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How to Find Exoplanets (Transit Method)

How do astronomers find planets outside of the solar system? With the cunning use of spectroscopy.

Valentines Memes!

So… Physics Today asked for some science-themed Valentines. I participated, but then of course… I came up with a bunch of astronomy-themed Valentines. I felt like sharing! 🙂
How to Find Exoplanets (Transit Method)

How do astronomers find planets outside of the solar system? With the cunning use of spectroscopy.
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.
Humans Conquer Space Mysteries and Other Alarming Events (No. 1)

Last week (4th week of March, 2014) on planet Earth… The humans continue to push out into space. At this rate they’ll be capable of interstellar travel by the year 2233. Of course, we are all alarmed, and measures to inhibit this activity are currently being discussed. The humans’ need to catalog every little thing […]
Galaxies for Beginners

This is a very brief introduction to galaxies. It is more of a primer video, so if you don’t know anything about galaxies – you’ve come to the right place! 😀