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Thursday, July 06, 2006
US Astronomer Touts Giant 'Starshield' in Search for Distant Planets By VOA News 06 July 2006 A U.S. astronomer says he has designed a device that would aid in the discovery of more Earthlike planets far off in the solar system. A team led by Professor Webster Cash of the University of Colorado in the western U.S. has created a huge, daisy-shaped "starshield" that would be launched into space along with a telescope trailing thousands of kilometers behind it. Writing in Thursday's edition of the scientific journal Nature, Dr. Cash says the shield would open up when it reaches an orbit more than one million kilometers away from Earth. It would allow the telescope to chemically analyze the atmosphere of distant planets for signs of life without being overshadowed by the light from its parent star. He says astronomers would be able to identify planetary features such as oceans, polar caps and cloud banks. Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.This story originally ran at VOANews.com This story was originally posted here. Blogger News Network is advertiser-supported, and your visits to our advertisers help BNN to meet its expenses. Help keep us afloat! posted by Robert at 1:15 PM |
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