and methane on an Earth-like moon such as Pandora." Unfortunately, Alpha Centauri A does not seem to possess a giant planet. Still, "a lot of close stars have extrasolar giant planets ...

If you’re looking for Star Wars' forest moon of Endor or Avatar's Pandora among exoplanets, prospects may not be promising: such Earth-like moons may be rare, and the ones that exist could be ...

and methane on an Earth-like moon such as Pandora." Unfortunately, Alpha Centauri A does not seem to possess a giant planet. Still, "a lot of close stars have extrasolar giant planets ...

Avatar's moon Pandora could be real, planet-hunters say Date: December 18, 2009 Source: Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Summary: In the new blockbuster Avatar, humans visit the ...

Life possible on extrasolar moons Date: January 10, 2013 Source: Leibniz-Institut für Astrophysik Potsdam (AIP) Summary: In their search for habitable worlds, astronomers have started to consider ...

That is, light years away from this hallowed terra firma --- beyond our own solar system --- on another earthlike planet or habitable extrasolar moon. Again, the first step is to settle our own Moon.

Williams believesa moon in orbit around a known extrasolar planet will also be detectable if welook hard enough with the right techniques. "Itwill add a periodic component to the combined infrared ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover aerospace, astronomy & hosted The Cosmic Controversy Podcast. Last Autumn’s claimed detection of the world’s first ...

The exquisite photometric precision of NASA’s Kepler space telescope now makes the detection of a Mars- to Earth-size extrasolar moon possible, indeed imminent. Launched in 2009, the telescope ...