Earth and Space Sciences
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| Wednesday, April 20th | ||
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| 11:25 AM |
Estimating the Number of Earth-Sized Habitable Planets in our Galaxy Liam Archer, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 11:25 AM - 11:50 AM First launched in 2009, NASA's Kepler Space Telescope was sent to discover Earth-sized planets orbiting other stars. Since then, several methods for searching for these planets have developed, one of which is the transit method. Using host star light curves, transits can be defined as dips in the light curve that indicate when the planet's orbit has crossed in front ... Read More |
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