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[Interview] Is There Hope For TRAPPIST-1 Planets with James Webb?

Author
Fraser Cain
Published
Thu 02 May 2024
Episode Link
https://universetoday.fireside.fm/1135

What are the limits of James Webb when it's looking for Earth-like atmospheres? What can we possibly find out? Is there any hope for red dwarf stars and their planets to have a potential for habitability? Finding out the answers with Evelyn Macdonald.

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00:00 Intro

01:39 Current observations with Webb

06:14 What could we see in exoplanet atmospheres

12:08 What do planets actually look like

17:41 Future telescopes

19:50 Is there hope for red dwarf star planets?

24:55 Current obsessions

26:34 Final thoughts and more interviews

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