Astronomy: Extrasolar Planets: Page 3

NASA JPL's Optical Long Baseline Interferometer project homepage. Aims to increase optical resolution of the local universe sufficient to detect extrasolar planets and other phenomena.

Long-term southern hemisphere program being carried with the 3.9 m Anglo-Australian Telescope.

Explains NASA's plan to use sensitive telescopes to find planets outside of the solar-system. Includes charts and drawings.

Planet-finding assessment by the School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham 2004.

Discover NASA's plan for advanced telescope searches for Earth-like planets around other stars. Learn about 2 separate missions with distinct designs to achieve the goal.

An analysis of the differences between planets orbiting red dwarf stars including tidal locking and spectrum. Shows how life could develop in these conditions.

EXPORT is a consortium of European astronomers using the telescopes on La Palma and Tenerife to study extra-solar planets, as well as the formation and evolution of protoplanetary systems.