Sentences with phrase «extrasolar planet detection»
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Meanwhile, detections of extrasolar planets prove that planets form in such disks — and often.
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The IAU symposium 293 will bring together scientists from around the world to present new discoveries, and discuss ideas on the formation, detection, and characterization of extrasolar habitable planets.
Looking to resolve this problem, Lockwood and her advisor Geoffrey Blake — Caltech professor of cosmochemistry, planetary sciences and chemistry — were inspired by the recent detection of carbon monoxide in the extrasolar planet, tau Boo b and they wondered if they could detect water in a similar manner.
Direct detection, and direct spectroscopy in particular, have great potential for advancing our understanding of extrasolar planets.
The smallest exoplanet hitherto discovered has... ▽ More Since the discovery of the first extrasolar giant planets around Sun - like stars, evolving observational capabilities have brought us closer to the detection of true Earth analogues.
Abstract: Since the discovery of the first extrasolar giant planets around Sun - like stars, evolving observational capabilities have brought us closer to the detection of true Earth analogues.
David Kipping, an astronomer based at the Harvard - Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, researches extrasolar planets and moons, studies exoplanet atmospheres and transits, and develops new methods of detection.
We believe this was the first radial velocity detection of an extrasolar planet by amateurs.
Research in the field of extrasolar planets is advancing rapidly as new technologies enable the detection of smaller and more distant planets as well as the characterization of previously detected planets.