The scientists used asteroseismology to characterize the stars and their planets to levels of accuracy not achieved before for these systems. (sciencedaily.com)
CoRoT and Kepler have initiated a revolution in asteroseismology by detecting oscillations in thousands of stars reaching from the main - sequence to the red - giant branch, including more than one hundred exoplanet host stars. (www2.lowell.edu)
Previously just a backup mission, Eddington will study the composition and structure of stars by measuring seismic vibrations at their surfaces, a technique known as asteroseismology (see p. 1595; subscription to Science magazine required). (sciencemag.org)