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... Chapter 3 leaves the solar system and considers the work of scientists, primarily at MIT, who are looking for exoplanets. Because these planets are, essentially, invisible, pioneers of this emerging field experiment with ways to portray not only the existence of a planet but also what it might...

... The stated goal of exoplanet astronomy is to find a planet like our own. This chapter explores several research efforts, including Debra Fischer’s work at a Chilean observatory to find an Earth-like planet around the star nearest to our Sun, the Kepler Space Telescope and its search for Earth’s...