mercury and only slightly smaller than Mars Its dense atmosphere is mostly nitrogen like Earth s but may contain much higher percentages of smog like chemicals such as methane and ethane The smog may be so thick that it rains gasoline like liquids that accumulate into lakes or oceans on the planet s surface However little is known about the surface of Titan because its hazy atmosphere is been impenetrable at visible wavelengths In 1980 NASA s Voyager 1 spacecraft tried to take close up images of the natural features of Titan s landscape but was unable to peer through the thick clouds The intrigue deepened in 1994 when NASA s Hubble Space Telescope recorded near infrared pictures of Titan The images showed light reflecting from what might be a continent the size of Australia on one hemisphere More recent observations by ground based telescopes have revealed bright regions that could be icy landmasses and dark regions that could be seas of liquid hydrocarbons These images suggest Titan has the distinction of being the only other body in the solar system besides Earth with open seas Not exactly desirable real estate Keck II telescope image of Titan taken on December 3 2001 showing bright and dark features around Titan s continent Click here for a larger image Blue Line Keck II telescope image of Titan taken on December 3 2001 showing bright and dark features around Titan s continent Blue Line Even so Titan isn t really that much like home The analogies are not that close because Titan is such a cold place said Dr James Kasting of Pennsylvania State University Because of its great distance from the Sun Titan s surface temperature is about minus 178 Celsius minus 289 Fahrenheit too cold for liquid water and too cold for life Furthermore the atmosphere is laced with poisonous substances and devoid of oxygen Kasting whose research focuses on the early evolution of Earth s atmosphere believes Titan s atmosphere may resemble the primordial cloud that cloaked our home planet 2 3 billion years ago before life emerged Titan s chemically rich sheath contains many of the same molecules as early Earth A closer examination may unravel some of the secrets of the beginning of life That long awaited examination is at hand with the arrival of Cassini mission at Saturn on June 30 During dozens of flybys the Cassini orbiter will map Titan with cloud penetrating radar and collect atmospheric data In December the Huygens probe will be released for a three hour plunge through Titan s atmosphere Tethered to a parachute the robotic laboratory will scrutinize the clouds atmosphere and surface of the moon and perhaps even land on the surface Just what Huygen s will see beneath Titan s shroud is pretty much anybody s guess said Cassini s deputy project scientist Dr Linda Spilker Possible surface features include lakes or oceans of liquid hydrocarbons mountains and plains Who knows maybe it will look like my home state of Minnesota lots of lakes A world without life probably Astrobiologist Dr Vikki Meadows Blue Line Dr Vikki Meadows Blue Line The ultimate goal of planet finding missions like the Space Interferometry Mission and Terrestrial Planet Finder is to discover habitable worlds those that could support life And frigid Titan doesn t qualify Since there s no water you would have to come up with a different type of biochemistry Most of us would be surprised to find that Kasting said But Terrestrial Planet Finder may discover planets similar to the moon Titan cold terrestrial bodies with dense atmospheres that are essentially uninhabitable And being able to identify uninhabitable or pre habitable worlds is just as important as recognizing our exact twin Meadows said The more we understand about Titan the better equipped we are to go out searching for Earthlike planets around other stars she said No matter what we discover about Titan it s going to be fantastic It s very relevant to understanding how life arose in our solar system Regardless of its potential for life Titan remains one of the most fascinating places in the solar system If nothing else it may give us a sneak preview of the panoply of exotic Earthlike worlds waiting to be detected by Terrestrial Planet Finder The Cassini Huygens mission is a cooperative project of NASA the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency JPL manages the mission for NASA s Office of Space Science Washington Terrestrial 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/tripleSunsets.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%21153%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS NASA scientist discovers world with triple sunsets July 13 2005 Land of Three Suns Artist s concept of the triple star planetary system Click here for a larger image Blue Line Artist s concept of the triple star planetary system Blue Line nbsp nbsp Video Icon Black Dot Animation of triple sunset 2 0 MB Black Dot Animation of orbital paths 860 kB Blue Line Find Out More Black Dot Additional images and animations Blue Line PLANETQUEST A NASA funded astronomer has discovered a world where the sun sets over the horizon followed by a second sun and then a third The new planet called HD 188753 Ab is the first known to reside in a classic triple star system The sky view from this planet would be spectacular with an occasional triple sunset said Dr Maciej Konacki of the California Institute of Technology Pasadena Calif who found the planet using the Keck I telescope atop Mauna Kea mountain in Hawaii Before now we had no clues about whether planets could form in such gravitationally complex systems The finding reported in this week s issue of Nature suggests that planets are more robust than previously believed This is good news for planets said Dr Shri Kulkarni who oversees Konacki s research at Caltech Planets may live in all sorts of interesting neighborhoods that until now have gone largely unexplored Kulkarni is the interdisciplinary scientist for NASA s planned SIM PlanetQuest mission which will search for signs of Earth like worlds Systems with multiple stars are widespread throughout the universe accounting for more than half of all stars Our Sun s closest star Alpha Centauri is a member of a trio Multiple star systems have not been popular planet hunting grounds said Konacki They are difficult to observe and were believed to be inhospitable to planets Illustration of the orbits of the triple star system called HD 188753 Click here for a larger image Blue Line Illustration of the orbits of the triple star system called HD 188753 Blue Line The new planet belongs to a common class of extrasolar planets called hot Jupiters which are gas giants that zip closely around their parent stars In this case the planet whips every 3 3 days around a star that is circled every 25 7 years by a pirouetting pair of stars locked in a 156 day orbit The circus like trio of stars is a cramped bunch fitting into the same amount of space as the distance between Saturn and our Sun Such tight living quarters throw theories of hot Jupiter formation into question Astronomers had thought that hot Jupiters formed far away from their parent stars before migrating inward In this close knit system there would be no room at the outskirts of the parent star system for a planet to grow said Konacki Previously astronomers had identified planets around about 20 binary stars and one set of triple stars But the stars in those systems had a lot of space between them Most multiple star arrangements are crowded together and difficult to study Konacki overcame this challenge using a modified version of the radial velocity or wobble planet hunting technique In the traditional wobble method a planet s presence is inferred by the gravitational tug or wobble it induces in its parent star The strategy works well for single stars or far apart binary and triple stars but could not be applied to close star systems because the stars light blends together By developing detailed models of close star systems Konacki was able to tease apart the tangled starlight This allowed him to pinpoint for the first time the tug of a planet on a star snuggled next to other stars Of 20 systems examined so far HD 188753 located 149 light years away was the only one found to harbor a planet Hot Jupiters are believed to form out of thick disks or doughnuts of material that swirl around the outer fringes of young stars The disk material clumps together to form a solid core then pulls gas onto it Eventually the gas giant drifts inward The discovery of a world under three suns contradicts this scenario HD 188753 would have sported a truncated disk in its youth due to the disruptive presence of its stellar companions That leaves no room for HD 188753 s planet to form and raises a host of new questions The masses of the three stars in HD 188753 system range from two thirds to about the same mass as our Sun The planet is slightly more massive than Jupiter Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/tyson.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%22585%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS A conversation with Origins host Neil Tyson September 22 2004 Neil deGrasse Tyson Click here for a larger image Blue Line Neil deGrasse Tyson Blue Line PLANETQUEST Origins a four part miniseries that explores the latest findings on the beginnings of the universe and the search for new planets and life beyond Earth premiered September 28 and 29 on PBS Hosting the series is astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson director of the Hayden Planetarium at the Museum of Natural History and one of the world s most popular lecturers on astronomy When he was 9 years old Tyson saw the wonders of the night sky for the first time on the dome of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City The young Bronx native at first doubted that the real sky could possibly be so splendorous but in due course he found out it was He went on to become an astrophysicist after earning a B A at Harvard and a Ph D from Columbia University In a recent conversation Tyson talked about the upcoming series public perceptions of science and the childhood influences that led him to become a scientist and an ambassador to the cosmos Q What ideas do you hope viewers will take away from the Origins series A I want them to come away not only feeling the universe is comprehensible as a big cosmic chain of events that links the big bang to our existence here today but also to feel that they are vicariously participating in the frontier of discovery as we piece together this cosmic puzzle It s not too long ago that this puzzle was scattered on the floor with a few pieces under the couch Now the entire puzzle is in view or at least enough to tell the story with confidence That s immensely empowering to us as a species Q In your book Origins you write These are auspicious times for learning what s new in the cosmos What s special about these times A People have grappled with the origins questions for thousands of years but they have not had the means to answer them until now What makes now different is that until now each branch of scientific investigation has asked its own questions The astrophysicists have asked How did the universe get here The biologists have asked How did life begin The geologists have asked How did Earth begin The physicists have asked What is the origin of the elements But only recently have we learned that the answer to the question How did we get here requires a synthesis of all these branches of science What makes the series unique is the attempt to bring to the public really for the very first time a synthesis of all the branches of science that are relevant to answering the question What is the origin of our place in the cosmos Q How does this special moment compare with past revolutions in science A I think there are many times in our history that one would judge to be special Einstein s discovery of relativity I think that was a special time When Newton discovered the laws of motion and gravity The Industrial Revolution these were all special times Today is no exception But I think it s a little bit extra special because of the multi disciplinary nature of the discoveries Q Why should a lay person be interested in such esoteric topics A Just because something is esoteric doesn t mean it s not interesting The big bang is certainly esoteric But if you ve ever sat in your backyard and looked at the night sky you can t tell me you haven t wondered where it all came from and whether or not we re alone I don t worry that some of these questions are esoteric because I know deep down they are some of the most fundament examples of inquisition exhibited by our species It s only recently that we ve been able to answer these questions through means other than mythology Q Episode three Where are the aliens explores the question of whether we re alone in the universe As an astronomer what s your gut feeling A I think we re not alone But the vastness of space and the vastness of time will make the actual discovery of communicable species one of the most challenging problems ever undertaken Q Hollywood has shaped perceptions about aliens in one direction but isn t reality likely to be very different A We spend a fair amount of time in the episode on this very subject We think about what aliens on planets might be like So many Hollywood aliens have faces for example Well faces are the kind of things you find in vertebrates Jellyfish don t have faces yet they came from the same planet as us If you have an alien from another planet with no overlapping genetic history you have no reason to expect they would have faces Q As a lecturer and popular science author how would you rate the current public interest level in astronomy A I would say it s on an upswing I d attribute that to the number of places you can read about and see the things that are going on in science I credit NASA the National Science Foundation the increased science programming on TV and the fact that we have the Internet Look at how often you get a science book on the New York Times bestseller list You can just look at the emergence of science as a daily phenomenon of life in America and see that as a positive sign Q Do you remember any childhood experiences that sparked your interest in this field A The Hayden Planetarium was one of them creating a sky that was so rich in stars that I thought it was a hoax I was nine years old at the time At that point I was imprinted but I didn t know how to react It was only a couple of years later when I realized that it was real that astronomy became a real subject to me Then I was hooked I read everything I could My parents were fully prepared to support my interest Anytime they saw a book on math or science on the remainder table they picked it up We had an enormous number of books around to stimulate my interest Q Do you recall having role models who influenced you A My intellectual role model was Mark Chartrand a former director of the Hayden Planetarium I remember the way he could have fun with the cosmos in a way unlike any other scientist or educator I remember thinking That s the way I want to be when I grow up I want to have the command of the subject that he had Often we think of role models as being just like you But if I had thought that I wouldn t have become an astrophysicist The best way is to assemble your role models a la carte I also had athletic role models and societal and cultural role models I had some very down to earth influences even as my head floated up to the cosmos Q What is the coolest thing about your job A I get the best of so many different worlds I get to be a participant on the frontier of cosmic discovery I get to be an educator where I see sparks of inspiration ignite in the eyes of those who listen to stories of the cosmos I get to read e mail from people who have come through our facility who say their life has been changed because of it So I think of myself 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/vega.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%\n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('Sub planetAd_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n'); document.write(' call planetAd_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n'); document.write('end sub\n'); document.write(' \n'); } // stop hiding --> ...%%==%%17479%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% n document write on error resume next n document write Sub planetAd FSCommand ByVal command ByVal args n document write call planetAd DoFSCommand command args n document write end sub n document write n stop hiding Follow this link to skip to the main content Follow this link to skip to the main content NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology banner NASA Homepage NASA en Espa ntilde ol JPL Website Navigation Elements Planet Quest the search for another Earth Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI Kepler Spitzer New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Night Sky Network Links For Educators For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box NEWS Astronomers find new evidence for planetary system around Vega December 2 2003 SCUBA false color image of the Vega disc with the position of the star and the predicted position and direction of the planet x indicated The view of the disc is face on Blue Line SCUBA false color image of the Vega disc with the position of the star and the predicted position and direction of the planet x indicated The view of the disc is face on Blue Line Find Out More Black Dot PPARC press release Blue Line PLANETQUEST The fifth brightest star in the night sky may be home to planetary system similar to ours according to new research by astronomers at the Royal Observatory in Edinburgh Computer modeling techniques have shown that the structure of a faint dust disk around Vega can be best explained by a Neptune like planet orbiting at a similar distance to Neptune in our own solar system and having similar mass The wide orbit of the planet most likely a gas giant allows plenty of room inside it for small rocky planets similar to the Earth the kind that could potentially support life Although astronomers have already detected more than 100 planets around stars other than the Sun none are of the type believed to be capable of sustaining life as we know it The modeling of the Vega system described this week in The Astrophysical Journal is based on observations taken with the world s most sensitive submillimeter camera called SCUBA The camera is operated on the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope in Hawaii The SCUBA image shows a disk of very cold dust 180 degrees centigrade in orbit around the star The irregular shape of the disc suggests that it contains planets according to astronomer Mark Wyatt the author of the paper Although we can t directly observe the planets they have created clumps in the disk of dust around the star The star Vega is located 25 light years from Earth and forms part of the constellation Lyra the Harp Together with Deneb and Altair it forms the summer triangle and is the brightest star in the summer sky over North America Previous research by the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics has also suggested the presence of unseen planets around Vega Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website Curator Randal Jackson Webmaster Cecelia Lawshe Extrasolar planets NASA exterrestrial extrasolar planets around nearby stars SIM Space Interferometory Mission Keck Interferometer Terrestrial Planet Finder Extrasolar planets or exoplanets Extraterrestrial Exo planets life space outer space Extrasolar planets Exo planets Searching for extrasolar planets Searching for exo planets Earth like planets in the Milky Way Exoplanets and extra solar planets or exoplanets and extra solar planets Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets What is an extrasolar planet Astronomy or astronomy and finding planets National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website Earth JPL Website Solar System JPL Website Stars and Galaxies JPL Website Technology Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http planetquest jpl nasa gov news vega html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news vega html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news vega html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news vega html 
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Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box IMAGES AND ANIMATIONS NASA scientist discovers world with triple sunsets Land of Three Suns Trinity Sunset Image Blue Line Full Resolution JPG 3200x2400 QuickTime Animations 1 9 MB 3 9 MB Blue Line This artist s animation shows the view from a hypothetical moon in orbit around the first known planet to reside in a tight knit triple star system The gas giant planet discovered using the Keck I telescope atop Mauna Kea in Hawaii zips around a single star that is orbited by a nearby pair of pirouetting stars Because the stars in this triple system are bunched together sunsets on the planet or on any moons that might exist around the planet would be spectacular In this movie sunset is seen through the tenuous atmosphere of a hot baked hypothetical moon As the suns dip below the horizon the gas giant comes into view The moon s landscape remains illuminated by sunlight reflected off the planet Both the planet and moon would be so hot that even in shadow their surfaces would glow The suns colors and sizes reflect their masses temperatures and distances to the planet For example the first star shown setting over the horizon is the closest most massive and hottest of the trio so it is depicted as large and white The second star is farther away less massive and cooler than the first appearing smaller and yellow The final star is at the same distance as the second but it is still less massive and cooler appearing even smaller and orange red in color Our Sun is a bit cooler than the hottest star of the system This rambunctious stellar family is called HD188753 and is located 149 light years away in the constellation Cygnus Its planet called HD 188753 Ab is 1 14 times the mass of Jupiter Image credit NASA JPL Caltech Blue Line Circus Family of Stars Orbital Path 2 Image Click on image to launch low resolution QuickTime movie Blue Line Full Resolution JPG 3000x2400 QuickTime Animations 860 kB 2 1 MB Blue Line This artist s animation shows the clockwork like orbits of a triple star system called HD 188753 which was discovered to harbor a gas giant or hot Jupiter planet The planet zips around the system s main star yellow center every 3 3 days while the main star is circled every 25 7 years by a dancing duo of stars yellow and orange outer orbit The star pair is locked in a 156 day orbit This eccentric star family is a cramped bunch the distance between the main star and the outer pair of stars is about the same as that between the Sun and Saturn Though multiple star systems like this one are common in the universe astronomers were surprised to find a planet living in such tight quarters One reason for the surprise has to do with theories of hot Jupiter formation Astronomers believe that these planets begin life at the outer fringes of their stars in thick dusty disks called protoplanetary disks before migrating inward The discovery of a world under three suns throws this theory into question As seen in this animation there is not much room at this system s outer edges for a hot Jupiter to grow The discovery was made using the Keck I telescope atop Mauna Kea mountain in Hawaii The triple star system is located 149 light years away in the constellation Cygnus The sizes and orbital periods in the animation are not shown to scale The relative motions are shown with respect to the main star Image credit NASA JPL Caltech Orbital Path 1 Blue Line Full Resolution JPG 3000x2400 Blue Line This artist s concept shows an edge on view of the triple star system Blue Line Sifting the Light of Three Suns Tri Chart Blue Line Full Resolution JPG 3000x2400 Blue Line This graph shows the wobble of a star being tugged on by a planet called HD 188753 Ab The planet was discovered via the radial velocity technique in which a planet s presence is inferred by the motion or wobble it causes in its parent star Stellar motion is plotted here as changes in velocity y axis versus time x axis Unlike most planetary wobbles this one comes from a star that is circled by a nearby pair of stars In other words the planet orbits a single star that is part of a close knit triple star system Because the starlight from this cramped bunch blends together the task of sifting through the light to find the planet s signature was more difficult This challenge was overcome with the help of detailed models of the triple star system s light Data from those models resulted in precise velocity measurements of the star circled by HD 188753 Ab as shown in the graph above HD 188553 Ab is a gas giant planet about 1 14 times the mass of Jupiter with an orbital period of 3 3 days It was detected using the Keck I telescope atop Mauna Kea mountain in Hawaii Image credit NASA JPL Caltech Blue Line Written by Rosmary Sullivant PlanetQuest Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map Podcasts Awards amp Credits USA GOV website Your first click to the U S Government National Aeronautics and Space Administration website 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For Press Spanish Version of PlanetQuest Search line under Search Box IMAGES AND ANIMATIONS NASA scientist discovers world with triple sunsets Land of Three Suns Trinity Sunset Image Blue Line Full Resolution JPG 3200x2400 QuickTime Animations 1 9 MB 3 9 MB Blue Line This artist s animation shows the view from a hypothetical moon in orbit around the first known planet to reside in a tight knit triple star system The gas giant planet discovered using the Keck I telescope atop Mauna Kea in Hawaii zips around a single star that is orbited by a nearby pair of pirouetting stars Because the stars in this triple system are bunched together sunsets on the planet or on any moons that might exist around the planet would be spectacular In this movie sunset is seen through the tenuous atmosphere of a hot baked hypothetical moon As the suns dip below the horizon the gas giant comes into view The moon s landscape remains illuminated by sunlight reflected off the planet Both the planet and moon would be so hot that even in shadow their surfaces would glow The suns colors and sizes reflect their masses temperatures and distances to the planet For example the first star shown setting over the horizon is the closest most massive and hottest of the trio so it is depicted as large and white The second star is farther away less massive and cooler than the first appearing smaller and yellow The final star is at the same distance as the second but it is still less massive and cooler appearing even smaller and orange red in color Our Sun is a bit cooler than the hottest star of the system This rambunctious stellar family is called HD188753 and is located 149 light years away in the constellation Cygnus Its planet called HD 188753 Ab is 1 14 times the mass of Jupiter Image credit NASA JPL Caltech Blue Line Circus Family of Stars Orbital Path 2 Image Click on image to launch low resolution QuickTime movie Blue Line Full Resolution JPG 3000x2400 QuickTime Animations 860 kB 2 1 MB Blue Line This artist s animation shows the clockwork like orbits of a triple star system called HD 188753 which was discovered to harbor a gas giant or hot Jupiter planet The planet zips around the system s main star yellow center every 3 3 days while the main star is circled every 25 7 years by a dancing duo of stars yellow and orange outer orbit The star pair is locked in a 156 day orbit This eccentric star family is a cramped bunch the distance between the main star and the outer pair of stars is about the same as that between the Sun and Saturn Though multiple star systems like this one are common in the universe astronomers were surprised to find a planet living in such tight quarters One reason for the surprise has to do with theories of hot Jupiter formation Astronomers believe that these planets begin life at the outer fringes of their stars in thick dusty disks called protoplanetary disks before migrating inward The discovery of a world under three suns throws this theory into question As seen in this animation there is not much room at this system s outer edges for a hot Jupiter to grow The discovery was made using the Keck I telescope atop Mauna Kea mountain in Hawaii The triple star system is located 149 light years away in the constellation Cygnus The sizes and orbital periods in the animation are not shown to scale Image credit NASA JPL Caltech Blue Line Portrait of a Busy Star Family Orbital Path 1 Blue Line Full Resolution JPG 3000x2400 Blue Line This artist s concept shows an edge on view of the triple star system called HD 188753 which was discovered to harbor a gas giant or hot Jupiter planet The planet zips around the system s main star yellow center every 3 3 days while the main star is circled every 25 7 years by a dancing duo of stars yellow and orange outer orbit The star pair is locked in a 156 day orbit This eccentric star family is a cramped bunch the distance between the main star and the outer pair of stars is about the same as that between the Sun and Saturn Though multiple star systems like this one are common in the universe astronomers were surprised to find a planet living in such tight quarters One reason for the surprise has to do with theories of hot Jupiter formation Astronomers believe that these planets begin life at the outer fringes of their stars in thick dusty disks called protoplanetary disks before migrating inward The discovery of a world under three suns throws this theory into question As seen in this illustration there is not much room at this system s outer edges for a hot Jupiter to grow The discovery was made using the Keck I telescope atop Mauna Kea mountain in Hawaii The triple star system is located 149 light years away in the constellation Cygnus The sizes and orbital periods in the animation are not shown to scale Image credit NASA JPL Caltech Blue Line Sifting the Light of Three Suns Tri Chart Blue Line Full Resolution JPG 3000x2400 Blue Line This graph shows the wobble of a star being tugged on by a planet called HD 188753 Ab The planet was discovered via the radial velocity technique in which a planet s presence is inferred by the motion or wobble it causes in its parent star Stellar motion is plotted here as changes in velocity y axis versus time x axis Unlike most planetary wobbles this one comes from a star that is circled by a nearby pair of stars In other words the planet orbits a single star that is part of a close knit triple star system Because the starlight from this cramped bunch blends together the task of sifting through the light to find the planet s signature was more difficult This challenge was overcome with the help of detailed models of the triple star system s light Data from those models resulted in precise velocity measurements of the star circled by HD 188753 Ab as shown in the graph above HD 188553 Ab is a gas giant planet about 1 14 times the mass of Jupiter with an orbital period of 3 3 days It was detected using the Keck I telescope atop Mauna Kea 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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/SIM-Beichman_wobble.html%%==%%PlanetQuest: Wobbling Our Way to Knowledge%%==%%Wobbling Our Way to Knowledge Every star-and-planet pair orbits their common center of mass. Since stars are so much more massive than planets, that ...%%==%%1325%%==%%8 Oct 107%%==%% Wobbling Our Way to Knowledge Every star and planet pair orbits their common center of mass Since stars are so much more massive than planets that center of mass is usually somewhere near the center of the star but just enough off center to make the star appear to slowly wobble The more massive the planet the farther off center that point is and the more the star moves So given the mass of a star one can calculate the mass of a planet that induces a particular wobble Johannes Kepler discovered another revealing fact the time it takes a planet to circle a star is directly proportional to its distance from the star One complete wobble indicates one orbit around the star So by timing each wobble scientists can calculate the distance at which the wobble inducing planet orbits Close Window PlanetQuest Wobbling Our Way to Knowledge PlanetQuest Wobbling Our Way to Knowledge PlanetQuest Wobbling Our Way to Knowledge PlanetQuest Wobbling Our Way to Knowledge PlanetQuest Wobbling Our Way to Knowledge PlanetQuest Wobbling Our Way to Knowledge PlanetQuest Wobbling Our Way to Knowledge PlanetQuest Wobbling Our Way to Knowledge PlanetQuest Wobbling Our Way to Knowledge PlanetQuest Wobbling Our Way to Knowledge http planetquest jpl nasa gov news SIM Beichman wobble html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news SIM Beichman wobble html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news SIM Beichman wobble html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news SIM Beichman wobble html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/almaOrig.html%%==%%Planet Quest: News Article%%==%%/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /*Site Logo Script © Dynamic Drive (www.dynamicdrive.com) For full source code, installation instructions, 100's more DHTML scripts, and TOS, visit http://www.dynamicdrive.com/ */ /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ...%%==%%14533%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Site Logo Script Dynamic Drive www dynamicdrive com For full source code installation instructions 100 s more DHTML scripts and TOS visit http www dynamicdrive com JPL Navigation Bar Image Map Planet Quest Level 2 Banner Image Map News Section Engineers amp Scientists Origins Section topnav Search Site nbsp Planet Quest Home Page Overview Science Technology Missions TPF SIM Keck LBTI nbsp Kepler New Worlds Atlas Multimedia Gallery Educator Resources Web Showcase Planet Finder Club News Alerts Missions Patches and More NEWS Powerful radio telescope to study formation of new planets February 26 2003 Artist s concept of the Atacama Large Millimeter Array ALMA Click here for a larger image Artist s concept of the Atacama Large Millimeter Array ALMA Blue Line Find Out More Black Dot Atacama Large Millimeter Array home page Blue Line PLANET QUEST The European Southern Observatory ESO and the U S National Science Foundation NSF signed a historic agreement Tuesday to construct and operate the world s largest and most powerful radio telescope The science goals of the new instrument include the study of extrasolar planets forming around young stars in our galaxy Known as the Atacama Large Millimeter Array ALMA the future facility will encompass 64 interconnected 12 meter antennae at a high altitude site at Chajnantor in the Atacama region of northern Chile ALMA s array of antennae will work together as one telescope to study millimeter and sub millimeter wavelength radiation from space This radiation crosses the critical boundary between infrared and microwave radiation and holds the key to understanding such processes as planet and star formation the formation of early galaxies and galaxy clusters and the formation of organic and other molecules in space according to the European Southern Observatory The ALMA may also play an important role in the search for extrasolar planets through accurate astrometry and even direct detection of planets and planetary atmospheres outside our solar system Construction of the array is scheduled to be completed in 2011 Copyright Glossary Feedback Site Map JPL Home Page document write lastMod National Aeronautics and Space Administration JPL Home Page JPL Home Page Earth JPL Home Page Solar System JPL Home Page Stars and Galaxies JPL Home Page Technology National Aeronautics and Space Administration Planet Quest Home Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article Planet Quest News Article http planetquest jpl nasa gov news almaOrig html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news almaOrig html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news almaOrig html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news almaOrig html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/firstLight_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line The Large Binocular Telescope captured this 'first light' image of an edge-on spiral ...%%==%%2960%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line The Large Binocular Telescope captured this first light image of an edge on spiral galaxy known as NGC891 on October 12 2005 Blue Line The Large Binocular Telescope captured this first light image of an edge on spiral galaxy known as NGC891 on October 12 2005 Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news firstLight image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news firstLight image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news firstLight image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news firstLight image html 
%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/greenTurtle_image.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line In his spare time, Ligon is an avid skin diver and underwater photographer. ...%%==%%3028%%==%%24 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Image Bottom Graphic Line In his spare time Ligon is an avid skin diver and underwater photographer He snapped this image of a green turtle off the big island of Hawaii in August 2004 Blue Line In his spare time Ligon is an avid skin diver and underwater photographer He snapped this image of a green turtle off the big island of Hawaii in August 2004 Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news greenTurtle image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news greenTurtle image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news greenTurtle image html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news greenTurtle image html 
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%%==%%http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/measuringMass_text.html%%==%%Planet Quest Module%%==%%Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Milky Way Mass Bottom Graphic Line The key to measuring the Milky Way's mass When a satellite ...%%==%%3193%%==%%18 Oct 107%%==%% Top Graphic Line Planet Quest Graphic Logo Milky Way Mass Bottom Graphic Line The key to measuring the Milky Way s mass When a satellite orbits a central body its orbital speed depends on two things the mass of that central body which determines its gravitational pull and the distance from that body to the satellite This principle applies whether you re talking about the moon orbiting the Earth our solar system orbiting the inner 2 3 of the galactic disc or a dwarf galaxy orbiting the entire Milky Way So determining the speed at which a star whips around the galaxy along with its distance from the galactic center reveals how much mass lies between the star s orbit and the center of the galaxy Blue Line Close Window nbsp Planet Quest Home Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module Planet Quest Module http planetquest jpl nasa gov news measuringMass text html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news measuringMass text html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news measuringMass text html http planetquest jpl nasa gov news measuringMass text html 
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