Episode Synopsis "Exoplanets! — Part 1"

This two-part series is all about exoplanets, planets outside of our solar system, and how they and the stars they orbit are a key part of the search for extraterrestrial life. In this episode, Part 1, we talk with two BAERI researchers, Christina Hedges and Ann Marie Cody, also a PI at the SETI Institute. We’ll hear about their work on exoplanets, weirdly behaving stars, and how it connects to the search for alien superstructures. 

Listen "Exoplanets! — Part 1"

More episodes of the podcast For the Love of Science

• How to Build a Research Institute, in 30 Short Years
• Planet Twins and Martian Winds
• Kristina Pistone on what it's like to work as a climate scientist
• The researchers ready for the James Webb Space Telescope - Part II: Jesse Bregman
• The researchers ready for the James Webb Space Telescope - Part I: Taylor Bell
• What does science mean to you?
• Exoplanets! — Part 2
• Exoplanets! — Part 1
• The people helping make Earth Science research possible
• NASA's student airborne research program: A unique NASA internship
• Connecting Tribal Lands with NASA Remote Sensing Tools
• How to discover a new planet