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How To Find An Extrasolar Planet (Using Radial Velocity)

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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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