Artist's concept of the current mission configuration.

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Graphic illustrating the mass and quantity of planets SIM Lite could potentially detect. Number of terrestrial planets assumes 40% of mission time divided evenly between 1-Earth mass and 2-Earth mass surveys.

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Displacement of the Sun over 45-year period caused by Jupiter, as observed from 33 light-years away.

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Short video visualizing SIM Lite sensitivity of SIM spacecraft. (Requires latest QuickTime Player)

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SIM Lite would be able to detect a habitable planet around the star 40 Eridani A, which has identified as the location of Mr. Spock home planet, Vulcan, in the "Star Trek" television series.

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Good general public talk. (PPT)

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Recent astrophysics performance assessement.

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Slides pertaining to many aspects of the SIM search for planets.

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A 32-slide colloquium package.

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