astronomy

Maritza Soto

Maritza Soto is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Maritza Soto rather than just read about it. In short: Maritza Soto Vásquez (born 1990) is a Chilean astronomer who discovered the exoplanets HD 110014 c, K2-237b, and K2-238b. Career On 19 August 2015, Soto confirmed the existence of exoplanet HD 110014 c.

Key takeaways

Maritza Soto belongs to astronomy; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Maritza Soto to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Maritza Soto from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Maritza Soto Vásquez (born 1990) is a Chilean astronomer who discovered the exoplanets HD 110014 c, K2-237b, and K2-238b.

Career On 19 August 2015, Soto confirmed the existence of exoplanet HD 110014 c. From La Silla Observatory, she discovered a planet 293 light-years away from Earth which orbits the red giant HD 110014 – Chi Virginis of the constellation Virgo. The planet, which has a mass three times that of Jupiter, was named HD 110014 c, following international terminology. Although it had been detected in 2004 and 2011, Soto was the first to check and annotate the data to prove its existence. As a postdoctoral researcher and leader of a team of astronomers at the Queen Mary University of London, in the summer of 2018 Soto unveiled the discovery of two gaseous exoplanets orbiting different stars, K2-237b and K2-238b, both larger than Jupiter. K2-237b orbits its star every two days, while K2-238b orbits every three days. A paper about K2-237b and K2-238b was published with Soto as the first author in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. K2-237b is a highly inflated hot Jupiter and orbits a relative bright star, making it a target for follow-up studies.

Recognitions In September 2018, Soto was nominated for the Natida Chileno del Año 2018 award, an initiative to recognize Chileans who excel in different areas.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Maritza Soto

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Maritza Soto claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Maritza Soto before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Maritza Soto ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Maritza Soto

In research: Maritza Soto appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Maritza Soto in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Maritza Soto is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1990 births, Chilean astronomers, Chilean expatriates in the United Kingdom, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Maritza Soto outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Maritza Soto in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

What is Maritza Soto in simple terms?

Maritza Soto Vásquez (born 1990) is a Chilean astronomer who discovered the exoplanets HD 110014 c, K2-237b, and K2-238b. Career On 19 August 2015, Soto confirmed the existence of exoplanet HD 110014 c.

Why does Maritza Soto matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Maritza Soto?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Maritza Soto.