crisscrossing Science
Title
crisscrossing Science Episode 025: Extra Solar Planets
Abstract
In this episode, Chris Gaiser (professor of biology at Linfield College) and Mike Crosser (professor of physics at Linfield College) discuss the techniques for detecting extrasolar planets, otherwise known as exoplanets. These are any planets that exist outside of our own solar system, for instance, orbiting around other stars. In recent years, hundreds of exoplanets have been discovered, altering our understanding of how common planets likely are in the universe.
Document Type
Audio File
Duration
33 minutes 9 seconds
Publication Date
7-25-2017
Disciplines
Astrophysics and Astronomy | Biology | External Galaxies | Life Sciences | Physics | Stars, Interstellar Medium and the Galaxy | The Sun and the Solar System
Rights
Copyright © 2017. Terms of use for work posted in DigitalCommons@Linfield available at https://digitalcommons.linfield.edu/rights.pdf.
Recommended Citation
Crosser, Michael S. and Gaiser, J. Christopher, "crisscrossing Science Episode 025: Extra Solar Planets" (2017). crisscrossing Science. Audio File. Submission 25.
https://digitalcommons.linfield.edu/crisscross/25
Comments
This episode is dedicated to Linfield College history professor Scott Smith and his family. Smith, a close friend of the hosts of crisscrossing Science, lost his battle with cancer on July 22, 2017.