Hubble Discovers 100 New Planets

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Hubble Discovers 100 New Planets

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3856401.stm

Creator:

Whitehouse, David

Publisher:

British Broadcasting Corporation

Description: British Broadcasting Corporation News Online article published July 2, 2004 on the discovery by The Hubble Space Telescope of as many as one-hundred new planets orbiting stars in our galaxy, almost doubling the number of planets known to be circling other stars to about two-hundred and thirty. Authored by Dr. David Whitehouse, this is a nice brief overview of this massive discovery from this famous device.

LC Classification:

Science -- Astronomy -- Descriptive astronomy -- Solar system -- Planets. Planetology
Science -- Astronomy -- Descriptive astronomy -- Universe. Space. Space sciences
Science -- Astronomy -- Study and teaching. Research
Technology -- Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics. -- Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics -- Astronautics. Space travel -- Space vehicles. Spaceships

GEM Subject:

Science -- Physics
Science -- Astronomy
Science -- Space sciences

Key Concept:

Astronomy -- Planets

Resource Type:

Reference Material

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Document -- HTML

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Language:

English

Rights:

BBC MMIX

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