Cambridge, Massachusetts · distributed observing
09 · Cosmology
Qatar-1b Transit-Timing Analysis
MIT Exoplanet Research Project · NASA MicroObservatory
A planet repeats its shadow with clockwork precision—until a small departure suggests another hand on the clock.
← Return to cosmologyDo the measured transit times of Qatar-1b contain coherent deviations that point beyond a strictly periodic orbit?
FormalismThe mathematical structure will appear here.Derivations · assumptions · limiting cases
ComputationThe numerical experiment will appear here.Simulation · inference · verification
ObservablesThe physical evidence will appear here.Figures · diagnostics · interpretation
The horizon
The project page will later assemble the light-curve reduction, timing residuals, and the search for structure hidden inside repeated transits.