NRAO's 2020 Astronomy Highlights with Phil Plait – National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Illustration shows how the star's motion around the center of mass between it and the planet causes a "wobble" in its motion through space. The VLBA's ability to detect this minuscule effect revealed the presence of the planet. Itâs been a year of adaptation for everyone. The pandemic has upended many of the ways we function as an organization, from the easy communication gleaned from informal office chats to how our crews might implement a configuration change moving many of the Very Large Array’s 230-ton antennas (adding many employee safety protocols). There were unanticipa...
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