National Geographic

"Astro Comb" May Boost Hunt for Earthlike Planets

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1"> <tr> <td valign="top"> <a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/04/080402-planets-comb.html"> <img src="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/images/thumbs/080402-planets-comb_60x40.jpg" height="40" width="60" alt="image" /> </a> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>The scientific equivalent of a fine-toothed comb could help astronomers find smaller worlds orbiting within the habitable zones of their stars, a new study says.</p> </td> </tr></table>