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SIM Lite passes double-blind test 11.04.08
Four teams have concluded that SIM Lite can find Earths in complex systems such as our solar system.

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Major SIM paper published in PASP 02.15.08
A major paper on SIM, "Taking the Measure of the Universe: Precision Astrometry with SIM PlanetQuest," was published in the January 2008 issue of PASP.

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Mission could seek out Spock's home planet 05.10.07
Mission could seek out Spock's home planet Astronomers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory have recently concluded that the upcoming planet-finding mission, SIM PlanetQuest, would be able to detect an Earth-like planet around the star 40 Eridani, a planet familiar to 'Star Trek' fans as 'Vulcan.'

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Building a better guide to the galaxy 02.14.06
Building a better guide to the galaxy The University of Virginia's Steve Majewski and his team plan to use NASA's SIM PlanetQuest space telescope to make ultra-precise measurements that will reveal more about the nature of our galaxy than ever before possible, laying the foundation for a real-life guide to the galaxy.

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