“How do we find exoplanets if they are so far away?”

Techniques for Finding Far-Away Exoplanets

One of the most exciting topics ever is exploring space. You get to feed your curiosity concerning interesting topics such as the emergence of new planets and the exploration of distant regions in space. Today's topic discusses the various techniques used to study exoplanets. Exoplanets are planets outside our solar system orbiting around other stars. Most of these techniques involve studying a patch of the sky for a long time and observing the behavior of the stars.

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During this episode, you will learn about the following:

[00:01] Episode introduction

[00:25] Today's topic: How to find far-away exoplanets

[00:41] What is an exoplanet?

[01:51] Defining a light year

[02:44] Techniques for finding exoplanets

[03:14] #1Transit (eclipse) method; focuses on how bright the star is

[06:14] #2 Wobble (radio velocity) method; focuses on the color of the star

[06:33] Red-shift and blue-shift

[09:18] Advanced NASA telescopes can be used to observe stars and planets orbiting it

[10:24] Episode recap

[10:37] The future in finding exoplanets

Notable Quotes

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