SpaceRef - Astronomy - Extrasolar Planets

A Parade of New Planets - Astronomers are sighting new planets circling distant stars - This page hosted by Scientific American examines the reaction to the first flurry of extrasolar planet discoveries in 1996.

A roadmap for the Exploration of Neighboring Planetary Systems (ExNPS) - The ExNPS Road Map consists of a variety of ground-based and space-based initiatives that will culminate in the flight of an infrared interferometer with enough sensitivity to make "family portraits" of planets orbiting nearby stars and to detect specific gases in the atmosphere of an Earth-like planet up to 13 parsecs away. [NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory]

Brown Dwarf and Extrasolar Giant Planet Thermal Fluxes - This page presents a collection of model emitted fluxes for extrasolar giant planets (EGPs) and brown dwarfs.

Extrasolar Planets Bibliography - This page at the Extrasolar Planets Encyclopedia contains a constantly updated collection of scientific publications by extrasolar planet researchers.

Extrasolar Planets Searches - Ongoing Programmes and Future Projects - This page at the Extrasolar Planets Encyclopedia contains a thorough listing of extrasolar planet searches either underway or contemplated.

Extrasolar Research Corporation - This company performs cutting edge scientific research on extrasolar topics, with a focus on the origins of stars and planets. This company performs original research programs using ground-based and orbital astronomical observatories, theoretical investigations of astrophysical processes such as the physics of star and planet formation, consults on astronomical and astrophysical topics, and provide infrastructure for local researchers seeking low-overhead facilities and services for their projects.

Figures about Extrasolar Planets and related subjects - This page contains a large collection of illustrations, diagrams, and other artwork that depict the size, orbit, and other characteristics of extrasolar planets and brown dwarfs. Extrasolar Planets Encyclopedia.

Giant Planets Orbiting Faraway Stars - This article by extrasolar planet discoverers by Geoffrey W. Marcy and R. Paul Butler appeared in the March 1998 issue of Scientific American. The article provides an overview of the techniques used currently used to detect extrasolar planets as well as future techniques now under development.

Known Planetary Systems - This constantly updated page at Princeton University contains a table that lists the known extrasolar planetary systems, characteristics and location of primary star, number of detected planets, discovery team, and date of discovery.

Meetings on Extra-solar Planets - This page at the Extrasolar Planets Encyclopedia contains an up to date listing of conferences and meetings of relevance to extrasolar planetary detection and research around the world.

Other 'Solar' Systems? - A detailed description of the known extrasolar planetary systems, detection techniques, and other related information. The Nine Planets, SEDS.

Pale Blue Dot II Workshop - This May 1999 workshop at NASA Ames Research Center addressed the detection and study of habitable and inhabited worlds beyond our own solar system.

Pale Blue Dot Workshop - Detecting Other Habitable Worlds - This 1996 workshop sponsored by NASA Ames Research Center explored the key questions and challenges associated with detecting life on an extrasolar planet. The workshop included sessions on three related topics - the biogeochemistry of biogenic gases in the atmosphere, the chemistry and spectroscopy of planetary atmospheres, and the remote sensing of planetary atmospheres and surfaces.

PBS NewsHour Interview - Life in Space? - This page presents a transcript of the 18 January 1996 interview with extrasolar planet hunter Dr. Geoffrey Marcy broadcast on the PBS program "NewsHour".

Planet Quest - Sponsored by NASA JPL . Provides a wide variety of resources on extrasolar planets, means of disocvery, and future research.

Scientists puzzle over extrasolar planets - This August 1998 article from Science News describes different research teams hunting for extrasolar planets and an overview of the techniques they use to detect extrasolar planets.

Searching for Extrasolar Planets website - This is the website for extrasolar planet hunters Geoffrey Marcy and Paul Butler at San Francisco State University.

The Extrasolar Planets Catalog - This page at the Extrasolar Planets Encyclopedia contains the world's best and up to date online listing of confirmed and candidate extrasolar planets and brown dwarfs.

The Extrasolar Planets Encyclopedia - This website at the Observatoire de Paris is exactly what it claims to be - an exhaustive and utterly up to date encyclopaedia of all aspects of extrasolar planet research.

The Search for the Extrasolar Planets - A Brief History of the Search, the Findings and the Future Implications - This webpage at Arizona State University provides an exceptionally detailed description of all aspects of extrasolar planet hunting and the planetary systems that have been discovered.

The TEP (Transits of Extrasolar Planets) Network - The TEP network is a group of collaborators searching for transits of extrasolar planets. Their current major effort is the observation of the eclipsing binary star CM-Draconis for signs of the presence of planets using the transit method. Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias.

To see other planetary systems - This website at the University of Arizona describes the physics and technology needed to actually see extrasolar planets.