Finding Earth-like planets

Harvard scientists have unveiled a new laser-measuring device making the discovery of Earth-sized planets possible.

clipped from www.technologyreview.com How to Find Other "Earths" A new laser technique could locate planets much like our own. Spotlight on E.T.: Harvard postdoc Chih-Hao Li operates a new laser system for precisely calibrating astronomical spectrographs. The new system should make it possible to detect Earth-like planets for the first time by watching for their effects on the light produced by the stars they orbit. Credit: Chih-Hao Li, Center for Astrophysics clipped from planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov Exoplanet: n. a planet that orbits a star outside the solar system. clipped from planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov Home Page Overview Multimedia Interactive Gallery Images Podcasts Resources Night Sky Network Center for Astronomy Education Exoplanet Websites Educator Resources clipped from cfa-www.harvard.edu