The Search for Exoplanets: What Astronomers Know Season 1 Episode 8
The Search for Exoplanets: What Astronomers Know
Season 1

Ep 8. Sniffing Planetary Atmospheres

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

Survey the history of spectroscopy to understand how a telescope and a diffraction grating can disclose the composition of a star and its planet. Then learn how transits and occultations are ideal for analyzing planetary atmospheres, paving the way for the search for signatures of life.

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