... The atmospheres of the major planets, three of the four planetary ring systems, and numerous asteroids have been probed with stellar occultations. ...
... But really this historic encounter has been 85 years in the making, ever since 24-year-old Clyde Tombaugh discovered this enigmatic body at the edge of our planetarysystem. ...
... The new telescope will hopefully extend our vision in areas such as "understanding the origin and evolution of planetarysystems, witnessing the formation of stars, galaxies and black holes and exploring the properties of dark matter and dark energy in ...
... first star ever to have a proper motion measured; also a star whose proper motion is among the largest known, at a breathtaking 5.2" per year; and what's yet more, a binary whose wobble indicates the probable presence of a planetarysystem around the pair ...
... The atmospheres of the major planets, three of the four planetary ring systems, and numerous asteroids have been probed with stellar occultations. ...
... Submitted by John Buonomo on 05/26/2013 23:25:40 . Planetary Conjunction 05-26-2013 . ... Mercury top, Venus Lower Right Jupiter lower Left Earth bottom right 1/2 our Solar system in same image ;) taken this evening . ...