Small Planet, Small Star (1 of 2) (IMAGE)

U.S. National Science Foundation

Small Planet, Small Star (1 of 2)

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This animation explains how gravitational microlensing detects planets.

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Andrew Williams, University of Western Australia / Trent Schindler, National Science Foundation

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