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Hoe vinden we planeten - zelfs bewoonbare planeten - rond andere sterren? Door te zoeken naar kleine veranderingen in het licht als een planeet voorbij de zon passeert, hebben TED Fellow Lucianne Walkowicz en de Kepler-missie zo'n 1.200 potentiële nieuwe planetaire systemen gevonden. Met nieuwe technieken kunnen ze er zelfs vinden die de juiste condities hebben voor leven.

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

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