April 2017 – exocast

The exoplanet podcast

Exocast-13b

adminApril 28, 2017No CommentsTags: Binary stars, Binary systems, Brown Dwarfs, exocast, exoplanets, news, ruby rain, TIME 100, WASP-12b

In the 13th episode of Exocast Hugh talks about planets in binary systems – are two stars better than one? Hannah discussed the importance of brown dwarfs as the intermediary between planets and stars. Andrew takes us through the latest in exoplanetary news, including the newest discoveries, investigations, and notable events in exoplanets this month. and Hannah adopts WASP-12b with it’s ruby clouds into our extreme family of exoplanets. http://media.blubrry.com/exocast/www.exocast.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Exocast-13b_v1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe:

Exocast-12b

adminApril 7, 2017No CommentsTags: astronomy, conference, exoplanets

In the twelfth episode, Exocast-12b: Andrew details highlights of the recent UK exoplanet meeting. Hugh and Andrew play “Just an Arcminute” with UK exoplanet scientists. Hannah sits in at the exocast newsdesk to cover news including new data on the Trappist-1 system, unusual clouds closer to home, and new brown dwarfs at the boundary of planets & stars. And Hugh chooses Kepler-47ABc, a rare circum-binary planet, as our adopted planet of the month. http://media.blubrry.com/exocast/www.exocast.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/exocast12b_v2.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

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