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OpenLearn podcast #3 sees us looking skywards as we talk exoplanets with Dr Jo Barstow, an Ernest Rutherford Research Fellow at The Open University. We talk telescopes and what they’re capable of; the search for signs of life on exoplanets; what it means to be an atmospheric physicist and planetary scientist; and just what NASA is working on next!
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OpenLearn podcast #3 sees us looking skywards as we talk exoplanets with Dr Jo Barstow, an Ernest Rutherford Research Fellow at The Open University. We talk telescopes and what they’re capable of; the search for signs of life on exoplanets; what it means to be an atmospheric physicist and planetary scientist; and just what NASA is working on next!
Transcript media-podcast.open.ac.uk/feeds/4931/20250812T181547_exoplanets_transcript.pdf
Enrol on the free course, An introduction to exoplanets, here: https://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/an-introduction-exoplanets/
You can explore more of our science, maths and technology content on OpenLearn: https://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology
And you’ll find more insights and facts about space from The Open University’s experts via our OpenLearn Shorts playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhQpDGfX5e7DDmrDs68aaah-O3wdAjbCc
Study a Postgraduate Diploma in Space Science and Technology at The Open University: open.ac.uk/postgraduate/qualifications/e90
If you are contemplating using this Open University content, please visit the Copyright and Intellectual Property section of OpenLearn’s frequently asked questions https://www.open.edu/openlearn/about-openlearn/frequently-asked-questions-on-openlearn
The Open University is the world’s leading provider of flexible, high quality online degrees and distance learning, serving students across the globe with highly respected degree qualifications, and the triple accredited MBA. The OU teaches through its own unique method of distance learning, called ‘supported open learning’ and you do not need any formal qualifications to study with us, just commitment and a desire to find out what you are capable of.
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