Extra-Solar Planets

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Extra-Solar Planets

The Detection, Formation, Evolution and Dynamics of Planetary Systems

Astronomical observation: observatories, equipment and methods Galaxies and stars

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Language: English

Published by: CRC Press

Published on: 7th December 2010

Format: LCP-protected ePub

ISBN: 9781040205723


Discoveries in Exoplanet Research

Since the discovery of the first exoplanet orbiting a main sequence star in 1995, nearly 500 planets have been detected, with this number expected to increase dramatically as new ground-based planetary searches begin to report their results.

Emerging Techniques

Emerging techniques offer the tantalizing possibility of detecting an Earth-mass planet in the habitable zone.

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