- 0:03:12 – Hannah chats with Dr Erin May a postdoctoral researcher at JHU’s Applied Physics Lab about her transition from extragalactic research into exoplanets, running an observing campaign as a grad student, and how to apply global circulation models to small exoplanets.
- 0:23:54 – Hugh discusses strange transits and the weirdest phenomenon observed with transiting exoplanet surveys from possible quadruple star systems, to orbiting debris, and definitely not aliens.
- 0:52:12 – Andrew is on the news desk reading ADS so you don’t have to with news of new planets from TESS and HARPS, characterization studies from Gaia, some habitable zone theory, and the upcoming CHEOPS launch by ESA.
- 1:00:50 – We review the events of the #ExoCup2019 competition and congratulate the winner HR 8799b and the direct imaging trifecta.
- 1:18:10 – Finally, our special guest Erin adopts the small plucky TESS planet HD 21749c to the Exocast Adopted Planet family.
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