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Astronomy: Exoplanets on the cheap

A Correction to this article was published on 09 February 2011

The search for planets outside our Solar System will always be pricey. But creative solutions are proving that it no longer has to break the bank.

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Lee Billings is a freelance writer based in New York.

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Billings, L. Astronomy: Exoplanets on the cheap. Nature 470, 27–29 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/470027a

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