The Search for Exoplanets: What Astronomers Know Season 1 Episode 14
The Search for Exoplanets: What Astronomers Know
Season 1

Ep 14. Lava Worlds

  • TV-PG
  • September 25, 2015
  • 31 min

Explore the theoretical limit of the smallest possible orbit for a planet, taking into consideration tidal stresses and other destructive processes. Then focus on Professor Winn�۪s search for such objects, which found probable lava worlds-planets heated to rock-melting temperatures by their extreme closeness to their host stars.

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  • First Aired
    September 25, 2015
  • Content Rating
    TV-PG
  • Runtime
    31 min
  • Language
    English
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