Astrometry uses the shift in a star’s position on the sky relative to other stars to infer the existence of orbiting planets. The movement of the extrasolar planet AF Lep b (white spot at about 10 ...
EVANSTON, Ill. — Except for the fact that we call it home, for centuries astronomers didn’t have any particular reason to believe that our solar system was anything special in the universe. But, ...
When we think of extrasolar Earth-like planets, the first tendency is to imagine weird creatures like Jar Jar Binks, Chewbacca, and, if those are not bizarre enough, maybe even the pointy-eared Vulcan ...