
A telescope the size of a shoebox just found its first planet
A student-built satellite spotted a gas giant crossing a nearby star. Astronomers say the real story is how cheap planet hunting is becoming.
By Daniel Reyes2 min read
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Daniel edits Blakey's science coverage and writes about space, oceans, and the instruments that study them. He trained as a physicist and left the lab for the newsroom because he liked explaining the results more than producing them.
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A student-built satellite spotted a gas giant crossing a nearby star. Astronomers say the real story is how cheap planet hunting is becoming.
By Daniel Reyes2 min read

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Ten years of recordings from deep-sea microphones show shipping noise rising and whale songs shifting to fit around it.
By Daniel Reyes1 min read