The planet is HD 209458 b, and nicknamed “Osiris” as it is a very hot and hostile world. Lets explore what we know about the planet
Jun 24th: Osiris: The Exoplanet That Changed Everything
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Jun 10th: The Importance Of Gliese 581g
The fact that we’ve found a habitable planet candidate so soon after starting our search has important implications. More on today’s podcast
Jun 7th: Planetary Environments & Health Risks
If we send humans to Mars, will they be able to survive? How hostile is the solar system for human exploration?
May 27th: Biosignatures: The Search for Life Beyond Earth
The search for life ia about finding out if a planet located in habitable zone and more other information to learn if life may be there.
May 13th: A Glimpse into the Early Stages of Planetary Evolution
Deep in the cosmos, NASA’s TESS has discovered four new worlds orbiting a pair of young stars that provides a glimpse of planetary evolution.
Apr 16th: Jobs In Astronomy: Do You Really Need a Degree?
It’s not surprising that there’s a lot of interest in the topic of getting a good job in astronomy. What sorts of jobs can one get with a degree versus without one? Let’s discuss this on our first Astronomy Coffee Hangout in quite a while.
Apr 1st: TRAPPIST-1e: The Most Habitable Exoplanet
TRAPPIST-1e is a rocky, close-to-Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting within the habitable zone around the ultra-cool dwarf star.
Mar 11th: Life in Terminator Zones
Feb 11th: What is the Habitable Worlds Observatory?
Finding habitable worlds need a dedicated instrument that does nothing else but tries to locate and characterize them. That’s where the Habitable Worlds Observatory comes in
Jan 14th: TESS’s Breakthrough Discovery of Long-Period Exoplanets TOI 4600 b and c
Human beings have discovered over five thousand five hundred exoplanets. Recent observations from TESS found exoplanet with an orbit of 82 days and another measured in hundreds of days.