Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Planets . ... Our Galaxy . ... Weird and Fun . ... It came from another galaxy: This artistтАЩs impression shows HIP 13044 b, an exoplanet orbiting a star that entered our galaxy from beyond. ... HIP 13044 is one of tens of millions of stars in the тАЬHelmi streamтАЭ, stars that belonged to a dwarf galaxy consumed by our own Milky Way galaxy, some six to nine billion years ago. ... Tweets that mention ESO finds weird doomed planet from another galaxy | ...

... 2008 November 17 . HR 8799: Discovery of a Multi-planet Star System . ... Explanation: How common are planetary systems like our own Solar System? In the twelve years previous to 2008, over 300 candidate planetary systems have been found orbiting nearby stars. ... Although the HR 8799 planetary system has significant differences with our Solar System, it is a clear demonstration that complex planetary systems exist, systems that could conceivable contain an Earth-like planet . ... About APOD | ...

... Tonight's Sky . ... News . Observing . ... The double star 54 Leonis, spiral galaxy NGC 3198, and emission nebula NGC 3199 . ... Astronomy for Kids . ... Observing springtime deep-sky objects with a large telescope . ... New theory explains supernovae behavior . ... Making of supernovae explained . ... Only registered members of Astronomy.com are allowed to comment on this article. ... Receive news, sky-event information, observing tips, and more from Astronomy's weekly email newsletter. ...

... Home Observing Charles Dana Discovery Center, Central Park . ... Observing Resources for Amateur Astronomers - Part 1: Beginning Observers . ... A History of the First Forty Years of the Amateur Astronomers Association . ... Charles Dana Discovery Center . ... 6:30тАУ8:00 p.m. The Charles Dana Discovery Center is just inside Central Park, near 110th Street between Lenox and Fifth avenues ( map ). ... 2016 Amateur Astronomers Association of New York Designed by Press Customizr Powered by . ...

... These two images of the Jovian moon Thebe were taken by Galileo's solid state imaging system in November 1996 and June 1997, respectively. ... Thebe, whose longest dimension is approximately 116 kilometers (72 miles) across, is tidally locked so that the same side of the satellite always points towards Jupiter, similar to how the near side of our own Moon always points toward Earth. ... The image on the right emphasizes the side of Thebe that faces away from Jupiter (the "anti-Jupiter" side). ...

... Date: 2 November 2012 20:58:34 GMT . ... I'm offѓЉfor Australia tomorrow for the Total Solar Eclipse on 13/14 November, and won't be back until the end of the month, so this will cover the next two IAA lectures + a few other new items. ... IAA PUBLIC LECTURE: ѓЉThe next IAA Public Lecture is entitled "Solar Activity and Our Climate", andѓЉwill be on November 14, at 7.30 p.m. ѓЉ . ... Admission is free, including light refreshments . ... See: http://irishastro.org.uk/node/28 ѓЉfor more details . ...

Thebe . Jupiter XIV - 1979J2 . Thebe [THEE-bee] is the fourth known satellite of Jupiter. ... Thebe rotates synchronously around Jupiter. Very little is known about this moon. ... Stephen Synnott . Date of discovery . ... Discovery Image . This is one of the discovery images (FDS 16383.54) of Thebe. ... Once the shadow images were analyzed, Thebe was located on several other images. ... This image of Thebe (FDS 16220.56) was taken by the Voyager 1 spacecraft on February 27, 1979. ...

... Discovery in Twilight . ... Credit Copyright: Tamas Ladanyi ( TWAN ) Explanation: As evening twilight faded on March 7, sky gazers around planet Earth enjoyed a beautiful pairing of young crescent Moon and brilliant planet Jupiter. ... On its final flight , the Space Shuttle Discovery and International Space Station form the second close pairing in the night skyscape. ... Publications with keywords: Moon - Jupiter - international space station - ISS - space shuttle Discovery . ... Moons and Jupiter ...

... Australian telescopes have helped the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) find thousands of new galaxies. ... Preliminary HST results were released today by NASA's Space Telescope Science Institute , as were the results from the Australian institutions. ... Called the Hubble Deep Field South , it complements the original Hubble Deep Field , another small patch in the northern sky. ... The Anglo-Australian Telescope has measured the distances of about 75 faint far-flung galaxies in the field. ...