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Cosmic Queries – Discovering Exoplanets with Gáspár Bakos

Jun 20, 2023

52:30

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Gáspár Bakos

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

How to Find Exoplanets

2min

The Future of Telescopes

2min

The Future of Astronomy

2min

The Evolution of Exoplanet Surveys

2min

Dark Sacred Night

2min

The Importance of Smart Lighting

2min

How to Use Long Exposure Detectors for Tracking in Space

2min

The New Season of Star Trek Strange New Worlds

3min

10.

The Proliferation of Low Earth Orbit Satellites

2min

11.

The Two Components of Light Pollution

2min

12.

The Negative Effects of Lighting Up the Sky

2min

13.

The Risk of a Runaway Process

1min

14.

The Challenges of Space Exploration

2min

15.

The Trend in Satellite Trace Patterns

2min

16.

The Alien Invasion

2min

17.

The Arasibo Observatory

2min

18.

The Probability of Someone Looking Back at You

2min

19.

The Probability of Planets Around Binary Stars

2min

20.

Planets and Stable Orbits Around Binary Systems

2min

21.

The Evolution of the Exoplanet

2min

22.

How to Measure a Transiting Exoplanet

2min

23.

The Geometric Parameters of the Transit of a Star

2min

24.

The Solar Temporary Spot on a Star

2min

25.

The Importance of Ozone and Oxygen in Planetary Atmosphere

2min

26.

The Pros and Cons of Using Small Telescopes for Exoplanet Detection

2min

27.

The Trends in the Universe

2min

28.

The Future of Telescopes

2min

29.

The Future of Space Telescopes

2min

30.

The Future of Telescopes

2min

31.

How to Shoot Satellites Down in a Video Game

2min

How do we discover more exoplanets? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Matt Kirshen explore telescopes, exoplanets, and more with professor of astrophysics and Principal Investigator of HATNet Exoplanet Survey, Gáspár Bakos.

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Thanks to our Patrons Thakiddv2, Aiden, Randy Spaulding, Jon Schwalbach, Mark, and Nicolay Doytchev for supporting us this week.

Photo Credit: Juliancolton, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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