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1. Extrasolar planets: water on distant worlds

Author

Knutson, Heather A.

Subjects
Planets -- Observations, Gas giants, Solar system -- Observations, Environmental issues, Science and technology, Zoology and wildlife conservation, Observations
Abstract

Author(s): Heather A. Knutson [1] Gas-giant planets -- Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune in our own Solar System -- generally form at large distances from their parent star. Here, radiation [...]

Published
2007
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2. Not-so-bling rings

Author

Cuzzi, Jeff

Subjects
Planetary rings -- Natural history, Gas giants, Planets -- Atmosphere, Astronomy
Abstract

Q: Why didn't any of the other gas giants (Jupiter, Uranus, or Neptune) develop a large ring system like Saturn?--Aykut Altug, Los Angeles A: Our outer solar system's giant planets [...]

Published
2010

3. Most Earth-Like Exoplanet Started Out As A Gas Giant

Subjects
Extrasolar planets, Gas giants, Aerospace and defense industries, Astronomy, High technology industry, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

Byline: Staff Writers Washington DC (SPX) Jan 07, 2010, 2010 The most Earth-like planet yet found around another star may be the rocky remains of a Saturn-size gas giant, according [...]

Published
2010

4. Windy clues to Saturn's spin: Saturn's rotation period has been a mystery. An estimate based on its meteorology comes with implications for our understanding of the planet's atmospheric jet streams and interior structure

Author

Showman, Adam P.

Subjects
Jet stream -- Observations, Earth -- Rotation, Gas giants, Saturn (Planet) -- Observations, Environmental issues, Science and technology, Zoology and wildlife conservation, Observations
Abstract

The rate at which a planet rotates is a fundamental property that informs our understanding of its formation, evolution, internal dynamics and meteorology. For planets with solid surfaces, the spin [...]

Published
2009

5. Exoplanet aurora: An out-of-this-world sight

Subjects
Extrasolar planets, Jupiter (Planet), Gas giants, General interest
Abstract

India, July 23 -- The impact to the exoplanet would be completely different than what we see in our solar system, and much more violent, said co-author Vinay Kashyap of [...]

Published
2011

6. Astronomers seeking space volcanoes

Subjects
Volcanoes, Extrasolar planets, Gas giants, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists studying planets outside the solar system say they think they could spot volcanoes on the distant worlds by their atmospheric signature. Although [...]

Published
2010

7. Data on Astronomy Reported by Researchers at Cornell University

Subjects
Gas giants, Universities and colleges -- New York, Health, Science and technology, Cornell University
Abstract

According to recent research from Ithaca, United States, 'Magnetospheric accretion is an important process for a wide range of astrophysical systems and may play a role in the formation of [...]

Published
2011

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