Cool Worlds | How to Characterize Proxima b's Atmosphere @CoolWorldsLab | Uploaded 7 years ago | Updated 8 hours ago
As regular watchers of the channel may remember, this summer astronomers announced the discovery of a potentially Earth-like planet orbiting our nearest star, Proxima Centauri. Sadly, research at the Cool Worlds Lab was unable to find any evidence that Proxima b transits its star, which is a blow for those hoping for near-term characterization of its atmosphere. But! Dr Jayne Birkby comes to the rescue and explains here how an alternative technique should work if we can wait a few years! Thanks to Jayne for visiting the lab and giving us all some hope for Proxima!
::More about this Video::
► Dr Jayne Birkby homepage: http://home.strw.leidenuniv.nl/~birkby/wordpress/
► Snellen et al. (2010), "The orbital motion, absolute mass, and high-altitude winds of exoplanet HD209458b": arxiv.org/abs/1006.4364
► Outro music by Taylor Davis: youtube.com/watch?v=dl9kI1yQKZk
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As regular watchers of the channel may remember, this summer astronomers announced the discovery of a potentially Earth-like planet orbiting our nearest star, Proxima Centauri. Sadly, research at the Cool Worlds Lab was unable to find any evidence that Proxima b transits its star, which is a blow for those hoping for near-term characterization of its atmosphere. But! Dr Jayne Birkby comes to the rescue and explains here how an alternative technique should work if we can wait a few years! Thanks to Jayne for visiting the lab and giving us all some hope for Proxima!
::More about this Video::
► Dr Jayne Birkby homepage: http://home.strw.leidenuniv.nl/~birkby/wordpress/
► Snellen et al. (2010), "The orbital motion, absolute mass, and high-altitude winds of exoplanet HD209458b": arxiv.org/abs/1006.4364
► Outro music by Taylor Davis: youtube.com/watch?v=dl9kI1yQKZk
::Playlists For Channel::
Latest Cool Worlds Videos ► http://bit.ly/NewCoolWorlds
Cool Worlds Research ► http://bit.ly/CoolWorldsResearch
Guest Videos ► http://bit.ly/CoolWorldsGuests
Q&A Videos ► http://bit.ly/CoolWorldsQA
Science of TV/Film ► http://bit.ly/ScienceMovies
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Cool Worlds Lab http://coolworlds.astro.columbia.edu
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