Brains Matter Episode 97 - Extra solar planets

I talk to Dr Rosemary Mardling, an astrophysicist from Monash University on the topic of extra-solar planets. Topics we cover include:

- What is an extra solar planet?
- How do we find extra solar planets?
- How do we estimate the size and form of these extra solar planets?
- How do we explain the “Hot Jupiter” style planets that have been found?
- Most extra solar planets that have been found are short period - why is this the case?
- Is our solar system “normal”, or unusual?
- How do we determine if a system has more than one extra solar planet?
- What could finding extra solar planets mean for us here in our solar system?

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Brains Matter is a podcast out of Australia, which features stories on science, curiosities and general knowledge. It also features interviews with various experts in science and other interesting areas.

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