EPISODE · May 15, 2026 · 52 MIN
Did We Really Just Discover 10,000 New Planets?
from The Curiosity Desk · host GBH News
First up, It’s been an especially chaotic month for higher-ed reporters, now with cuts to research at MIT, the closure of Hampshire College & more. GBH’s Kirk Carapezza takes us behind his reporting for College Uncovered. Then, Researchers just discovered as many as 10,000 new exoplanets out in the universe. We’ll talk astronomers can glean about these outer worlds, with NASA’s first ever exoplanet ambassador, Anjali Tripathi. Lastly, What was once the Curiosity Desk transforms into the Mystery Desk, as GBH All Things Considered Host Arun Rath returns to perform magic on the airwaves that listeners can participate in at home. All you need are a few assorted coins. He’ll also touch on some of the history behind mentalism.
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First up, It’s been an especially chaotic month for higher-ed reporters, now with cuts to research at MIT, the closure of Hampshire College & more. GBH’s Kirk Carapezza takes us behind his reporting for College Uncovered. Then, Researchers just discovered as many as 10,000 new exoplanets out in the universe. We’ll talk astronomers can glean about these outer worlds, with NASA’s first ever exoplanet ambassador, Anjali Tripathi. Lastly, What was once the Curiosity Desk transforms into the Mystery Desk, as GBH All Things Considered Host Arun Rath returns to perform magic on the airwaves that listeners can participate in at home. All you need are a few assorted coins. He’ll also touch on some of the history behind mentalism.
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Did We Really Just Discover 10,000 New Planets?
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