A Planet from the Early Universe
Astronomers have found the oldest and most distant planet known in the universe. (July 12, 2003)
www.sciencenews.org
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About Astronomy & Space - Two Architectures Chosen for Terrestrial Planet Finder
Discover NASA's plan for advanced telescope searches for Earth-like planets around other stars. Learn about 2 separate missions with distinct designs to achieve the goal.
space.about.com
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Anglo-Australian Planet Search
Long-term southern hemisphere program being carried with the 3.9 m Anglo-Australian Telescope.
www.aao.gov.au
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Arizona Search for Planets (ASP)
Full scale survey project for extra-solar planets. Overview and publications.
www.psi.edu
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California and Carnegie Planet Search
The site of California and Carnegie program for extrasolar planet search.
exoplanets.org
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Darwin - Space Infrared Interferometer Project
Designed for general astrophysics and search for signs of life on Earth-like planets orbiting nearby stars. It is a candidate cornerstone 9 for a European Space Agency mission in 2015.
ast.star.rl.ac.uk
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Darwin Space Inferometer Project (ESA SCIENCE)
Overview and updates on the ESA's Earth-like planet hunting space-telescope project.
sci.esa.int
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Eddington (ESA SCIENCE)
ESA space-telescope designed to seek out extrasolar planets and investigate the internal structure of stars. (Mission cancelled Nov. 2003)
sci.esa.int
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European Extra-Solar Planet Consortium
EXPORT is a consortium of European astronomers using the telescopes on La Palma and Tenerife to study extra-solar planets, as well as the formation and evolution of protoplanetary systems.
laeff.inta.es
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ExNPS Road Map - August 1996
NASA Origins program report on the progress and future plans for the discovery of extrasolar planetary systems.
origins.jpl.nasa.gov
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