February 9, 2025 • 71 mins
This soft-spoken bedtime story is a journey to the discovery of exoplanets. We will visit some of them, like Proxima Centauri B, OTS 44 and Kepler 438b. I will also tell you about the different types of planets and stars, including stars that no longer shine like old white dwarfs or neutron stars; methods to discover planets that are invisible from Earth, like Transit Photometry or Doppler Spectroscopy; and astrobiology: the field of research that studies the possibility of extraterrestrial life.
Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
05:31 The Search for Exoplanets Departure to Proxima Centauri B
08:45 Transit Photometry
11:27 Radial Velocity and Doppler Spectroscopy
18:06 Other Exoplanets Search Methods
20:53 Proxima Centauri B Visit and Stellar Wind
25:20 Habitable Zone
29:51 Departure to OTS44 and Typology of Planets
38:58 Occurrence of the most common elements in the universe
42:33 OTS 44 and Typology of Stars
42:33 The Death of Stars, White Dwarfs, Supernovas, and Typology of Stars
57:10 Kepler 438b, Astrobiology, and Panspermia
1:08:03 Conclusion
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