Seeing Planets Like Never Before

Overview

Astronomers have located more than 1,000 planets orbiting stars other than our own, and the latest observations are starting to reveal what these planets are like. The AMNH-led Project 1640 is at the forefront of this research. The project’s advanced telescope instrumentation can spot chemical fingerprints that will help characterize how exoplanets form, evolve, and differ from familiar planets closer to home.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 17, 2014

Original language

English

Production

The American Museum of Natural History

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

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Homepage

Official site