Friday, October 4, 2013
The Earth: Researchers calculate that it will leave the Sun's 'habitable zone' in about 1.75 Gyr (nature).
Extrasolar Planets: A strange super-Earth has been discovered (yahoo).
Today's Topics: Top Hat questions, then
Terrestrial Planets:
Mercury and Venus
Assignment: See Chapter 6 in the book, the lecture notes, and today's class summary.
Spaceweather; APOD; Heavens-Above; Clear Sky Clock; PhysOrg Astronomy News; The Sky at a Glance
