Tag: exoplanet
Mar 13th: The First Results From MAROON-X

Mar 13th: The First Results From MAROON-X

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Extrasolar planet research is a hot topic in astronomy. Astronomers are continually trying to build new instruments to measure the properties of planets orbiting other stars. One new instrument is called MAROON-X on the Gemini North Telescope in Hawai’i.

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Feb 15th: Planet Hunting – Revisited

Feb 15th: Planet Hunting – Revisited

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This is gonna be another one of those evergreen topics where we come back again and again. Finding planets. Every time we talk about this now it seems like we’ve gained thousands of new planets. Well, buckle up! New techniques will grow that by tens of thousands and even millions!

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