Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Searching For Solar Systems

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for November 15, 1996 is “Searching For Solar Systems,” an image. It is credited to Credit: Ball Aerospace, The Kepler Mission, NASA/Ames Research Center. The original explanation runs about 205 words.

Searching For Solar Systems
Credit: Ball Aerospace, The Kepler Mission, NASA/Ames Research Center Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Explanation : Observational astronomy has recently provided evidence of the existence of massive Jupiter-sized planets orbiting distant suns, protoplanetary disks of gas and dust surrounding newly formed stars, and planetary bodies orbiting exotic stellar corpses known as pulsars .”

— APOD editors, November 15, 1996

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
November 15, 1996
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Ball Aerospace, The Kepler Mission, NASA/Ames Research Center
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 205 words

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Jupiter

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