Welcome to Astronotes
Hello, IтАЩm Colin, welcoming you to Astronotes, the PlanetariumтАЩs official blog. Here you will find the latest news and views from the fascinating worlds of astronomy and space exploration. We hope you will come here to learn what is hot and exciting, profound or even weird from worlds beyond ours . So that's the introduction out of the way, now on with the Universe!-
Visit Our Main Website
Our Galaxy Archive
-
COROT-7b: Exoplanet with a sky made of stone
Posted on September 22, 2010 | 1 CommentAbout 490 light years from our planet in the constellation of Monoceros lies a G type star designated COROT-7. A little smaller and dimmer than our Sun, this star is […] -
Exoplanet HD 209458b: A planet that thinks it’s a comet
Posted on September 20, 2010 | No CommentsSome 150 light years from Earth in the constellation of Pegasus lies the star HD 209458 and its planetary system. The star is almost a clone of our own Sun, […]