re: Extrasolar planets? Don't speculate, see them

Seema Singh — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:04:51 GMT

Ray: I'm quite excited about India's moon 'shot' and really look forward to hearing what the instruments find, esp in their search for water. Japan's Selene had some initial disappointment as their terrian mapping camera couldn't find water in the polar region.

re: Extrasolar planets? Don't speculate, see them

ray goodwin — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:35:24 GMT

I really liked your blog particularly the 'image' of the milky way as a barred spiral. The information about the extrasolar planets was particularly interesting and I shall mention it in my web site in the section on extrasolar planets. even with the financial problems I hope that NASA and the European Space Agency will be successful in the next decade with Operation Darwin and the Terrestrial \Planet Finder perhaps as a joint effort and we shall soon be having whole lists of solar (star) systems. With infrared spectroscopy we should be able to find out if there are any Earth type planets with oxygen - perhaps we might even find one that has reached its 'Caambrian Period'. What do you think of the Indian Moon Shot? In a few years there will be big progress with international collaboration. Please e-mail me back although in the last 2 days I have had trouble with my raylindwin@yahoo.co.uk e-mail address. Hope it gets cured soon. Ray Goodwin 15 Foxcombe Road, London, SW15 4LH England. Mobile 07791021944 (0044 7791021944) Phone me if you are ever in London

re: Extrasolar planets? Don't speculate, see them

Raju Narisetti — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 10:14:14 GMT

amazing pics, seema