Re:Heaviest element yet detected in an exoplanet atmosphere
by stall84 on Thursday October 13, 2022 @09:44PM
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You have to wonder the certainty of what emission or absorption lines? from that distance .. They feel confident in the instruments they're using .. but.. if it is possible that's wild
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Re:Heaviest element yet detected in an exoplanet atmosphere
by nick478016 on Thursday October 13, 2022 @11:31PM
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They use the Doppler shift of emission lines in the starlight to find exoplanets, due to a planet pulling its star around their mutual center. To the tune of measurement precision in the realm of 1 m/s! It's all pretty wild