Suzanne Casement/Northrop Grumman
Identification and characterization of nearby habitable exoplanets has been identified by the Astro2010 Decadal survey as the most important science frontier in Astronomy for the coming decade. This…
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Abstract: Integrated Coronagraph Design and Wavefront Control using Two Deformable Mirrors
N. Kasdin/Princeton University
A coronagraph for achieving high-contrast is one of the two key technologies being studied for exoplanet imaging (the other being an external starshade). While many different types of coronagraphs have been…
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Abstract: Environmental Testing of MEMS Deformable Mirrors for Exoplanet Detection
Michael Helmbrecht/Iris AO, Inc.
Many of the coronagraphs being studied and developed for space-based exoplanet detection rely on microelectromechanical system (MEMS) deformable mirrors (DM) to control optical wavefronts at picometer…
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An empirical study of 15-minute fitness circles and the health of Chinese older adults-based on the mediating effect of physical activity | International Journal for Equity in Health
Sinha RN. Insufficient physical activity: a global public health concern. J Compr Health. 2020;8(1):1–5.
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Levantesi S, Nigri A, Piscopo G, Spelta A. Multi-country clustering-based…
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A New Model of Water in Jupiter’s Atmosphere
Caltech researchers have developed a new simulation of the hydrological cycle on Jupiter, modeling how water vapor condenses into clouds and falls as rain throughout the giant planet’s swirled, turbulent atmosphere. The research shows that…
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Newly Discovered Dinosaur Likely Ate Crocodiles
You might think that the age of dinosaurs is set in stone, like the fossils they left behind, but paleontologists uncover new species and make new discoveries practically every day. Recently, researchers discovered Joaquinraptor casali, a new…
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Webb Discovers Exomoon-Forming Circumplanetary Disk around Gas-Giant Exoplanet
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have found the carbon-rich disk surrounding CT Cha b, a giant exoplanet around 620 light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Chamaeleon. Their results provide the first…
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Kepler Reveals the True Source of the Signal Coming From KOI-1755
Launched in 2009, the Kepler Space Telescope revolutionized astronomy by discovering thousands of exoplanets in over 150,000 star systems. Kepler was specifically designed to detect Earth-sized planets by monitoring stars for periodic…
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Ghostly swamp will-o’-the-wisps may be explained by science
Under a midnight moon, Luigi Garlaschelli peered out over graves. This University of Pavia chemist was scouting for glowing balls of light. They’re known throughout the world by a number of names. One of the most common is…
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