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Lucianne Walkowicz: Alla ricerca di pianeti intorno alle stelle

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Come si trovano i pianeti -- anche i pianeti abitabili -- intorno alle stelle? Ricercando le piccole fluttuazioni di luce dovute al passaggio di un pianeta davanti al suo sole, la TED Fellow Lucianne Walkowicz e la missione Keplero hanno trovato 1200 nuovi potenziali sistemi solari. Usando delle nuove tecniche potrebbero anche trovare dei pianeti con le condizioni giuste per ospitare la vita.

Lucianne Walkowicz works on NASA's Kepler mission, studying starspots and "the tempestuous tantrums of stellar flares." Full bio »

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