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...which has played a major role in the search for exoplanets, heralded the discovery as momentous. “This discovery can be compared to what happened 400 years ago with Galileo’s discovery of Jupiter’s moons,” said Dimitar Sasselov, a professor of astronomy. “It is amazing that it happened on the 400th anniversary of Galileo’s discovery.” At the Center, many scientists are heavily involved with exoplanet research. Harvard astrophysicists have developed one of the most “exciting” techniques...
...humanities. Brigitte C. Madrian, a professor of public policy and corporate management at the Harvard Kennedy School, and Chair of the Sociology Department Robert J. Sampson will assume leadership in the social sciences. Rosalind A. Segal, a professor of neurobiology at Harvard Medical School, and Professor of Astronomy Dimitar D. Sasselov will head the science initiatives...
...news late Monday that Manchester United, current champions of English and European league soccer, had bought the Bulgarian star Dimitar Berbatov might usually have rankled the long-suffering fans of Manchester City, United's fierce crosstown rivals. City supporters have spent years living in the shadow of their more illustrious and wealthier neighbors, and the acquisition of the prodigious talents of Berbatov would make United even harder to beat. Instead, City fans had plenty of reason to cheer even as United shelled out $56 million for the Bulgarian: Manchester City was bought by an Abu Dhabi holding company, which pumped...
...Dimitar D. Sasselov, who directs the Origins of Life Initiative, met Venter at a small conference on the concept of life held in Connecticut last August. The two discovered their shared interest in synthetic biology, and Venter expressed interest in joining the Initiative...
...audience member then asked about a Navajo legend stating that life originated in space. Speaker and professor of astronomy, Dimitar Sasselov, answered “the sky is a big place,” eliciting laughter from the crowd...