Earth-Mass Planet Found in Nearest Star System
Planet Found in Nearest Star System to Earth ESO’s HARPS instrument finds Earth-mass exoplanet orbiting Alpha Centauri B European astronomers have discovered a planet with about the mass of the Earth orbiting a star in the Alpha Centauri system — the nearest to Earth. It is also the lightest exoplanet ever discovered around a star like the Sun. The planet was detected using the HARPS instrument on the 3.6-metre telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile. The results will appear online in the journal Nature on 17 October 2012. The release, images and videos are available on: http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1241/ patrick
Is it orbiting the alpha binary system, or Proxima (the actual closest star to Sol)? On Oct 16, 2012 5:45 PM, "Wiggins Patrick" <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> wrote:
Planet Found in Nearest Star System to Earth
ESO’s HARPS instrument finds Earth-mass exoplanet orbiting Alpha Centauri B
European astronomers have discovered a planet with about the mass of the Earth orbiting a star in the Alpha Centauri system — the nearest to Earth. It is also the lightest exoplanet ever discovered around a star like the Sun. The planet was detected using the HARPS instrument on the 3.6-metre telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile. The results will appear online in the journal Nature on 17 October 2012.
The release, images and videos are available on: http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1241/
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Chuck, I think they mean that the star system is the closest to Sol...they do state that it is Alpha Centauri B in the article. Dave On Oct 16, 2012, at 1:50 PM, Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote:
Is it orbiting the alpha binary system, or Proxima (the actual closest star to Sol)? On Oct 16, 2012 5:45 PM, "Wiggins Patrick" <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> wrote:
Planet Found in Nearest Star System to Earth
ESO’s HARPS instrument finds Earth-mass exoplanet orbiting Alpha Centauri B
European astronomers have discovered a planet with about the mass of the Earth orbiting a star in the Alpha Centauri system — the nearest to Earth. It is also the lightest exoplanet ever discovered around a star like the Sun. The planet was detected using the HARPS instrument on the 3.6-metre telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile. The results will appear online in the journal Nature on 17 October 2012.
The release, images and videos are available on: http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1241/
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Is that the same as Proxima Centauri? ________________________________ From: David Bennett <dlbennett@mac.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 10:39 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Earth-Mass Planet Found in Nearest Star System Chuck, I think they mean that the star system is the closest to Sol...they do state that it is Alpha Centauri B in the article. Dave On Oct 16, 2012, at 1:50 PM, Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote:
Is it orbiting the alpha binary system, or Proxima (the actual closest star to Sol)? On Oct 16, 2012 5:45 PM, "Wiggins Patrick" <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> wrote:
Planet Found in Nearest Star System to Earth
ESO’s HARPS instrument finds Earth-mass exoplanet orbiting Alpha Centauri B
European astronomers have discovered a planet with about the mass of the Earth orbiting a star in the Alpha Centauri system — the nearest to Earth. It is also the lightest exoplanet ever discovered around a star like the Sun. The planet was detected using the HARPS instrument on the 3.6-metre telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile. The results will appear online in the journal Nature on 17 October 2012.
The release, images and videos are available on: http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1241/
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Joe, Proxima is Alpha Centauri C. On Oct 16, 2012, at 6:51 PM, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com> wrote:
Is that the same as Proxima Centauri?
________________________________ From: David Bennett <dlbennett@mac.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 10:39 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Earth-Mass Planet Found in Nearest Star System
Chuck, I think they mean that the star system is the closest to Sol...they do state that it is Alpha Centauri B in the article.
Dave
On Oct 16, 2012, at 1:50 PM, Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote:
Is it orbiting the alpha binary system, or Proxima (the actual closest star to Sol)? On Oct 16, 2012 5:45 PM, "Wiggins Patrick" <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> wrote:
Planet Found in Nearest Star System to Earth
ESO’s HARPS instrument finds Earth-mass exoplanet orbiting Alpha Centauri B
European astronomers have discovered a planet with about the mass of the Earth orbiting a star in the Alpha Centauri system — the nearest to Earth. It is also the lightest exoplanet ever discovered around a star like the Sun. The planet was detected using the HARPS instrument on the 3.6-metre telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile. The results will appear online in the journal Nature on 17 October 2012.
The release, images and videos are available on: http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1241/
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So this was not found around the nearest star. ________________________________ From: David Bennett <dlbennett@mac.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 11:09 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Earth-Mass Planet Found in Nearest Star System Joe, Proxima is Alpha Centauri C. On Oct 16, 2012, at 6:51 PM, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com> wrote:
Is that the same as Proxima Centauri?
________________________________ From: David Bennett <dlbennett@mac.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 10:39 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Earth-Mass Planet Found in Nearest Star System
Chuck, I think they mean that the star system is the closest to Sol...they do state that it is Alpha Centauri B in the article.
Dave
On Oct 16, 2012, at 1:50 PM, Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote:
Is it orbiting the alpha binary system, or Proxima (the actual closest star to Sol)? On Oct 16, 2012 5:45 PM, "Wiggins Patrick" <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> wrote:
Planet Found in Nearest Star System to Earth
ESO’s HARPS instrument finds Earth-mass exoplanet orbiting Alpha Centauri B
European astronomers have discovered a planet with about the mass of the Earth orbiting a star in the Alpha Centauri system — the nearest to Earth. It is also the lightest exoplanet ever discovered around a star like the Sun. The planet was detected using the HARPS instrument on the 3.6-metre telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile. The results will appear online in the journal Nature on 17 October 2012.
The release, images and videos are available on: http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1241/
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Around the nearest star system; "European astronomers have discovered a planet with about the mass of the Earth orbiting a star in the Alpha Centauri system — the nearest to Earth." On Oct 16, 2012, at 7:12 PM, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com> wrote:
So this was not found around the nearest star.
________________________________ From: David Bennett <dlbennett@mac.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 11:09 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Earth-Mass Planet Found in Nearest Star System
Joe, Proxima is Alpha Centauri C.
On Oct 16, 2012, at 6:51 PM, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com> wrote:
Is that the same as Proxima Centauri?
________________________________ From: David Bennett <dlbennett@mac.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 10:39 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Earth-Mass Planet Found in Nearest Star System
Chuck, I think they mean that the star system is the closest to Sol...they do state that it is Alpha Centauri B in the article.
Dave
On Oct 16, 2012, at 1:50 PM, Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote:
Is it orbiting the alpha binary system, or Proxima (the actual closest star to Sol)? On Oct 16, 2012 5:45 PM, "Wiggins Patrick" <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> wrote:
Planet Found in Nearest Star System to Earth
ESO’s HARPS instrument finds Earth-mass exoplanet orbiting Alpha Centauri B
European astronomers have discovered a planet with about the mass of the Earth orbiting a star in the Alpha Centauri system — the nearest to Earth. It is also the lightest exoplanet ever discovered around a star like the Sun. The planet was detected using the HARPS instrument on the 3.6-metre telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile. The results will appear online in the journal Nature on 17 October 2012.
The release, images and videos are available on: http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1241/
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Fantastic On Oct 16, 2012 5:45 PM, "Wiggins Patrick" <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> wrote:
Planet Found in Nearest Star System to Earth
ESO’s HARPS instrument finds Earth-mass exoplanet orbiting Alpha Centauri B
European astronomers have discovered a planet with about the mass of the Earth orbiting a star in the Alpha Centauri system — the nearest to Earth. It is also the lightest exoplanet ever discovered around a star like the Sun. The planet was detected using the HARPS instrument on the 3.6-metre telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile. The results will appear online in the journal Nature on 17 October 2012.
The release, images and videos are available on: http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1241/
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"Lightest"-- that implies a gas pipsqueak, I think. -- Joe ________________________________ From: Wiggins Patrick <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> To: utah astronomy listserve utah astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 5:44 PM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Earth-Mass Planet Found in Nearest Star System Planet Found in Nearest Star System to Earth ESO’s HARPS instrument finds Earth-mass exoplanet orbiting Alpha Centauri B European astronomers have discovered a planet with about the mass of the Earth orbiting a star in the Alpha Centauri system — the nearest to Earth. It is also the lightest exoplanet ever discovered around a star like the Sun. The planet was detected using the HARPS instrument on the 3.6-metre telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile. The results will appear online in the journal Nature on 17 October 2012. The release, images and videos are available on: http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1241/ patrick _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".
Interesting that a few days after Baumgartner breaks the warp barrier, we discover a planet orbiting the system Zephram Cochrane retired to. Coincidence? I think not! Patrick--I've heard that this news was broken prematurely due to a Croatian astronomer breaking the embargo on this press release. Nature and ESO wanted to release this tomorrow with lots of science writers backing this up with more information...do you know anything about that? (I guess I'm asking if in your role with NASA if you get this type of info early as well) Thanks, Dan On Oct 16, 2012, at 5:44 PM, Wiggins Patrick <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> wrote:
Planet Found in Nearest Star System to Earth
ESO’s HARPS instrument finds Earth-mass exoplanet orbiting Alpha Centauri B
European astronomers have discovered a planet with about the mass of the Earth orbiting a star in the Alpha Centauri system — the nearest to Earth. It is also the lightest exoplanet ever discovered around a star like the Sun. The planet was detected using the HARPS instrument on the 3.6-metre telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile. The results will appear online in the journal Nature on 17 October 2012.
The release, images and videos are available on: http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1241/
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On 16 Oct 2012, at 21:26, Daniel Holmes wrote:
Patrick--I've heard that this news was broken prematurely due to a Croatian astronomer breaking the embargo on this press release. Nature and ESO wanted to release this tomorrow with lots of science writers backing this up with more information...do you know anything about that? (I guess I'm asking if in your role with NASA if you get this type of info early as well)
I do receive advance releases containing embargoes from time to time but but nothing I've received recently mentioned the new planet. Here is a report of the situation: http://embargowatch.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/nature-and-eso-lift-exoplanet-e... patrick
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