How to Find an Earth

by Megan Bedell (CCA)

Monday Mar 29, 2021, 12:00 PM → 2:00 PM America/New_York

The detection of an Earth twin (an Earth-mass planet orbiting a Sun-like star within the habitable zone) has recently become feasible for the first time thanks to advances in observational technology. The Terra Hunting Experiment is a 10-year-duration upcoming radial velocity (RV) survey dedicated to this goal. I will give an overview of the project and its scientific context within the field of exoplanet discovery. I will also present recent work on designing the survey and developing data analysis tools to address the challenges inherent in detecting the sub-meter-per-second amplitude motions of distant stars.

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