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Nov 9th: NEID: A Precision Spectometer For Exoplanet Research

Nov 9th: NEID: A Precision Spectometer For Exoplanet Research

Update: 2019-11-09
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NEID will search for exoplanets by using the Doppler, or Radial Velocity (RV), effect. As a planet orbits its star, it exerts a tiny gravitational pull on the star, causing the star to “wobble.”


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Nov 9th: NEID: A Precision Spectometer For Exoplanet Research

Nov 9th: NEID: A Precision Spectometer For Exoplanet Research

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