Astrophysics - USAAAO Prep - Exoplanet Detection

by Ved Sunkari
Exoplanet
A planet that orbits a star outside of our solar system.
Radial velocity method
A technique used to detect exoplanets by measuring the Doppler shifts in the star's spectrum as the planet orbits around it.
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Exoplanet
A planet that orbits a star outside of our solar system.
Radial velocity method
A technique used to detect exoplanets by measuring the Doppler shifts in the star's spectrum as the planet orbits around it.
Transit method
A technique used to detect exoplanets by observing the decrease in a star's brightness as the planet passes in front of it.
Microlensing method
A technique used to detect exoplanets by observing how the gravity of a planet causes a temporary increase in the brightness of a background star.
Direct imaging method
A technique used to detect exoplanets by directly observing them through telescopes.

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Kepler Space Telescope
A space observatory launched by NASA to discover Earth-size exoplanets orbiting other stars.
Habitable zone
The region around a star where conditions may be suitable for life to exist on a planet.
Astrobiology
The study of the potential for life elsewhere in the universe.
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