Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science 100 Extrasolar Planet Candidates...and Counting!
Feb 10, 2003
Dr. Steve Howell discusses the search for exoplanets. NASA's role in funding ground-based searches and the potential to detect Earth-like planets. The Kepler mission and the search for Earth-like planets. Observing visible planets in the evening sky and a historical fact about Alan Shepard hitting a golf ball on the moon during Apollo 14.
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1 2 3 4 5 6
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
The Search for Extra Solar Planets
01:49 • 7min
NASA's Role in the Search for Extra Solar Planets
08:51 • 3min
Finding Earth-like Planets
11:37 • 14min
Observing Visible Planets and Alan Shepard's Moon Golf
25:16 • 2min
Trivia Questions, Trivia Winner, Space Food Bars, and Contest Announcement
26:52 • 3min