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[[A large white planet fills the void of space, orbited by a tiny moon.]]
Musical overture: I watch the sunlight
[[The planet is eclipsed by its moon]]
Musical overture: dance across your face
[[A graph is here. There is a spike. It is labeled OXYGEN.]]
Musical overture: I can see you breathe
Three panel caption: Faith hill on exoplanet spectroscopy
{{Title text: Although right now I'm more excited about ESPRESSO's radial velocity measurements, so I'm listening to This Kiss, her song about measuring "centrifugal motion" on "a rooftop under the sky".}}
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