Astronomers in my department are anxiously and excitedly watching the events unfold from the space shuttle mission to repair Hubble this week. HST has been a fantastically productive scientific instrument, and many people are hoping it will continue to revolutionize…
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Seeing Extrasolar Planets, Part I: Fomalhaut b
A little while ago the first images of exoplanets were released and caused quite a stir in the astronomical community, as well as on the blogosphere! Here at UVa, like good little grad students, we read and discussed the discovery…