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... Each day we feature a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. August 15, 1995 . Venus: Earth's Sister Planet . ... Explanation: This picture in visible light was taken by the Galileo spacecraft. Venus is very similar to Earth in size and mass - and so is sometimes referred to as Earth's sister planet - but Venus has a quite different climate. ... Chronological Archive | Subject Sorted Archive | ...

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... The package includes a new ``hybrid'' symplectic integrator capable of handling close encounters, described at the conference: The Impact of Modern Dynamics in Astronomy , Namur, Belgium (Chambers 1998). ... NRC Research Associate, NASA/Ames Research Center , Moffett Field CA, USA, planetary accretion, formation of the asteroid belt and extra-solar planets. ... G.Laughlin and J.E.Chambers (2002) Astronomical Journal, , in press. ... American Astron. ... Home page of planet hunters Marcy and Butler ....

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delay-doppler image of the Maxwell Montes region of Venus, taken using the S-Band (2380 MHz or 12.6 cm) radar transmitter and the 305m dish at the Arecibo Observatory in Arecibo, Puerto Rico in June of 1988. The horizontal resolution is about 2 km. ... This delay-doppler radar image shows craters near the North pole of Mercury. The resolution of this image is about 15 km. ...

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... Below is a preliminary schedule for the meeting "Planets Beyond the Solar System and the Next Generation of Space Missions," to be held at STScI in Baltimore on October 16, 17, and 18, 1996. ... A workshop to bring together scientists searching for extrasolar planets with those planning a new generation of space instrumentation. ... New programs for the detection and study of planets (interferometry, photometry, microlensing) . ... K. Sahu, STScI: Detecting planets with microlensing . ...

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