Tag Archive for 'Gliese 581'

This artist’s conception shows the extrasolar planet Gliese 581d. Image credit: Tyrogthekreeper / CC BY-SA 3.0.

Potentially Habitable Super-Earth Gliese 581d Probably Does Exist, Scientists Say

Mar 9, 2015 by News Staff

Astronomers Dr Guillem Anglada-Escudé from the Queen Mary University of London and Dr Mikko Tuomi from the University of Hertfordshire have dismissed...

The upper image shows the location of six candidate exoplanets believed to orbit Gliese 581 as of 2010. Blue indicates candidate exoplanets in the habitable zone. The bottom image shows the location of the three exoplanets remaining in 2014. Image credit: NASA / Penn State University.

Astronomers: Two Goldilocks Exoplanets in Gliese 581 System Just Cosmic Illusion

Jul 5, 2014 by News Staff

Astronomers led by Dr Paul Robertson of the Pennsylvania State University say that signals that were suspected to be coming from two Earth-like exoplanets...