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1. A far-off solar system

   ... keeping within the same sprawling plane. In contrast, most exoplanets discovered in recent years — particularly the giants known as ... Wednesday, July 25, 2012 Astronomy Exoplanets Kavli Institute Orbits Physics Planetary ...

   siteadmin - 2012-11-01 18:09

2. First light from a super-Earth spotted

   ... group’s techniques may be adopted to characterize other exoplanets in the universe — even, perhaps, those as small as Earth. ... discover one, you want to find more. And there are a lot of exoplanets out there.” The research is based on observations made with ...

   siteadmin - 2012-11-01 18:09

3. Searching for solar systems like our own

   ... Associate Professor of Physics at MIT, searches for exoplanets — planets outside the solar system that revolve around far-off ... Short Description:  Josh Winn’s hunt for exoplanets may someday reveal habitable, Earth-like worlds. URL:  ...

   siteadmin - 2013-04-10 16:21

4. History

   ... and Weiss, R. 1973 Phys Rev D 7, 326       Exoplanets The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at MIT had long ... feasible in the mid 1990s. MIT involvement in the field of exoplanets took a quantum leap with the hire of two faculty, one in Physics in ...

   siteadmin - 2013-04-10 13:22

5. Job Opportunities & Fellowships

   ... of Astrophysics, with a preference for candidates studying exoplanets. The MIT-Kavli Postdoctoral Fellowship in Astrophysics is ...

   siteadmin - 2013-03-19 20:39