Extrasolar Planets (Astronomy)

Extrasolar Planets Sites:

Extrasolar Planet Detection with the AFOE Extrasolar Planet Detection with the AFOE: Extrasolar Planet Detection with the AFOE The Advanced Fiber-Optic Echelle (AFOE) spectrometer is a fiber-fed, bench-mounted echelle spectrograph, located at the 1.5m telescope of the Whipple Observatory, near Tucson, Arizona. (Extrasolar Planets) http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/afoe/espd.html The Big Occulting Steerable Satellite (project) The Big Occulting Steerable Satellite (project): Mission designed to provide improved resolution of closely spaced objects with comparable brightnesses (binary stars, microlensing events) and to facilitate separation of dim objects from nearby bright objects (such as planets around stars). (Extrasolar Planets) http://boss.phys.cwru.edu/ European Extra-Solar Planet Consortium European Extra-Solar Planet Consortium: EXPORT is a consortium of European astronomers using the telescopes on La Palma and Tenerife to study extra-solar planets, as well as the formation and evolution of protoplanetary systems. (Extrasolar Planets) http://laeff.inta.es/EXPORT/ James Webb Space Telescope James Webb Space Telescope: The James Webb Space Telescope, or JWST, is a large, infrared-optimized space telescope designed to study the formation of the first stars and galaxies, the evolution of galaxies and the production of elements by stars, and the process of star and planet (Extrasolar Planets) http://ngst.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/Starsandplanets.html About Astronomy & Space - Two Architectures Chosen for Terrestrial Planet Finder About Astronomy & Space - Two Architectures Chosen for Terrestrial Planet Finder: Discover NASA's plan for advanced telescope searches for Earth-like planets around other stars. Learn about 2 separate missions with distinct designs to achieve the goal. (Extrasolar Planets) http://space.about.com/cs/nasanews/a/tpf051104.htm Scientific consideration about Extrasolar Planets Scientific consideration about Extrasolar Planets: A brief history of the search for extrasolar planets, the findings and the future implications. (Extrasolar Planets) http://www.public.asu.edu/~sciref/exoplnt.htm Transit search Transit search: The purpose of transitsearch.org is to coordinate and direct a cooperative observational effort which will allow experienced amateur astronomers and small college observatories to discover transiting extrasolar planets. (Extrasolar Planets) http://www.transitsearch.org/index.htm ExNPS Road Map - August 1996 ExNPS Road Map - August 1996: NASA Origins program report on the progress and future plans for the discovery of extrasolar planetary systems. (Extrasolar Planets) http://origins.jpl.nasa.gov/library/exnps/ExNPS.html The Extrasolar Planets Encyclopedia The Extrasolar Planets Encyclopedia: The reference site for astronomer involved in the search for extrasolar planets. (Extrasolar Planets) http://www.obspm.fr/encycl/encycl.html Optical Long Baseline Interferometry News Optical Long Baseline Interferometry News: NASA JPL's Optical Long Baseline Interferometer project homepage. Aims to increase optical resolution of the local universe sufficient to detect extrasolar planets and other phenomena. (Extrasolar Planets) http://olbin.jpl.nasa.gov/ Extrasolar Visions - An Extrasolar Planets Guide Extrasolar Visions - An Extrasolar Planets Guide: Extrasolar Visions - An Extrasolar Planets Guide (Extrasolar Planets) http://www.extrasolar.net Umbral Missions Blocking Radiating Astronomical Sources (project) Umbral Missions Blocking Radiating Astronomical Sources (project): The UMBRAS goal is direct observation of planets around other stars. (Extrasolar Planets) http://www-int.stsci.edu/~jordan/umbras/ Mid-InfraRed Large-well Imager Mid-InfraRed Large-well Imager: MIRLIN - The JPL Deep-Well Mid-Infrared Array Camera (Extrasolar Planets) http://cougar.jpl.nasa.gov/mirlin.html Eddington (ESA SCIENCE) Eddington (ESA SCIENCE): ESA space-telescope designed to seek out extrasolar planets and investigate the internal structure of stars. (Mission cancelled Nov. 2003) (Extrasolar Planets) http://sci.esa.int/home/eddington/ Planet Imager Planet Imager: NASA planet imager proposal. (Extrasolar Planets) http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/P/PlanetImager.html Extrasolar Group Study Extrasolar Group Study: Planet-finding assessment by the School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham 2004. (Extrasolar Planets) http://extrasolar.krioma.net Geneva Extrasolar Planet Search Geneva Extrasolar Planet Search: The extrasolar planet search in Geneva. This team has found in '95 the first extrasolar planets around the star 51 Pegasi. (Extrasolar Planets) http://obswww.unige.ch/%7Eudry/planet/planet.html The Kepler Mission The Kepler Mission: A NASA mission dedicated to discovery of planets around others stars through observation of planets transits. (Extrasolar Planets) http://www.kepler.arc.nasa.gov/index.html STellar Astrophysics & Research on Exoplanets STellar Astrophysics & Research on Exoplanets: STARE uses precise time-series photometry to search for extrasolar giant planets transiting their parent stars. (Extrasolar Planets) http://www.hao.ucar.edu/public/research/stare/stare.html Planet Quest Planet Quest: A NASA and JPL site in search of another Earth (Extrasolar Planets) http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/ Microvariability and Oscillations os STars Microvariability and Oscillations os STars: Detection and characterisation of: (1) acoustic oscillations in Sun-like stars, including very old stars (metal-poor subdwarfs) and magnetic stars (roAp), to probe seismically their structures and ages; (2) reflected light from giant exoplanets closely or (Extrasolar Planets) http://www.astro.ubc.ca/MOST/ Galactic Exoplanet Survey Telescope(project) Galactic Exoplanet Survey Telescope(project): GEST, Gravitational Microlensing, Other Earths, and Life in the Universe (Extrasolar Planets) http://bustard.phys.nd.edu/GEST/ Transits of Extrasolar Planets Transits of Extrasolar Planets: The TEP network is a group of collaborators searching for Transits of Extrasolar Planets. (Extrasolar Planets) http://www.iac.es/proyect/tep/tephome.html Vulcain Camera Project Vulcain Camera Project: NASA Ames Research Centre photometric survey in search of extrasolar planets. (Extrasolar Planets) http://web99.arc.nasa.gov/~vulcan/ Darwin Space Inferometer Project (ESA SCIENCE) Darwin Space Inferometer Project (ESA SCIENCE): Overview and updates on the ESA's Earth-like planet hunting space-telescope project. (Extrasolar Planets) http://sci.esa.int/home/darwin/ GENIE GENIE: Ground-based technology demonstrator for the ESA's Darwin space-telescope project. Site data is from a 2002 workshop. (Extrasolar Planets) http://www.strw.leidenuniv.nl/~genie/ Full-sky Astrometric Mapping Explorer Full-sky Astrometric Mapping Explorer: FAME is an astrometric satellite designed to determine with unprecedented accuracy the positions, distances, and motions of 40 million stars within our galactic neighborhood. It is a collaborative effort between the U.S. Naval Observatory (USNO) and sever (Extrasolar Planets) http://www.usno.navy.mil/FAME/ Probing Lensing Anomalies NETwork Probing Lensing Anomalies NETwork: Worldwide Network of Astronomers Searching for Extra-Solar Planets (Extrasolar Planets) http://mplanet.anu.edu.au/ University of St. Andrews - Planet Search University of St. Andrews - Planet Search: Describes several projects aiming to detect extra-solar planets. (Extrasolar Planets) http://Star-www.st-and.ac.uk/~kdh1/ustaps.html The Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment (OGLE) The Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment (OGLE): A long term project with the main goal of searching for the dark matter with microlensing phenomena. (Extrasolar Planets) http://sirius.astrouw.edu.pl/~ogle/ California and Carnegie Planet Search California and Carnegie Planet Search: The site of California and Carnegie program for extrasolar planet search. (Extrasolar Planets) http://exoplanets.org HST Astrometry HST Astrometry: HST Astrometry Science Team (Extrasolar Planets) http://clyde.as.utexas.edu/SpAstNEW/ASTindex.html Arizona Search for Planets (ASP) Arizona Search for Planets (ASP): Full scale survey project for extra-solar planets. Overview and publications. (Extrasolar Planets) http://www.psi.edu/~esquerdo/asp/asp.html Anglo-Australian Planet Search Anglo-Australian Planet Search: Long-term southern hemisphere program being carried with the 3.9 m Anglo-Australian Telescope. (Extrasolar Planets) http://www.aao.gov.au/local/www/cgt/planet/aat.html The VLT UV-Visual Echelle Spectrograph The VLT UV-Visual Echelle Spectrograph: The VLT UV-Visual Echelle Spectrograph (Extrasolar Planets) http://www.eso.org/instruments/uves/ Darwin - Space Infrared Interferometer Project Darwin - Space Infrared Interferometer Project: Designed for general astrophysics and search for signs of life on Earth-like planets orbiting nearby stars. It is a candidate cornerstone 9 for a European Space Agency mission in 2015. (Extrasolar Planets) http://ast.star.rl.ac.uk/darwin/ Red Dwarf Stars and the Possibility of Life Red Dwarf Stars and the Possibility of Life: An analysis of the differences between planets orbiting red dwarf stars including tidal locking and spectrum. Shows how life could develop in these conditions. (Extrasolar Planets) http://www.srcf.ucam.org/~dmo25/RedDwarfs/ A Planet from the Early Universe A Planet from the Early Universe: Astronomers have found the oldest and most distant planet known in the universe. (Extrasolar Planets) http://www.sciencenews.org/20030712/fob1.asp Planet Quest: Missions - Terrestrial Planet Finder Planet Quest: Missions - Terrestrial Planet Finder: Will study all aspects of planets outside the solar system from their formation and development to the presence and features of those planets orbiting the nearest stars. (Extrasolar Planets) http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPF/tpf_index.html Microlensing Observations in Astrophysics Microlensing Observations in Astrophysics: The Microlensing Observations in Astrophysics (MOA) Project is a joint Japanese/New Zealand experiment established in 1995 to carry out astrophysical observations from New Zealand using `gravitational microlensing' and related techniques. (Extrasolar Planets) http://www.vuw.ac.nz/scps/moa/ Terrestrial Planet Finder Terrestrial Planet Finder: Explains NASA's plan to use sensitive telescopes to find planets outside of the solar-system. Includes charts and drawings. (Extrasolar Planets) http://www.terrestrial-planet-finder.com/