June 2017 – Red Dots

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!

18th June 2017 Harriet Brettle 6

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

13th June 2017 zaira Modrono 3

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

8th June 2017 Cristina Rodriguez 6

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!

4th June 2017 Guillem Anglada-Escude 19

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 […]