Alien Worlds and the Doppler Effect

Women sat next to a computer
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Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomer Radmila demonstrates how the Doppler Effect can be applied to finding planets orbiting distant stars in our galaxy called exoplanets. She carries out a short demo from which data can be collected and analysed and explains how these techniques can be applied to light and the hunt for exoplanets.

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A short video from Royal Museums Greenwich. Suitable for Older KS3 science lessons on space.

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Alien Worlds and the Doppler Effect

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The Royal Observatory - Royal Museums Greenwich