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How We Find and Characterize — NASA Science: Exoplanets

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NASA Science: Exoplanets
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Claims

  1. In gravitational microlensing, the gravity of a foreground star magnifies the light of a background star passing just behind it; a planet around the foreground star can add its own brief signal.
    "The gravity of a star in the foreground will magnify the light from a background star that passes just behind it."
    Quote language: en
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