Planet Hunter Kepler Starts Tests on Road to Recovery
The most prolific planet hunter in history recently suffered a serious blow when the second of four reaction wheels failed and it could no longer steer itself and take science…
Category Archives: Search for Life
Why is Gliese 667c so exciting? Life thats why
Recently KnowledgeOrb reported that Gliese 667c was found to have three planets in the magical habitable zone. This means these planets are in an orbit which in theory cold support…
Three Habitable Planets Could Orbit Gliese 667c
The star Gliese 667C is now the best candidate for harboring habitable worlds. (Source PHL @ UPR Arecibo) – Our Solar System has only one habitable planet, or maybe two if…
Curiosity finds Ancient Streambed on Mars
(Source NASA/JPL) – NASA’s Curiosity rover found evidence for an ancient, flowing stream on Mars at a few sites, including the rock outcrop pictured here, which the science team has…
Kepler Reaction Wheel Fails, May be Mission Ending
The vaunted Kepler Spacecraft, responsible for the discovery of hundreds of exoplanets, has experienced the failure of it’s final reaction wheel. The spacecraft has four reaction wheels and needs at…
There are now 10 potential Earths with addition of Kepler 61b
The University of Washington has announced the discovery of a new planet which could harbor life. Astronomers led by Sarah Ballard added this new planet named Kepler 61b. It is…
Two new Earth Like Planets added to the Habitability List
The Kepler Telescope has found three more Earth like planets in two solar systems. The new Kepler-62 system has five planets 62b-f. Kepler-69 system has two planets 69b and c….
Mars rover sample shows mars could have supported life
A press conference was held today at which NASA reported the analysis results from the first rock drill sample. Analysis of the sample collected by NASA’s Curiosity rover shows ancient…
