Space Exploration. Space Shuttle Discovery - 360VR Images - StumbleUpon. 2012 March 12 - The Scale of the Universe Interactive. Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2012 March 12 The Scale of the Universe - Interactive Flash Animation Credit & Copyright: Cary & Michael Huang Explanation: What does the universe look like on small scales? On large scales? Humanity is discovering that the universe is a very different place on every proportion that has been explored. Tomorrow's picture: dust before galaxies Authors & editors: Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (UMCP)NASA Official: Phillip Newman Specific rights apply.NASA Web Privacy Policy and Important NoticesA service of:ASD at NASA / GSFC& Michigan Tech.
2012 March 12 - The Scale of the Universe Interactive. Hubble Heritage Gallery of Images. Astronomers Find Habitable Planet 22 Light Years Away. Astronomers have found a super earth located just 22 light years away from us. This follows a discovery that there is a distinct possibility that there are close to 1 billion habitable planets in our galaxy and close to 100 within 20 light years. The planet named Gliese 667Cc, is orbiting a binary star system. That means there are two suns instead of one, just like Luke Skywalkers home planet of Tatooine. (image) The High Accuracy Radial Planetary Searcher (HARPS) telescope, which measures the radial velocity of a star, was used to find the planet. It was initially discovered last year, but they recently went back over the data with a new equation and discovered that the planet in question is not only in the green zone, but that it is a solid planet, not gaseous as previously thought.
(image) This photo is courtesy of PHL @ UPR Arecibo (phl.upr.edu) Astronomers Find Habitable Planet 22 Light Years Away.