Author Archives: Paul M Robertson

New Science, and a History Lesson: a Giant Planet Orbiting Gliese 463

Posted on June 15, 2023 by Paul M Robertson

Introduction: the HET/HRS M dwarf Survey HPF is the latest and greatest in Doppler searches for exoplanets orbiting the Galaxy’s smallest stars, but it is certainly not the first, even at Texas’ McDonald Observatory.  Before HPF came on sky, astronomers … Continue reading →

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TOI-2136b: Habitable, but not to us?

Posted on September 15, 2022 by Paul M Robertson

Will Life on Other Planets Look Like Ours? Finding life somewhere other than Earth would be a truly monumental discovery, but will we know it when we see it? For as long as astronomers have been studying the stars, they … Continue reading →

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HPF Laser Comb Team wins IEEE Laser Instrumentation Award

Posted on June 14, 2021 by Paul M Robertson

HPF Team members Scott Diddams, AJ Metcalf, and Connor Fredrick have been named the 2021 recipients of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Photonics Society’s Laser Instrumentation Award.  From the IEEE citation, The IEEE Photonics Society Laser Instrumentation … Continue reading →

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