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Awesome Nearby Star Systems

Nearby extrasolar planets are everywhere! Which is awesome sauce if you ask me.

Tags: Astronomy, extrasolar planets, Gliese 163, Gliese 581, Gliese 667, HD 40307, leesa, Local Stellar Neighborhood, N3rdNextDoor, ricci, Star, Systems, Tau Ceti, The Nerd Next Door, TNND

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How To Find An Extrasolar Planet (Using Radial Velocity)

Finding extrasolar planets is hard. But humans are pretty dang clever.

You’re no match for us, space.

Just give up.

Tags: Astronomy, doppler, extrasolar planets, finding exoplanets, leesa ricci, nerd next door, radial velocity, shift, spectrum, wobble

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Categories Basic Astronomy