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Thursday, October 28, 2010

Photo: "Astro Comb" May Boost Hunt for Earthlike Planets


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Sunlight colors the horizon behind the MMT Observatory on Mount Hopkins in Arizona in an undated image.

Researchers who developed technology called an astro-comb for enhancing the search for Earthlike worlds plan to test their device at MMT in the summer of 2008.

Image courtesy MMTO staff member Howard Lester