extrasolar

So far, only a handful of extrasolar planets, or exoplanets, have had their pictures taken directly.

到目前为止，我们仅仅获得了少数几个太阳系外行星的直接照片。

To date, scientists have discovered water only in the atmospheres or on the surfaces of a few famous extrasolar planets.

到目前为止，科学家们仅是在几颗著名的太阳系外行星的大气中或是表面发现过水的踪迹。

Most of these extrasolar planets, or exoplanets, have been found using two different strategies.

这些太阳系外行星，或外星球大部分是通过两种不同的策略发现的。

New simulations of extrasolar planetary systems may mean the definition of "habitable" planets needs to be completely overhauled.

针对系外行星系统的最新模拟可能意味着“可居住”行星的定义需彻底颠覆。

Barnes' simulations predicted more-dire consequences for extrasolar planets near the edge of their habitable zones, though.

然而，巴恩斯所作的模拟预测出处于可居住区边缘的系外行星更为可怕的后果。

Research on extrasolar planets is one of the most exciting fields of activity in astrophysics.

对太阳系以外的行星的研究是在天体物理学方面的活动的最令人激动的领域之一。

So say three teams of scientists who used the Spitzer space telescope to capture the light spectrum of two known extrasolar planets.

三支科学家小组用“斯必择”空间望远镜捕获了两个已知的太阳系外行星的光谱。

The basic ingredients for life have been found around a second extrasolar planet, scientists reported Tuesday.

科学家星期二报告说，在太阳系以外的第二颗行星周围发现了生命的基本物质。

The discoveries bring the total number of known extrasolar planets, or exoplanets, to 645.

这些发现使已知的太阳系外行星或系外行星总数量增至645个。

Astronomers used the Hubble Space Telescope to detect methane -- the first organic molecule found on an extrasolar planet.

天文学家用“哈勃”望远镜探测到甲烷——第一次在系外行星上发现的有机分子。

This means that the greater the number of extrasolar planets and found that the greater the possibility of life.

这意味着，系外行星数量越多，发现有生命存在的可能性越大。

This book offers an advanced introduction to the increasingly robust fields of extrasolar planets and astrobiology.

这本书提供了一个太阳系外行星的天体生物学和日益强大的领域引进先进。

But they needed the keen 'eye' of Hubble to make the first direct measurement of the chemical makeup of an extrasolar planet's atmosphere.

但是，天文学家仍需要一双敏锐的眼睛——哈勃来首次完成对这太阳系之外的一颗行星大气层化学构成的直接测量。

Despite the fact that no extrasolar planets with magnetic fields have ever been detected, Jardine and Tarduno remain optimistic.

尽管没有太阳系外行星（extrasolarplanet）拥有磁场这一事实已经不断被证实，贾丁和塔都诺仍然持乐观态度。

The findings are causing extrasolar planet hunters to revise their thinking on what constitutes a habitable planet.

这个发现造成了太阳系外行星搜寻者们都不得不修改他们关于适宜生活行星的想法。

With some 50 extrasolar planets under their belt, astronomers have to announce something really strange to get anyone's attention.

现在天文学家已经在太阳系之外发现了50多颗行星，他们只有发现一些真正奇怪的东西才能吸引人们的注意力。

Of course, there is the possibility that intelligent, scientifically minded alien species do evolve quite readily on extrasolar planets.

当然，也可能太阳系外智能的、有着科学思维的外星物种，其演化是很容易的。

Dr Steffen spends his time thinking about such things as extrasolar planets, dark matter and cosmology.

史蒂芬博士致力于例如太阳系外行星、暗物质、宇宙学等方面的研究。

An extrasolar planet that could support liquid water finally showed itself in September.

一个能够支持液态水的太阳系外行星9月份终于出现。

Until we discover extrasolar Earths, however, we will have to rely on the solar system as our only case study.

不过在发现太阳系外的类地行星之前，我们必须倚赖太阳系做为我们研究的唯一案例。