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Boss Featured in Special Issue of Discover Magazine |
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Tuesday, 04 November 2008 |
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Alan Boss is featured in a special issue of Discover Magazine, entitled “The Whole Universe,” that will be on newsstands through December. Billed as “The Man Who Builds Solar Systems,” Boss speaks about his career developing models to understand how stars and planets have formed, noting that he began modeling before observing exoplanets was even possible. Boss also comments on the many advances in exoplanet study since the 1990s and the direction he believes this research will take in the future. He remarks, “Understanding how our Solar System formed—that’s my wild dream. I mean, to my mind it’s taken 30 years, but I’m starting to think I understand what happened. I expected at some point I’d get old and not care anymore. But I care more and more. It’s just amazing. I think I’ll keep my day job.”
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