Scientists make huge dataset of nearby stars available to public

Scientists make huge dataset of nearby stars available to public 02/16/2017 01:09 PM EST Today, a team that includes the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is led by the Carnegie Institution for Science has released the largest collection of observations made with a technique called radial velocity, to be used for hunting exoplanets. The huge dataset, taken over two decades by the W.M. Keck Observatory in Hawaii, is now available to the public, along with an open-source software package to process the data and an online tutorial. Full story at http://news.mit.edu/2017/dataset-nearby-stars-available-public-exoplanets-0213 Source Massachusetts Institute of Technology This is an NSF News From the Field item.   Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery, on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 4201 Wilson Boulevard · Arlington, VA 22230 · 703-292-5111