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Nov19-12, 08:55 PM   #1
 
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Exoplanet Maps


Exoplanet discoveries continue to be made using various sensitive techniques. Since there is no evidence to the contrary none of them are thought to harbor life forms. Here is a new set of maps showing where the exoplanets are located in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres:

http://www.scientificamerican.com/ar...intmag_2012-12

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Sweet! Thanks for the link!
Jan7-13, 06:41 AM   #3
 
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To add complication to mapping exoplanets,

Double-Star Systems Can Be Dangerous for Exoplanets
http://news.yahoo.com/double-star-sy...191252268.html

Exoplanets circling a star with a far-flung stellar companion — worlds that are part of "wide binary" systems — are susceptible to violent and dramatic orbital disruptions, including outright ejection, the study found.
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Two-star systems occur commonly throughout our galaxy; indeed, astronomers think the Milky Way harbors about as many binary systems as single stars. Recently, astronomers have begun discovering planets in binary systems, . . .
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