
Month: June 2017



AAVSO tools & tutorials for contributors
Alert Notice 583: Photometry requested for Red Dots campaign June 16, 2017: John Strachan (Queen Mary University of London) and Dr. Guillem Anglada-Escude (Queen Mary University of London) have requested AAVSO assistance in the monitoring […]

Community Log – join us with the Red Dots Campaign!
Following on from the success of Pale Red Dot, our team are now searching for more terrestrial rocky worlds around nearby red dwarfs. This year we are targeting Proxima Centauri, Barnard’s star, and Ross 154. Proxima […]

Is there life around the nearest stars? – by Avi Loeb
by Prof. Avi Loeb of Harvard University. Edited by Zaira M. Berdiñas Is there extra-terrestrial life just outside the solar system? The recent discovery of Proxima b1, a habitable Earth-mass planet next to the nearest star, opened […]

Welcome to the photometry log
We are excited to write this first entry to the Red Dots’ photometry log! Our aim is to keep you regularly updated on the progress of the photometric observations that will take place at the […]

Join the community!
Welcome! This section will contain summaries of community discussions including proam follow-up efforts, featured social media interactions, and discussions about what the data is showing. Feel free to leave your comment here and/or follow the […]

Science reports, observatories and more
We launch June 19th! Stay tuned.

The search begins June 20th!
Join us in the search for the nearest temperate terrestrial planets closest to the Sun!