Old becomes new
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A star will become visible in the night sky, and old data from Venus yield new discoveries.
Wobbling Stars and Super Earths
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Skip to content The Poetry of Science this is sixth form poetry , not Keats or Yeats Menu Poetry Podcast About Contact Wobbling Stars and Super Earths May 31, 2024 by Sam Illingworth In the black , expanse a , signal , faint , distant quivering draws the . eye Stars , shudder caught in the movements of giants â unfolding with weight and fire beneath their shrouds of . night A , flash a hint of light , dimmed an orbit traced â the path to other . worlds Numbers etch the , heavens scribing tales in trembling light â every murmur a , revelation every shiver a promise in this phantasm of planets waiting to be . known This poem is inspired by recent research which has used wobbling stars to find new . exoplanets The discovery of planets beyond our solar system , known as exoplanets , hasWhat are competed planetary missions?
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