Dr. Knop Talks Astronomy: Exoplanets
You’re invited to the next edition of Dr. Knop Talks Astronomy:
Title: Exoplanets - Planets Around Other Stars
Date: Friday, August 1, 2008
Time: 8:00 AM Pacific Time (SL time)
Abstract:
Until the last decade of the 20th Century, we knew of exactly one star system that had planets: our own. At the dawn of the 21st Century, we knew about a few handfuls of exoplanets, or planets around other stars. Today, we know about more than 200. In this talk, Dr. Knop will describe the history of exoplanet searches and discoveries, He’ll describe the methods that we’ve used to find planets, and he’ll give you an update about the current count and nature of expolanets that are out there.
All are welcome. Feel free to ask questions or make comments.
In the Galaxy Dome floating above the sim named ‘Spaceport Bravo’
SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Spaceport%20Bravo/117/66/278
This talk is part of a series of popular talks happening on the first Friday of each month, called Dr. Knop Talks Astronomy. Dr. Knop was on one of the teams that discovered the accelerating expansion of the universe.
Produced in association with the Meta Institute for Computational Astrophysics (MICA). For more information, see the MICA website.
