Taking the guesswork out of finding planets

29/06/2023 18 min
Taking the guesswork out of finding planets

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Episode Synopsis

Dr Simon Murphy uses pulsations detected in data from NASA missions to make inferences about stars.   What this means is that he can use the stellar pulsations like clocks, discovering new binary systems in a way that would be impossible with other techniques.  In this episode, Dr Murphy discusses how he can use these pioneering techniques to take the guesswork out of finding new planets, speeding up the process.