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Exoplanets

An exoplanet is a planet which orbits a star that is not our Sun. The name exoplanet comes from 'extra-solar planet'.

On the bottom left, there is a section of a sun-like star, covering around half of the image. It is orange-yellow, with a large red-brown spot, and yellow-white loops leave the surface and arc around before joining again. Towards the upper right of the image, there is an illustration of a planet. It is dark brown but lighter where the star shines on it. The background is blue-black with some small white dots of stars. Behind the planet there is a cloudy band, similar to the one of the Milky Way.
This work by ESA/NASA/G. Tinetti (University College London, UK & ESA)/M. Kornmesser (ESA/Hubble) is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
Artist's impression of exoplanet HD 189733b

Hypatia

Occupation

Astronomer, Mathematician, Philosopher

Year born

Sometime between 350 – 370 AD

Research interests

Geometry, Algebra

A fictional portrait of Hypatia which is the most reproduced image of her. The black and white drawing shows Hypatia's side profile.
This work by Jules Maurice Gaspard (1908) is licensed under All rights reserved

Sheila Kanani

Early Life

Sheila was born in London. Her parents were scientists, but they did not study physics. Sheila was first interested in physics because she wanted to be an astronaut! She graduated in physics with astrophysics at the University of Manchester in 2006. In 2012 she received a doctorate (PhD) in planetary physics from the Mullard Space Science Laboratory. Her research focussed on analysing the magnetic fields of Saturn using data from the Cassini spacecraft

Year born: 1983

Research Areas: Saturn, Planetary Science, Education, Cassini mission