Sketched Universe

ESOcast: Richest planetary system discovered

andrewski — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:56:57 +0000

YouTube – ESOcast 20: Richest planetary system discovered.

More about HD 10180 and its companions: Wikipedia and ESO

ESOcast: 32 New Exoplanets Found

andrewski — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:09:15 +0000

ESOcast: Episode 11: 32 New Exoplanets Found

On 19 October 2009, at an international exoplanet conference, the team who built the High Accuracy Radial Velocity Planet Searcher, better known as HARPS, the spectrograph for ESO’s 3.6-metre telescope, reports on the incredible discovery of more than 30 new exoplanets, cementing HARPS’s position as the world’s foremost exoplanet hunter.

A planet 6 times the mass of Earth orbits the star Gliese 667 C

kenwilson — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:21:25 +0000

via ESO

NASA Space Telescope Discovers Largest Ring Around Saturn

andrewski — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:27:58 +0000

via NASA

Exoplanet Corot-7b

kenwilson — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:02:37 +0000

via Universe Today

Big Bang Briefly (video)

kenwilson — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:54:58 +0000

We’re trying something a little different – a video! This video has some absolutely gorgeous artwork and animation.

From the YouTube page:

We made this video about the Big Bang because the theory is important and amazing, but often misunderstood.
This video was produced without any funding from any outside sources. It was put together with donated creative time from a group with a desire to further public cognition of science.
Science has many amazing stories to tell, this is the first. The Big Bang Briefly.
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Story Teller: Janna Levin
Director: Keith Olwell and Elizabeth Kiehner
Producer: Keith Olwell and Elizabeth Kiehner
Animation Studio: Thornberg & Forester
Director of Animation: Justin Meredith
Editorial: Proton Studio
DP: Luke Geissbuhler
Music: Copilot
Color: James Long

via Twisted Physics

A possible end for the Earth

kenwilson — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:25:44 +0000

Credit: fsgregs/Wikimedia Commons.

via Centauri Dreams

Putting Betelgeuse into a familiar perspective

kenwilson — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:40:51 +0000

Betelgeuse

A previous post here featured “Giant Star Betelgeuse” – here’s a bit of perspective on just how gigantic this giant actually is!

via Physorg

E T P – Experience The Planets

kenwilson — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:34:05 +0000

Quick aside: Experience the Planets is a great looking site with some amazing images of our Solar System. Check it out!

Giant star Betelgeuse churns out gas bubbles that match its own size

kenwilson — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:48:28 +0000

via Universe Today