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8/02/2011

Important astronomical discoveries in 2011



Hi, SCIENCE FANS!

Here are some of the most important discoveries and events of astronomy in this year. Don’t hesitate to give your suggestions, advices or conclusions. Also, all of you are encouraged to vote for your favorites ;-)
Enjoy!

Na zahtev mojih drugara koji se ne služe srpskim jezikom (a nemaju previše poverenja ni u Google Translate) evo jednog kombinovanog srpsko - engleskog bloga gde dajem prikaz najvažnijih otkrića i događaja u toku ove godine, a koji su vezani za astronomiju.

      1. NASA reported first rocky planet out of Solar System

Explanation of discovery: Astronomers from NASA reported the first undoubtedly rocky planet outside our solar system. The planet identified by the Kepler space telescope, announced by mission team member Natalie Batalha of San Jose (Calif.) State University, crowns a recent series of discoveries of "exoplanets" close in size to Earth.

"The ultimate goal is to find a habitable world," said Marcy, who is not part of the study team. He called Kepler-10b a "missing link" between past astronomical discoveries of gas giant planets and the discovery someday of a habitable planet like Earth.

Umetnička verzija stenovite planete Kepler (izvor: NASA)

OK. PAUZA OD TRI MINUTA. EVO POJAŠNJENJA ZA NEASTRONOMSKU PUBLIKU: Sigurno ste se, bar jednom u životu upitali: JESMO LI SAMI U KOSMOSU?