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Planetary Radio

Exoplanet Finder Debra Fischer

Airdate: Sunday, March 22, 2009
Running Time: 00:28:52
Listen: Windows Media | MP3

More than 300 planets have been discovered circling other stars, but when will we find an Earth-sized one? Astronomer Debra Fischer describes FINDS, a new technology that may bring that day closer. Bill Nye finds a deadly bacterium in space. Emily Lakdawalla's Q&A looks back at an element of the Galileo mission to Jupiter. It's back to giving away t-shirts in the What's Up space trivia contest with Bruce Betts and Mat Kaplan.

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Guests

• Debra Fischer, Astronomer

Related Information

• Another Space Rock Buzzes Earth
• FINDS Exo-Earths Project
• Planetary Society Catalog of Exoplanets
• San Francisco State University Exoplanet Group