What's an exoplanet? Astro-Investigates Ep. 2 (Exoplanets)

Exoplanets - worlds beyond our solar system. What planets have we discovered so far, and what do we hope to find? Could we one day discover a planet that could host life? Learn this and more with “Astro-Investigates,” the video series that explores and explains big astrophysics topics with the help of NASA scientists.

In this episode, you’ll hear from:
Aki Roberge - Research Astrophysicist, NASA GSFC
Vanessa Bailey - Astronomer, NASA JPL
Jenn Burt - Exoplanet Scientist, NASA JPL
Ravi Kopparapu - Planetary Scientist, NASA GSFC
Rob Zellem - Research Astrophysicist, NASA GSFC


Host and Co-Producer: Chelsea Gohd
Editor/Director/Co-Producer: Keith Miller (Caltech-IPAC)
Science Visualizations:
Caltech-IPAC/R. Hurt, T. Pyle
CSA
ESO/L. Benassi, L. Calçada, M. Kornmesser, N. Risinger
ESA
NASA Ames
NASA/JPL-Caltech, R. Barkus
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/C. Smith
STScI/G.Bacon, R. Crawford

Music:
Pond5, Universal Production Music

To learn more about exoplanets and NASA missions studying them, visit: https://science.nasa.gov/exoplanets/  

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

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