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Searching for Planets Beyond Our Solar System
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The search for transiting planets involves monitoring a star's brightness over time, looking for slight dips that could indicate the presence of a planet. This requires monitoring large parts of the sky and working to differentiate true planets from false positives.
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Scientists monitor the brightness of stars to detect transiting planets using small telescopes on Earth.
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Planetary Science
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Scientists monitor the brightness of stars to detect transiting planets using small telescopes on Earth. This method helps to identify giant planets, like Jupiter.
ChapterSearching for Planets Beyond Our Solar System
Episode#116 – Sara Seager: Search for Planets and Life Outside Our Solar System
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
Astronomers search for planets by observing a big part of the sky, counting brightness and looking for signals that could indicate a transiting planet.
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Astronomy
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Astronomers search for planets by observing a big part of the sky, counting brightness and looking for signals that could indicate a transiting planet. Computer software and code are used, but a group called planethunters.org crowdsources the data to viewers who can help find planets too.