Tag: Stephen Kane

  • The Academic Minute for 2016.09.26-09.30

    The Academic Minute for 2016.09.26-09.30

    Academic Minute from 9.26 – 9.30 Monday, September 26th Stephen Kane – San Francisco State University Second Earth Candidates Stephen Kane has been researching planets around other stars for more than 20 years and has discovered and characterized hundreds of exoplanets, including Kepler-186f, which is the smallest planet yet to have been found in the…

  • Stephen Kane, San Francisco State University – Second Earth Candidates

    Stephen Kane, San Francisco State University – Second Earth Candidates

    The search for the Holy Grail of planets continues. Stephen Kane, associate professor in the department of physics & astronomy at San Francisco State University, scours the universe for Earth-like rocks. Stephen Kane has been researching planets around other stars for more than 20 years and has discovered and characterized hundreds of exoplanets, including Kepler-186f,…

  • This Week On The Academic Minute (2016.09.26)

    This Week On The Academic Minute (2016.09.26)

    This Week on The Academic Minute 2016.9.26 Monday, September 26th Stephen Kane of San Francisco State University explores the cosmos for Second Earth candidates. Tuesday, September 27th Richard Stevens of the University of Connecticut examines if artificial light is disrupting our circadian rhythms. Wednesday, September 28th Stephanie Pfirman of Barnard College details if making a game of it…