TODAY, 26 February, 4 pm PST / 7 pm EST
Astronomers may have found the “missing link” in the story of the Milky Way’s most common planets.
For years, scientists have known that planets between Earth and Neptune in size — often called super-Earths and sub-Neptunes — dominate our galaxy. But how they form, evolve, and sometimes lose their atmospheres has remained one of the biggest open questions in exoplanet science.
New research may finally connect the dots.
Data scientist Dr. Joe Twicken’s background is in signal processing. During his career, Dr. Twicken developed and operated science processing pipelines supporting several planetary missions: Magellan, Galileo, Mars Global Surveyor, and Mars Express.
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Next #SETILive: TRAPPIST‑1 e Revealed
Peering Inside an Exoplanet’s Atmosphere
TODAY, 6 November, 10 am PST / 1 pm EDT
Join SETI Live host Moiya McTier with Néstor Espinoza (STScI) and Ana Glidden (MIT) for a deep dive into the latest JWST observations of TRAPPIST‑1 e, one of the most tantalizing Earth-sized planets in the habitable zone of a nearby star.
WATCH LIVE: https://youtube.com/live/wQfR7yn82CY
