http://www.90mm.us Backyard Astronomy with Small Telescopes Fri, 23 Jul 2010 02:42:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.90mm.us/2009/11/12/a-faraway-planet-intrigues-exoplanet-with-extremely-tilted-orbit-raises-new-interest-in-stellar-astronomy/ http://www.90mm.us/2009/11/12/a-faraway-planet-intrigues-exoplanet-with-extremely-tilted-orbit-raises-new-interest-in-stellar-astronomy/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:39:25 +0000 Dan http://www.90mm.us/?p=166 (PhysOrg.com) — Two teams of astronomers have found a planet outside the solar system that might be orbiting backwards compared to its star’s rotation, a discovery that could shed light on how unique the relatively perfect alignment of our solar system is compared to that of other planetary systems.

]]> http://www.90mm.us/2009/11/12/a-faraway-planet-intrigues-exoplanet-with-extremely-tilted-orbit-raises-new-interest-in-stellar-astronomy/feed/ 0 http://www.90mm.us/2009/11/05/you-can-foster-a-love-of-astronomy/ http://www.90mm.us/2009/11/05/you-can-foster-a-love-of-astronomy/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:07:32 +0000 Dan http://www.90mm.us/?p=149 If you ask a lot of kids if they enjoy science a good portion of them will make a face or tell you that it is not their favorite subject.  Despite the disinterest in science for a lot of children, we can and should foster a love of astronomy in children. Read more…

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