Fighting to Explore Our Universe
The work of Notre Dame astrophysicist Justin Crepp could lead to the discovery of worlds similar to our own and revolutionize our understanding of the universe.
For centuries, humankind has looked to the night sky in awe and wondered, “Are we alone?” The research of Justin Crepp, the Freimann Assistant Professor of Physics, may be able to answer just that. Prof. Crepp, a recipient of the NASA Early Career Fellowship and member of NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) team, is building the iLocater, a Doppler spectrometer that will detect habitable planets similar to Earth with more precision than ever before.
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