Physics Alive is the podcast where host, Brad Moser, Ph.D., sparks new life into the physics classroom. Each episode supports and shares the many forward-thinking developments that have come from physics education research and inspiring educators. Brad speaks with teachers who employ innovative and active learning styles, researchers on the frontiers of physics education, catalysts for change on important social issues in the STEM community, and students who want the most out of their education.
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episode 42: We’re Going on a Planet Hunt with Sara Seager
Sara Seager is Professor of Planetary Science and Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her research focuses on discovering new exoplanets and characterizing their atmospheres. She hopes to find and identify another Earth and searches for signs of life. In this episode, Sara describes how we find planets around other stars and how we can possibly know how their atmospheres are composed.
Check out the full show notes at:
www.physicsalive.com/exoplanets
Learn more about Sara and her work:
- https://www.saraseager.com/
- Sara's MIT faculty page
Here are some of the great resources that Sara Seager suggested!
Discover some of the great exoplanets we've found at:
- NASA exoplanets
- Eyes on Exoplanets
For instance, you can check out the travel posters for some new worlds you might like to visit.
The NASA website is full of great information.
You can also learn more about Sara's Venus work:
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Venuscloudlife.com
For some great images, a tutorial on light curves, and the data from my transit classroom experiment, go to the full show notes at:
www.physicsalive.com/exoplanets