Elisa Quintana

Elisa Victoria Quintana
Elisa Quintana
Quintana backed by an artist's impression of Kepler 186f
Born1973 (age 50–51)
Alma materUniversity of Michigan, Grossmont College, University of California at San Diego
Known forAstronomy
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomy
InstitutionsAstrophysicist NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Doctoral advisorFred Adams

Elisa Victoria Quintana is a scientist working in the field of astronomy and planetary science at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Her research focuses the detection and characterization of exoplanets in addition to studying how they form. She is best known for the detection of Kepler 186f,[1] the first Earth-sized planet found in the habitable zone of a star other than the Sun.[2][3]

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