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Astronomers strike gold with find of unique star-system only 150 ly away
Even after the loss of a critical stabilization system on-board, the NASA Kepler space telescope has made an important discovery. Scientists from the University of California have used the telescope to find a nearby star-system comprising a cool red M-dwarf … Continue reading
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Tagged Automated Planet Finder telescope, compositional analysis, EPIC 201367065, Keck Telescope, Kepler space telescope, planet formation
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Accurate measurement of exoplanet radius
Image: Imaginative illustration of Kepler 93b’s diameter being measured. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Using both the Kepler and the Spitzer space telescopes, scientists from NASA have made the most precise measurement of an exoplanet’s radius yet. Kepler 93b, which orbits a dim … Continue reading
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