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Gravitational Microlensing
This movie demonstrates how to find planets thousands of light-years from Earth, using the gravitational microlensing technique, a form of gravitational lensing.
- Release DateSeptember 22, 2016
- Science ReleaseHubble Finds Planet Orbiting Pair of Stars
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Artist's View of Planet Orbiting Twin Stars
This artist's illustration shows a gas giant planet circling a pair of red dwarf stars. The Saturn-mass planet orbits roughly 300 million miles from the stellar duo. The two red dwarf stars are a mere 7 million miles apart. The illustration is based on Hubble Space Telescope...
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Mar 03, 2025
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
claire.andreoli@nasa.gov