Fascinating Light Curves Conquer Mystery of Exoplanets #star #space #astronomy #poem #poetry

Bingo! A planet!

Search for exoplanets –

such a romantic story.

Find other globes round other stars

a feat that’s extrasensory.

For it’s beyond a human eye

to view transits ephemeris.

Telescopes and cameras

are what we need to see this.

A light curve like a trail of dust

blown through a window crack,

or scattered grains of sand

dribbled from a carried sack.

A blur of readings suddenly

drops down a tiny bit.

Almost imperceptibly

a planet is, in photons, writ.

You can see beyond your eyes

and hear beyond your ears,

and reach beyond your outstretched hands

to mysteries like these.

by Kate Rauner

Learn more at wikipedia and find one of the latest discoveries at phys.org/news

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