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Feb 28, 20122 min read
2nd Planet Hunters Paper Submitted
Way back in January I blogged about our announcement of two new candidates, confidently predicting that the paper would be out in the...
Jan 9, 20122 min read
Two new discoveries announced at AAS
We’re delighted to announce that you’ve done it again, with two new planet hunters discoveries being announced at the 219th meeting of...
Jan 5, 20122 min read
A Good Start to 2012
Happy New Year and Happy 2012 Everyone – We’ve got lots in store for 2012. I wanted to give you a quick update on what the team’s been up...
Dec 6, 20111 min read
Words
This world cloud shows the first Planet Hunters paper – outlining the discovery of two planet candidates – as a ball of words. You might...
Nov 10, 20112 min read
How to Navigate the Astro Literature, Part 1
This is a cross post from the Galaxy Zoo blog – since it’s about the astro literature, it applies directly to exo-planet research. So you...
Sep 27, 20111 min read
A word from planet hunter Geoff Marcy
Dear Planet Hunters, The Planet Hunters project has found a gold mine! I am so impressed at the planet candidates rolling out of Planet...
Sep 23, 20111 min read
A word from Bill Borucki: Kepler P.I.
Dear Planet Hunters: I’m writing to congratulate you on your wonderful discovery of some unique new planet candidates. I began designing...
Sep 22, 20113 min read
First Planet Candidates Discovered by Planet Hunters
We are very, very happy to announce that the first Planet Hunters paper has been submitted to the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal...
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