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Astronomy Teams Find First Multi-Planet System, Other Than Our Own, Orbiting Star
April 16, 1999 The first believed multiple planet system orbiting around a sun-like star has been found by independent teams of astronomers, including National Science Foundation (NSF)-supported researchers from ... > full story -
NCAR Scientist's Observations Aid In Discovery Of Multiple Planets Orbiting A Sun-Like Star
April 15, 1999 Three planets have been found orbiting the star Upsilon Andromedae in the first discovery of multiple planets outside our solar system. NCAR scientist Timothy Brown was part of the team of eight ... > full story -
Searching For Life On Jupiter's Moon Europa
December 11, 1998 If the icy surface of Europa conceals a liquid ocean, which seems increasingly likely, then the Jovian moon will become one of the hottest spots in the solar system to look for alien life. ... > full story -
Europa Fault Gives California's San Andreas A Run For Its Money
December 9, 1998 New pictures from NASA's Galileo spacecraft show a closeup view of a fault, or fracture, on Jupiter's icy moon Europa that stretches as long as the California segment of the infamous San ... > full story -
Liquid Ocean On Jupiter's Moon? ASU Geology Team Collects Europa Data
November 18, 1998 Some of the best evidence yet for existence of a liquid ocean under Europa's surface is being collected and analyzed by Arizona State University scientists this week from pictures being ... > full story -
University Of Arizona Scientists Are First To Discover Debris Disk Around Star Orbited By Planet
October 23, 1998 Planetary scientists have discovered the first circumstellar disk ever seen around a star like our sun, a star known to be orbited by a planet. The system is more like our solar system than any yet ... > full story -
Jupiter's Moon Callisto May Hide Salty Ocean
October 22, 1998 Jupiter's second largest moon, Callisto, may have a liquid ocean tucked under its icy, cratered crust, according to scientists studying data gathered by NASA's Galileo spacecraft. ... > full story -
Jupiter's "White Ovals" Take Scientists By Storm
October 15, 1998 As powerful hurricanes pummel coastal areas on Earth, NASA space scientists are studying similar giant, swirling storms on distant Jupiter that have combined to spawn a storm as large as Earth ... > full story -
Lab Receives NASA Funding To Test Critical Instrument Components For Possible Use On Future Europa Mission
September 19, 1998 Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists recently received a $120,000 grant from NASA to use Laboratory space instrument design and manufacturing expertise and test critical components of an ... > full story -
Galileo Finds Jupiter's Rings Formed By Dust Blasted Off Small Moons
September 16, 1998 Jupiter's intricate, swirling ring system is formed by dust kicked up as interplanetary meteoroids smash into the giant planet's four, small inner moons, according to scientists studying data ... > full story
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