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Science Spotlights
In a three-part series, MIT News explores MIT researchers’ roles in the quest to find an Earth twin and the effort to make sense of the 500 exoplanets that have been discovered since 1995. Part Three: Now that an Earthlike planet has been discovered, the key to confirming that it can host life will be to study its atmosphere in detail.
Dec 28, 2010
Science Spotlights
In a three-part series, MIT News explores MIT researchers’ roles in the quest to find an Earth twin and the effort to make sense of the 500 exoplanets that have been discovered since 1995. Part Two: By studying how massive planets may have formed, an MIT astrophysicist set the stage for studying smaller, more Earthlike planets.
Dec 28, 2010
Science Spotlights
In a three-part series, MIT News explores MIT researchers’ roles in the quest to find an Earth twin and the effort to make sense of the 500 exoplanets that have been discovered since 1995. Part One: How MIT researchers are increasing their odds of detecting an Earthlike planet by working on a combination of satellite missions.
Dec 27, 2010
Dec 24, 2010
Science Spotlights
Dec 22, 2010
Science Spotlights
A novel telescope could harvest solar energy by focusing sunlight onto small but powerful photovoltaic cells.
Dec 22, 2010
