Stephen Kane
Stephen Kane
Stephen Kane is an associate professor of astronomy at San Francisco State University who specializes in exoplanetary science. His work covers a broad range of exoplanet detection methods, including the microlensing, transit, radial velocity, and imaging techniques. He is a leading expert on the topic of planetary habitability and the habitable zone of planetary systems. He has published more than 180 scientific papers in refereed journals and has discovered/co-discovered several hundred planets orbiting other stars...
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It's interesting that 10 or 15 years ago this was science fiction.
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There's a very subtle effect, a spike, and that's what we're looking for.
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The softening in the housing market is probably the leading indicator as to where our economy is headed. Yields at these levels will no doubt affect consumer spending.
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Vulcan, for the Greek god of fire, really didn't fit something at the very edge of the solar system.
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The good thing about this is it shows that planets this size might be quite common in habitable zones.