Introduction to Astrophysics S:1 E:14 Planets around Other Stars

S:1 E:14 Planets around Other Stars Embark on Professor Winn’s specialty: extrasolar planets, also known as exoplanets. Calculate the extreme difficulty of observing an Earth-like planet orbiting a Sun-like star in our stellar neighborhood. Then look at the clever techniques that can now overcome this obstacle. Review the surprising characteristics of many exoplanets and focus on five that are especially noteworthy.