Today's podcast, NOIRLab’s André-Nicolas Chene described the discovery of a system that will become a kilonova in the future.

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Podcaster: Rob Sparks. Guest: Peter McMachon Title: The Strange Orbit of a Rare Exoplanet Organization: NOIRLab Links: https://www.facebook.com/NOIRLabAstro ; https://www.instagram.com/noirlabastro/ ; https://www.youtube.com/noirlabastro ; @NOIRLabAstro NOIRLab Press Release: https://noirlab.edu/public/news/noirlab2418/  Penn State: https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/exoplanet-caught-hairpin-turn-signals-how-high-mass-gas-giants-form/  Simons Foundation: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2024/07/17/colossal-planet-in-rare-orbit-offers-clues-to-origins-of-hot-jupiters/  MIT: https://news.mit.edu/2024/astronomers-spot-highly-eccentric-planet-becoming-hot-jupiter-0717  Description:  At present there are over 5600 confirmed exoplanets in just over 4000 star systems. Within this population, about […]

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Kitt Peak National Observatory has various programs available to visitors including daytime telescope tours & night time observing programs.

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