2 stories tagged ‘Francois Fressin’

Search for Earth’s twin shows promise

Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics / January 8, 2013

The quest for a twin Earth is heating up. Francois Fressin, of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA), presented the new analysis of Kepler data that shows that about 17 percent of stars have an Earth-sized planet in an orbit closer than Mercury.

Tags: American Astronomical Society/CFA/Earth/Earth-sized planet/Francois Fressin/Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics/Milky Way/NASA's Kepler spacecraft/Planets/The Astrophysical Journal
Categories: Engineering & Technology, HarvardScience

Alien worlds, just like home

By Peter Reuell, Harvard Staff Writer / December 20, 2011

Harvard astronomers, working as part of NASA’s Kepler mission, have detected the first Earth-sized planets orbiting a distant star, a milestone in the hunt for alien worlds that brings scientists one step closer to their ultimate goal of finding a twin Earth.

Tags: CFA/Charbonneau/David Charbonneau/Earth/Exoplanet/Francois Fressin/Fressin/Harvard/Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics/Kepler/NASA/Peter Reuell/Planets/Willie Torres
Categories: Engineering & Technology, HarvardScience