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Episode 59 --- Einstein’s Little-Appreciated Window Onto Far Flung Exoplanets
Episode 59 --- Einstein’s Little-Appreciated Window Onto Far Flung Exoplanets
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Length:
55 minutes
Released:
Jul 16, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
Darren DePoy, Professor of Astronomy and Associate Dean for Research at Texas A&M University in College Station, talks about using one of Einstein’s little-known and underappreciated method of microlensing to look for extrasolar planets around sunlike stars. An expert on building telescope instrumentation, DePoy outlines the other methods of planet detection and a bit about the difficulties of funding huge astronomical projects such as the Giant Magellan Telescope.
Released:
Jul 16, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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