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Dr. Jessie Christiansen
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Caltech/IPAC Planet Hunter | Chief Scientist, NASA Exoplanet Science Institute | @TEDFellow | Science consultant | General Nerd | My views are not the views of NASA | She/her
Yes! We are moving towards the Andromeda Galaxy (which is also moving towards us).
November 27, 2025 at 1:46 PM
About 100,000 years!
November 27, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Reposted by Dr. Jessie Christiansen
Okay now THAT is useful. Adding this immediately.
November 26, 2025 at 10:10 PM
In some countries, fruit is punishment for shop-lifting.
November 26, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Then go to a new tab, type

exoplanet <exoplanet system, e.g. TOI-700>

and WATCH WHAT HAPPENS!! (And enjoy my slow plane wifi.)

(If you search for individual planets often, this is a super-duper time saver over navigating to the front page of the NASA Exoplanet Archive each time!)

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November 26, 2025 at 9:35 PM
… to visit our office building? 😂 I’m sure he’s already visited JPL!
November 26, 2025 at 6:09 PM