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...We’re not able to do that, so we play a trick,” he added, referring to the technique of measuring the planet??s infrared spectrum...
...small amateur telescopes. The smaller and less-publicized of the pair. TrES-2, is still 30 percent larger in size and mass than Jupiter. Assistant Professor of Astronomy David Charbonneau designed the telescopes that facilitated the discovery, and he also co-authored the report disclosing the planet??s existence. He’s better known on campus as the instructor of Science A-47, “Cosmic Connections,” the fourth-largest class in the College last fall. “Sleuth,” Charbonneau’s telescope, was constructed with four-inch...
...bowl of water, it would sink. This planet would float high, like a beach ball,” Noyes said, explaining that HAT-P-1 has a density that is a quarter that of water’s. It’s not the only low-density, large-mass planet??in fact, HD 209458b was detected in 2000—but HAT-P-1 turned out to be the most baffling. Noyes said that current methods of calculating planetary dimensions significantly underestimate the size of HAT-P-1. “Now we have two oddballs, and we?...
Roberto E. Martinez, 26, refuses to conform to the “nerdy scientist” stereotype, which is why the young Harvard physicist jumped at the chance to be featured on Animal Planet??s new reality TV series, “Chasing Nature.” “I want to be the person that makes science cool,” says Martinez, who is working on a doctorate in engineering and applied sciences. “Like a basketball star or a rapper or something—but a string theorist...
...Adam feels the effects of the Fall and is eventually redeemed. Names like “Adam,” “Jesus,” and “God” will not, however, be used, according to an e-mail from Peter J. Churness, Rebel Planet??s Executive Producer. Another title, “Land of Lies,” concerns overcoming lies about God in order to move closer to Him. Set in a bright, vivid fantasy world, the game has a certain Narnian creativity to it.A SPLIT SENSIBILITYSimultaneous self-description as Christian...