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Stellar eclipse gives glimpse of exoplanet

Stellar eclipse gives glimpse of exoplanet

Tue July 19th, 2011
MIT News Office - Jennifer Chu

A rendering of the silhouette of 55 Cancri e transiting its parent star, compared to the Earth and Jupiter transiting our sun. Image: Jason Rowe, NASA/Ames; Jaymie Matthews, UBC - source MIT NewsUsing spectral data from a transit of 55 Cancri e, postdoc Brice-Olivier Demorey and Prof. Sara Seager have been able to establish the exoplanets dimensions. Read more in this MIT News story.

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