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Michael Endl
Research Scientist and Lecturer, McDonald Observatory, University of Texas at Austin
Michael Endl is an astronomer and planetary scientist at the McDonald Observatory, University of Texas at Austin. His research focuses on the detection and characterization of extrasolar planets.
Latest Planetary Radio Appearances
The announcement was made just days ago. Co-discoverer Michael Endl tells us about the discovery of a roughly Earth-mass planet orbiting in the habitable zone of the closest star to our own.