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Planetary Radio

By the Light of a New World

Airdate: Monday, April 11, 2005
Running Time: 00:28:50
Listen: Windows Media | MP3

Harvard astronomer David Charbonneau is lead author of a paper describing one of the first ever detections of light from a planet beyond our solar system. Emily Lakdawalla dishes up the Deep Space Network for her Q and A segment. Bruce Betts offers a new prize for the What's Up space trivia contest, along with his review of the night sky. Space headlines, too.

Guests

• David Charbonneau, Harvard Astronomer

Related Information

• David Charbonneau's Personal Website
• Scientists Measure the Light of Distant Planets
• Spitzer Space Telescope Website
• Website mentioned by David where amateur astronomers can search for and track extrasolar planets