Latest 51 Pegasi Stories
An international team of astronomers that includes Steve Kawaler of Iowa State University has announced the first discovery of a planet orbiting a star near the end of its life.
New measurements for three planets outside our solar system indicate their temperatures remain fairly constant â€“ and blazing hot â€“ from day to night, even though it is likely one side of each planet always faces its sun and the other is in permanent darkness.
- A morbid dread of being buried alive. Also spelled 'taphiphobia'.