... Now the hole in the center indicates that dust has fallen onto interior planets -- possibly like the Earth -- while the warp at the edge indicates the gravitational pull of a planet like Jupiter or Saturn . ...
... 2009 June 3 . VB 10: A Large Planet Orbiting a Small Star . Illustration Credit: JPL-Caltech , NASA . ... Illustration Credit: JPL-Caltech , NASA . Explanation: Can a planet be as large as the star that it orbits? ...
... 2005 May 10 . The First Image of an Extra Solar Planet . Credit: NaCo , VLT , ESO . ... Quite possibly, however, the red object is the first direct image of a planet beyond our Solar System . ...
... May 5, 1996 . Planet Near a Galaxy Core . Credit: J. Gitlin ( Space Telescope Science Institute ), NASA . ... Explanation: What would the night sky look like if you lived on a planet near the center of a galaxy? ...
... 2004 March 26 . Moon and Planets Sky . Credit Copyright: Wojtek Rychlik . ... up into the sky tonight and without a telescope or binoculars you might have a view like this one of Moon, planets and stars ...
... Planets Around Sun-Like Stars . Picture Credit: E. Williams, G. Marcy, and L.-A. McConnaughey, ( UC Berkeley ), ( SFSU ) . ... Explanation: Do many Sun -like stars have planets? ...
... 2001 February 9 . Nashville Four Planet Skyline . Credit Copyright: Larry Koehn . ... far this February, evening skies have been blessed with a glorious Moon and three bright planets; Venus , Jupiter, and Saturn ...
... Since gas giant Uranus' methane-laced atmosphere absorbs sunlight at near-infrared wavelengths the planet appears substantially darkened, improving the contrast between the otherwise relatively bright planet and the normally faint rings. ...
... 2010 August 18 . Crescent Moon and Planets Over Portugal . Credit Copyright : Miguel Claro . ... the two sky enthusiasts on the ridge are sharing only a crescent moon between them, three bright planets also stand before them ...