The Search for Exoplanets: What Astronomers Know Season 1 Episode 5

Ep 5. The Misplaced Giant Planets

  • September 3, 2016
  • 30 min

Investigate 51 Pegasi b, the first planet detected around a Sun-like star, which shocked astronomers by being roughly the size of Jupiter but in an orbit much closer to its star than Mercury is to the Sun. Probe the strange characteristics of these hot Jupiters, which have turned up around many stars.

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  • First Aired
    September 3, 2016
  • Runtime
    30 min
  • Language
    English