Searching through the stars for new planets

NASA’s Kepler mission last year made some remarkable discoveries. Remember those images in the newspaper of the Star Wars world Tattoine, the planet with two suns? That’s Kepler-16b, 200 light years from us earthlings. Or maybe you remember the planet said to be in the “Goldilocks zone” of its own solar system - not too hot and not too cold, Kepler 22-b could comprise the perfect conditions for life.
In this podcast, as you’ve probably guessed, I’m on the hunt for exoplanets. The full podcast will be available soon on PodAcademy.org.
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