Sky Lights: May 2001

Artists boldly go where no telescope has gone before.

By Bob Berman
May 1, 2001 5:00 AMMay 9, 2023 7:31 PM

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Astronomy sleuths have found more than 50 planets circling other stars, yet have never seen even one of them. The planets themselves are so small and dim that they are completely hidden amid the starlight. The identifications come from an analysis of subtle variations in the light of each planet's parent star.

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