by National Space Society | Jan 15, 2012 | Astronomy, European Space Agency (ESA), NASA, Space Science
There is an average of more than one planet per star in the Milky Way Image Credit: NASA / ESA / ESO With the forthcoming publication in the journal Nature on 12 January, it is estimated that there are more than 100 billion planets in our Milky Way galaxy. That means...
by National Space Society | Sep 16, 2010 | Space Policy, Space Science
by Dave Fischer The National Research Council has released Its sixth decadal survey of astronomy and astrophysics. The plan focuses on three science objectives: The exploration of the origins of the universe The search for habitable planets outside our solar system...