Exoplanet Radio
Have you ever wondered what lies beyond our solar system? Are there other planets like Earth out there? How do we find them and study them? What can they teach us about ourselves and our place in the universe? If you are curious about these questions, then Exoplanet Radio is for you. We will explore the fascinating field of exoplanets, the planets that orbit other stars. We will learn about the history and methods of exoplanet discovery, the diversity and characteristics of exoplanets, the challenges and opportunities of exoplanet science, and the implications and prospects of exoplanet life. Join us on this journey of wonder and discovery, as we venture into the unknown and uncover the secrets of the worlds beyond our solar system.
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 4 minutes
- Episodes
- 46
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2024
Trillions of Worlds Without Stars
The nine year survey recently completed by astronomers found one Earth-sized rogue planet and the second discovery of its kind. The study also analyzed the survey data and concluded that rogue plane…
00:04:00 |
Wed 23 Aug 2023
How Common are Habitable Exoplanets?
One of the big questions we are trying to answer in exoplanet astronomy is: Just how common are habitable planets? We already know that exoplanets themselves are extremely common: Astronomers tell u…
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Tue 22 Aug 2023
KELT-9b: The Hottest Known Exoplanet
Kelt-9b is a gas giant planet that orbits a star 670 light-years from Earth. It is so close to its star that its dayside temperature is 7,800 degrees Fahrenheit (4,300 degrees Celsius), hotter than s…
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Fri 18 Aug 2023
HAT-P-67 b: The Largest Exoplanet Known
HAT-P-67-b seems to fit the bill. It is 1,200 light years from Earth and has a radius that is a little over twice that of Jupiters’. It orbits its host star very closely, only 10 million kilometers…
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Thu 17 Aug 2023
JWST Takes First Direct Image of an Exoplanet
The launch and deployment of the James Webb Space Telescope in July 2022, marked the beginning of a new era in exoplanet science. Never before had humanity launched a more powerful and technological…
00:04:07 |
Wed 16 Aug 2023
TRAPPIST-1d: A World on the Edge of Life
Tucked inside a quiet solar system, in the area of sky outlined by the constellation Aquarius, orbits a planet named TRAPPIST-1d, the third of seven planets in a system positioned 41 light years from…
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Tue 15 Aug 2023
Finding Exoplanets with Direct Imaging
So far, we have discovered over 5000 exoplanets, using transit, radial velocity and microlensing methods. But there is another way to find exoplanets that has only recently been possible: by directly…
00:03:48 |
Mon 14 Aug 2023
James Webb Space Telescope Observes New Type of Brown Dwarf
Imagine a planet that is so far away from us that it takes 40 years for its light to reach us. Now imagine that this planet has not one, but two stars that it orbits around. And finally, imagine that…
00:04:30 |
Fri 11 Aug 2023
Life in the Dark: How Moons of Rogue Planets Could Harbor Life
In our galaxy, there are many planets that wander alone in the dark, without a star to orbit. These rogue planets could have formed from the same material that makes stars, or they could have been ki…
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Thu 10 Aug 2023
How Long Would it Take to Travel to Proxima Centauri b?
Many people feel that it’s very important for humanity’s long term survival that we become a multiplanet species. Traveling to and possibly even inhabiting other planets in our solar system is not o…
00:04:33 |
Wed 09 Aug 2023
A Giant Planet Found Orbiting a Small Star
A massive, Jupiter-sized exoplanet has been discovered orbiting a small, low-mass star and this discovery is challenging theories on how planets form around their stars. The planet, called TOI-4860 b…
00:03:33 |
Tue 08 Aug 2023
The First Exoplanets: The Discovery That Forever Changed Us
Our galaxy likely holds hundreds of billions of planets around other stars but when and how did we begin finding them? What was the first exoplanet detected? It turns out that the first discovery w…
00:03:46 |
Mon 07 Aug 2023
Finding Exoplanets
Finding exoplanets is not an easy endeavor, but it is nonetheless very important. Finding planets around other stars is vital for humanity to understand its place in the cosmos. Show Notes Available…
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Fri 04 Aug 2023
WASP-39b: A Hot, Jupiter-sized World
WASP-39 b is a hot and puffy planet with a mass roughly one-quarter that of Jupiter and a diameter 1.3 times greater than Jupiter Show Notes Available at https://exoplanetradio.com/exoplanets/wasp39b…
00:03:10 |
Thu 03 Aug 2023
TRAPPIST-1: A System Full of Hope
Aside from our own solar system, one of the most studied stellar systems lies about 40 light-years away in the direction of the constellation Aquarius. Using ground and space based telescopes like Sp…
00:03:33 |
Wed 02 Aug 2023
Exoplanet Detected in Another Galaxy?
Astronomers have found evidence of a possible planet outside of our Milky Way galaxy. If confirmed, this is the first time that a planet has been detected in another galaxy. It is located in the spir…
00:04:02 |
Tue 01 Aug 2023
The First Exoplanet of JWST
The Webb Space Telescope observed this planet as it passed between the telescope and the host star, LHS 475. By watching the spectra of that star over two orbits, astronomers were able to measure th…
00:03:38 |
Mon 31 Jul 2023
An Exoplanet That Shouldn't Exist
Astronomers have found a planet around a red giant star that should have been destroyed, yet it still exists, leaving astronomers to wonder why the planet is still there. Show Notes Available at http…
00:03:19 |
Fri 28 Jul 2023
Proxima Centauri-b: The Closest Exoplanet to Earth
Proxima Centauri-b is only 4.5 light years away and may be a good candidate for life. Show Notes Available at https://exoplanetradio.com/exoplanets/Proxima-Centauri-b/.
00:02:37 |
Thu 27 Jul 2023
How Many Exoplanets Are There?
Astronomers estimate there are more planets in our galaxy than there are stars. Just how many is that? Are we likely to travel to them? Show Notes Available at https://exoplanetradio.com/science/ho…
00:03:58 |
Wed 26 Jul 2023
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