Dec 31, 20103 minA word from the Kepler TeamDear Planet Hunters: Dr. Natalie Batalha, Deputy Science Team Lead for the Kepler Mission, asked us to post the following message:...
Dec 29, 20102 minTransits (examples)The Kepler team recently announced the detection of five stars, each with multiple transiting planets (Steffen et al, 2010). The left...
Dec 25, 20102 minEclipsing binaries vs transitsIt’s Christmas Eve and I’m starting a five-night observing run at the Keck Telescope using a high-resolution spectrograph (HIRES) to...
Dec 20, 20102 minPlanety w tranzycieCześć, mam na imię Matt i jestem doktorantem na Uniwersytecie Yale oraz członkiem Zespołu Naukowego. Jesteśmy pod ogromnym wrażeniem...