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Cabot Professor of Astronomy Dimitar Sasselov, a lead researcher in OGLE, compared viewing these eclipses to spotting a mosquito in front of a searchlight hundreds of miles away...
...Sasselov, notified of his award in February, said he plans to spend his fellowship studying newly discovered solar systems...
...very good to be acknowledged in this way. It's an award for young people, so it acknowledges potential," said Sasselov, who is also a researcher with the Harvard Observatory...
...until three years ago we had one example of such a solar system: ours. Now we know of approximately 20 stars that have planets," Sasselov said. "I need a lot of computer power to produce theoretical models of other planets around stars, and such computers cost lots of money so that's what I'll be using the money...
Research, letters of recommendations and thenominee's accomplishments are all considered inthe final decision, according to Sasselov...