Extrasolar Planets

Russia to Start Own Search for Extrasolar Planets

2 Feb 2012

File image. Russian astronomers are planning to start their own search for planets outside the Solar System using ground-based telescopes, head of the Institute for Space Research Lev Zelyony said on Wednesday.

Planets Circling Around Twin Suns

2 Feb 2012

Artist's rendering of the double-suns phenomenon. Courtesy University of California San Diego.

Russia will begin hunt for extrasolar planets

2 Feb 2012

Located just south of Saint Petersburg on Pulkovo Heights, one of the greatest Russian Observatories of all times – the Pulkovo Observatory – is about to embark on a very noble study. According to the head of the Institute for Space Research, Lev Zelyony, the Soviet telescopes are about to turn their eyes towards deep skies in search of extrasolar planets. “Scientists from the Pulkovo ...