Hubble Space Telescope search for the transit of the Earth-mass exoplanet Centauri B b

Hubble Space Telescope search for the transit of the Earth-mass exoplanet Centauri B b

Results from exoplanet surveys indicate that small planets (super-Earth size and below) are abundant in our Galaxy. However, little is known about their interiors and atmospheres. There is therefore a need to find small planets transiting bright stars, which would enable a detailed characterization...

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Main Authors: Demory, B.-O (Author), Ehrenreich, D. (Author), Queloz, D. (Author), Gilliland, R. (Author), Chaplin, W. J. (Author), Proffitt, C. (Author), Gillon, M. (Author), Gunther, M. N. (Author), Benneke, B. (Author), Dumusque, X. (Author), Lovis, C. (Author), Pepe, F. (Author), Segransan, D. (Author), Udry, S. (Author), Seager, Sara (Contributor), Triaud, Amaury (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics (Contributor), MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press, 2017-01-19T21:52:00Z.
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