Philip Muirhead

Professor of Astronomy at Boston University

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Boston University

Philip Muirhead is an Assistant Professor of Astronomy.

Muirhead is engaged in a number of research programs aimed at understanding the variety of extrasolar planets orbiting low-mass stars.

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Who else is looking for new worlds around Proxima Centauri?

August 31, 2016

PhysOrg Philip Muirhead, College of Arts & Sciences Finding exoplanets is hard work… Expert quote: Professor Philip Steven Muirhead, now an associate professor at the Institute for Astrophysical Research at Boston University – commented that this star system looked a lot like our nearest red dwarf stars – Barnard’s Star and Proxima Centauri. View full […]

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‘Toasty’ exoplanet resembles Earth but for oven-like temperature

November 11, 2015

USA Today Philip Muirhead, College of Arts & Sciences Scientists have spotted a new planet that’s both a dead ringer for our own and resides just around the cosmic corner from our part of the galaxy… View full article quoting expert Philip Muirhead

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The Best Bet for Alien Life May Be in Planetary Systems Very Different From Ours

January 16, 2015

Wired Philip Muirhead, College of Arts & Sciences In the hunt for extraterrestrial life, scientists started by searching for a world orbiting a star just like the sun. After all, the steady warmth of that glowing yellow ball in the sky makes life on Earth possible… View full article quoting expert Philip Muirhead

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