Qatar-led international team finds its first alien world
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 15:00
in Astronomy & Space
In an exciting example of international collaboration, a Qatar astronomer teamed with scientists at the Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics (CfA) and other institutions to discover a new alien world. This 'hot Jupiter,' now named Qatar-1b, adds to the growing list of alien planets orbiting distant stars. Its discovery demonstrates the power of science to cross political boundaries and increase ties between nations...