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🔭 Exoplanet Detection

Discover exoplanets using the transit and radial velocity methods.

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Method: Transit
Brightness Dip: 0.09%
Star Wobble: 50 m/s
Habitable Zone: No

Exoplanet Detection Methods

Transit method: When a planet crosses in front of its star, the star's brightness dips slightly. The dip size reveals planet radius; interval reveals orbital period. Radial velocity: A planet's gravity causes its star to wobble. Spectral blueshifts/redshifts reveal the wobble speed, giving planet mass. Kepler discovered 2,600+ exoplanets via transits.