Nov 10, 2006 | TECHNOLOGIES
NASA Approves Mission and Names Crew for Return to Hubble
(NASA) - NASA has approved a fifth servicing mission for the Hubble Space Telescope.

Aug 15, 2006 | SCIENCE
NASA's Spitzer Digs Up Troves of Possible Solar Systems in Orion
(NASA - JPL) - A new image from Spitzer identifies 2,300 planet-forming disks in the Orion nebula.

Jul 26, 2006 | SCIENCE
Planet-Forming Disks Might Put the Brakes on Stars
(NASA - JPL) - Dusty planet-forming disks may slow down the young, whirling stars that they surround.

Jun 12, 2006 | SCIENCE
NASA's Fuse Finds Infant Solar System Awash in Carbon
(NASA) - Scientists discover abundant amounts of carbon gas surrounding the young star Beta Pictoris.

Apr 06, 2006 | SCIENCE
Spitzer Finds Hints of Planet Birth around Dead Star
(NASA) - NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has uncovered new evidence that planets might rise up out of a dead star's ashes.

Jan 26, 2006 | SCIENCE
Closer to Home
(NSF) - Astronomers have discovered a small, rocky, extrasolar planet using a technique known as gravitational microlensing.

Jul 01, 2005 | SCIENCE
Researchers Discover Planet with Largest Solid Core
(NASA) - NASA researchers recently discovered the largest solid core ever found in an extrasolar planet.

Jun 22, 2005 | SCIENCE
NASA's Hubble Chases Unruly Planet
(NASA) - NASA's Hubble Telescope offers evidence that an unseen planet is gravitationally tugging on a dusty ring around the star Fomalhaut.

Jun 20, 2005 | SCIENCE
New Hubble Observations
(NASA) - New observations from Hubble will be presented by astronomers during a media teleconference on Wednesday.

Jun 14, 2005 | SCIENCE
Astronomers Announce the Most Earth-Like Planet Yet Found Outside the Solar System
(NSF) - Astronomers have announced the discovery of the smallest extrasolar planet yet detected.

Jun 10, 2005 | SCIENCE
Scientists Make New Discovery About Planets Outside Our Solar System
(NSF) - On June 13th the NSF will hold a media briefing concerning major advances in the search for extrasolar planets.

Apr 26, 2005 | MISSIONS
Hubble Celebrates 15th Anniversary
(NASA) - In the past 15 years, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has taken more than 750,000 photos of the cosmos.

Apr 20, 2005 | MISSIONS
Signs of Alien Asteroid Belt
(NASA) - 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.

Apr 15, 2005 | SCIENCE
A Planetary Family Feud
(NSF) - Studies suggest that planetary systems that could harbor life may be rare in the Universe.

Apr 13, 2005 | SCIENCE
Media Teleconference for Significant Spitzer Discovery
(NASA) - Astronomers will announce a significant discovery from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope on Wednesday, April 20.

Mar 22, 2005 | SCIENCE
NASA's Spitzer Marks Beginning of New Age of Planetary Science
(NASA) - NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope captured the light, for the first time, from two known planets orbiting stars other than our sun.

Mar 22, 2005 | SCIENCE
NASA Changes Spitzer Science Update to Today
(NASA) - Astronomers will announce major findings about planets outside our solar system, known as extrasolar planets, at a NASA Science Update at 3 p.m. EST today.

Mar 18, 2005 | MISSIONS
NASA's Spitzer Telescope Unveils Extrasolar Planet Findings
(NASA) - Astronomers will announce major findings about extrasolar planets on Wednesday, March 23.

Jan 13, 2005 | SCIENCE
Spitzer Sees Dusty Aftermath of Pluto-Sized Collision
(NASA) - Astronomers say a dusty disc swirling around the nearby star Vega was probably caused by collisions of objects perhaps as big as the planet Pluto.

Jan 11, 2005 | SCIENCE
Hubble Homes in on Suspected Extrasolar Planet
(NASA) - NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is providing important supporting evidence about a possible planet 225 light-years away.

Oct 14, 2004 | SCIENCE
Spitzer Uncovers Planets' Violent Past
(NASA) - Astronomers will present new findings about how planets are built during a news briefing on Monday.

Aug 31, 2004 | SCIENCE
Scientists Discover First of a New Class of Extrasolar Planets
(NASA) - Astronomers announced today the discovery of a new class of extrasolar planets that are far smaller than gas giants like Jupiter.

Aug 27, 2004 | SCIENCE
Major Extra-Solar Discovery Announcement Scheduled
(NASA) - A team of planet-hunters will announce their discovery of a new class of planets beyond our solar system on August 31.

Apr 15, 2004 | SCIENCE
Cosmic Magnifying Glass: Distant Star Reveals Planet
(NASA - JPL) - For the first time, astronomers have discovered an exoplanet using gravitational microlensing.

Mar 18, 2004 | SCIENCE
Webcast Links Venus Event and Planet-Hunting
(NASA) - NASA will discuss the search for extrasolar planets in relation to Venus' upcoming solar transit.

Feb 03, 2004 | SCIENCE
Oxygen and Carbon Found in Exoplanet Atmosphere 'Blow-Off'
(ESA) - Astronomers report the first observation of oxygen and carbon in the atmosphere of an extrasolar planet.

Jan 26, 2004 | MISSIONS
Mars Mission Offers Clues in Hunt for New Worlds
(NASA) - NASA plans to develop space telescopes with super-sharp vision that can detect planets like Mars or Earth around other stars.

Nov 24, 2003 | TECHNOLOGIES
Largest Pair of 'Eyes' Ever Built to Aid Search for Planets
(NASA - JPL) - The NASA-funded Large Binocular Telescope will help scientists search for planets around distant stars.

Jul 30, 2003 | TECHNOLOGIES
Guiding Light
(NASA) - A new kind of glass pane containing liquid crystal droplets may help in the search for extrasolar planets.

Jul 25, 2003 | TECHNOLOGIES
Tiny Measurement Gives Big Boost to Planet Hunt
(NASA - JPL) - Engineers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratories have developed a method for measuring the movement of stars that is accurate enough to detect Earth-like planets.

Jul 15, 2003 | SCIENCE
Astronomers Find Oldest, Most Distant Planet
(CNN.com) - A newly identified extrasolar planet may change theories about when planets began to form and when life first evolved.

Jun 17, 2003 | TECHNOLOGIES
In Search of E.T.'s Breath
(NASA) - Advanced space telescopes probe far-off worlds for the chemical signatures of alien life.