5,000 worlds and counting: the success of TESS
Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science
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What Is the Difference Between a Square Wave and a Sign Wave?
With a planet, it usually those planets are going to be passing directly in front of the star. The typical eclipsing binary stars is what we call these false positives. And because of that geometry, it just happens to give you more of a v shape. So it's really just the orbital geometry of the difference between a central planet transit versus a grazing, eclipsing finery.
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