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Category Archives: News
Extremely Little Telescope Discovers Pair of Odd Planets
The Vanderbilt Research News page has an announcement about the first discoveries from the KELT project: “Extremely little” telescope discovers pair of odd planets
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Listen: Making astronomy meaningful
Professor of Astronomy David Weintraub wanted his students to remember more of what they learned in his introductory class than the answers to typical questions on a quiz show. That was a strong impetus for his book How Old Is The Universe? Continue reading
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Vicki Greene: “Newton’s Unfinished Business”
Watch video from the November 2 Thinking Out of the Lunchbox event. Vicki Greene, professor of Physics and Astronomy, spoke on “Newton’s Unfinished Business.” Continue reading
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Discovery of the smallest exoplanets: The Barnard’s star connection
The discovery of the three smallest planets yet orbiting a distant star, which was announced today at the annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society, has an unusual connection to Barnard’s star, one of the Sun’s nearest neighbors. Continue reading
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