Video: Completing the census of exoplanetary systems with microlensing

Friday, September 25, 2015 - 09:00 in Astronomy & Space

Measurements of the demographics of exoplanets over a range of planet and host star properties provide fundamental empirical constraints on theories of planet formation and evolution.  Because of its unique sensitivity to low-mass, long-period, and free-floating planets, microlensing is an essential complement to our arsenal of planet detection methods. 

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