One of the big hurdles in locating other Earth-like planets in our galaxy is the difficulty of cutting through all the “noise” — light distortion from stars. For astronomers, deciphering and filtering ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University has been selected to serve as a host institution for the prestigious 51 Pegasi b Postdoctoral Fellowship, awarded by the Heising-Simons Foundation to give ...

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Congratulations to Dr. Zach Ulibarri, who was named a 2024 51 Pegasi b Fellow by the Heising-Simons Foundation. The 51 Pegasi b Fellowship provides postdoctoral scientists with the opportunity to ...

In 1995, during a routine observation of the constellation Pegasus, scientists noticed an odd star that seemed to wobble. This star was 51 Pegasi, and it wobbled exactly the same each night. Of course ...

Thirty years ago, on a crisp October day in 1995, two Swiss astronomers changed the course of cosmic history. Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz, working at the University of Geneva, announced the ...