Discovery of Planetary Systems
A search for new planets around nearby stars, which also will study the stars where scientists currently think planets have been found.
Dr. Geoffrey W. Marcy
University of California, Berkeley
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Extrasolar Planets Interferometric Survey
A search for planets using a large sample of stars. This study addresses one of SIM's primary science goals: taking a census of planetary systems around nearby stars.
Dr. Michael Shao
JPL (Science Team Chair)
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The Search for Young Planetary Systems and the Evolution of Young Stars
A study of the early stages of the formation of planetary systems around young stars that will provide new insight into how planets like Earth might have formed.
Dr. Charles A. Beichman
California Institute of Technology
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Stellar, Remnant, Planetary, and Dark-Object Masses from Astrometric Micro-lensing
A novel technique of micro-lensing will be used to make exceptionally precise measurements of the masses of stars and a variety of other astronomical sources. Micro-lensing involves changes to a star's appearance that occur due to gravity from a nearby object.
Dr. Andrew P. Gould
| Ohio State University, Columbus |
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Dynamical Observations of Galaxies
By determining the precise distances and motion of nearby galaxies, this scientific program will study the formation of the local group of galaxies.
Dr. Edward J. Shaya
University of Maryland
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Astrophysics of Reference Frame Tie Objects
This program will obtain the data required to determine the motion of the Milky Way relative to extremely distant extra-galactic sources.
Dr. Kenneth J. Johnston
U.S. Naval Observatory
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Anchoring the Population II Distances and Ages of Globular Clusters
This program will make observations to determine the ages and distances of globular clusters which are needed to determine the age of the universe.
Dr. Brian C. Chaboyer
Dartmouth College
Hanover, N.H.
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Determining the Mass-Luminosity Relation for Stars of Various Ages, Metallicities and Evolutionary States
Determine to an accuracy of one percent the mass of 100 main sequence stars and a special sample of 100 additional field stars. The improved mass-luminosity relation derived from this work would impact many fields of astrophysics and could be one of the major accomplishments of the SIM mission.
Dr. Todd J. Henry
Georgia State University, Atlanta
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Taking the Measure of the Milky Way
A study of the motion of stars in our galaxy to determine the forces that cause the motion to understand better the distribution of matter in the Milky Way.
Dr. Steven R. Majewski
University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Key Project information at:
http://www.astro.virginia.edu/~rjp0i/takingmeasure/index.shtml
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Binary Black Holes, Accretion Disks and Relativistic Jets: Photocenters of Nearby Active Galactic Nuclei and Quasars
A study of possible motions and changes in active galactic nucleii and quasars. The data will provide new and unique insight into the physical processes in these sources.
Dr. Ann E. Wehrle
California Institute of Technology
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