Name: Charles Beichman
Institution: Michelson Science Center, California Inst. of
Technology
University of Washington
Astrolunch
Title: The Space Interferometer Mission: Precision
Astrometry for Finding Other Earths and Dark Matter
Abstract:
By adapting astrometry, the most classical technique in
astronomy, to 21st Century precision, NASA's SIM mission
will make micro-arcsecond measurements of the nearest
stars looking for planet-induced wobbles as well as of
stars in nearby galaxies looking for galactic motions
induced by dark matter. I will discuss state of the art
developments in the science, technology, and politics of
SIM.
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