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    • 5 September 2017
    • By eric

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  • New Planet Is Largest Discovered That Orbits Two Suns

    New Planet Is Largest Discovered That Orbits Two Suns

    • 13 June 2016
    • By eric

    Kepler-1647 b is important because it is the tip of the iceberg of a theoretically predicted population of large, long-period circumbinary planets.

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  • Astronomers Discover Two Habitable Zone “Super Earths”

    Astronomers Discover Two Habitable Zone “Super Earths”

    • 15 September 2015
    • By eric

    A team of astronomers, including two from San Diego State University, today announced the discovery of a five-planet system with two super-Earth-sized planets in the […]

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  • Tenth Transiting “Tatooine”

    Tenth Transiting “Tatooine”

    • 10 August 2015
    • By eric

    Astronomers at the 29th International Astronomical Union General Assembly in Honolulu, Hawaii will announce on August 14 the discovery of a new transiting “circumbinary” planet, […]

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  • New Eye in the Sky

    New Eye in the Sky

    • 19 November 2014
    • By eric

    A new telescope will let SDSU astronomers see farther into the universe than ever before—from the comfort of their own labs. By Michael Price, video […]

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  • Astronomer Wins “Surprise” Breakthrough Award

    Astronomer Wins “Surprise” Breakthrough Award

    • 18 November 2014
    • By eric

    SDSU’s Robert Quimby received a share of a $3 million prize for his work on an investigation into the expansion of the universe. By Michael Price […]

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