
Learn how scientists use transits and microlensing to find these distant worlds. How do we use light spectra to discover biomarkers? Watch scientific guests like Knicole Colon, Natalie Batalia, Seth Shostak, and Jason Wright take us through the discovery of exoplanets. Could life survive around a binary star system? What about on vagabond planets outside of stars?
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction: Exoplanets
00:41 - Why Should We Care About Exoplanets?
1:36 - Will We Find Aliens?
2:22 - Discovering Exoplanets
6:00 - The Surface of Exoplanets
7:33 - Just Smart Enough
8:05 - Challenges in Finding Exoplanets
9:57 - Binary Star Systems & Vagabond Planets