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Press Room 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 Archive All News News Conferences Public Affairs Office David Aguilar (617) 495-7462 Christine Pulliam (617) 495-7463 pubaffairs@cfa	Press Release Release No.: 2008-08For Release: Monday, April 07, 2008 New Laser Technology Could Find First Earth-like Planets CfA astronomers are developing a new device that may be the first to spot Earth-like planets, like the hypothetical world with two moons shown in this artist's concept. The "astro-comb" uses a laser to provide an ultrasensitive way of measuring a distant star's wobbling motion, which is induced by an orbiting planet. Credit: David A. Aguilar (CfA) High Resolution Image (jpg) Low Resolution Image (jpg) Back to Press Release
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