How to Find an Exoplanet

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How to Find an Exoplanet

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May 6, 2015

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Watch and learn how we detect exoplanets.

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May 6, 2015

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Every Force in Nature (Theory of Everything, Part III): In which we explain economic equilibrium, how to make money from nothing, and every fundamental force in physics. by MinutePhysics
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Proof Without Words- The Circle: Prove πR² using only beads and a ruler! by MinutePhysics
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2012 Nobel Prize: How Do We See Light?: What was the 2012 Nobel Prize in physics given for? Capturing a single photon of light! by MinutePhysics
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Higgs Boson Part III: How to Discover a Particle: How do you know when you've "discovered" a particle? by MinutePhysics
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How far is a second?: The moon may be 1.3 light-seconds away, but why on earth do we measure distances using time? by MinutePhysics
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Open Letter to the Universe: My open letter to the universe. by MinutePhysics
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Usain Bolt vs. Gravity: Who's faster over 10 meters - the fastest sprinter in the world, or gravity? by MinutePhysics
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Albert Einstein- Why Light is Quantum: Pi day (3.14) is Albert Einstein's Birthday! To celebrate, we'll explain 4 of his most groundbreaking papers from 1905, when he was just 26 years old. by MinutePhysics
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Einstein and The Special Theory of Relativity: How Einstein (& others) discovered Special Relativity. by MinutePhysics
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