Thursday 21 June 2018

Nearly 80 exoplanet candidates identified in record time

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Scientists have analyzed data from K2, the follow-up mission to NASA's Kepler Space Telescope, and have discovered a trove of possible exoplanets amid some 50,000 stars. The scientists report the discovery of nearly 80 new planetary candidates, including a particular standout: a likely planet that orbits the star HD 73344, which would be the brightest planet host ever discovered by the K2 mission.
via Science Daily
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Rosetta image archive complete

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All high-resolution images and the underpinning data from Rosetta’s pioneering mission at Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko are now available in ESA’s archives, with the last release including the iconic images of finding lander Philae, and Rosetta’s final descent to the comet’s surface.


via ESA Space Science
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Rosetta/Rosetta_image_archive_complete