![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081107003320im_/http://nsf.gov/images/x.gif) Press Release 08-093 - Video This animation explains how gravitational microlensing detects planets.
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This animation explains how gravitational microlensing detects planets.
Credit: Andrew Williams, University of Western Australia / Trent Schindler, National Science Foundation Back to article |
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