Planet Hunters: Secrets of the Exoplanet Boom

Tim and Syma talk to Ray Pirrehumbert, author of Planetary Systems: A Very Short Introduction, about planets orbiting far away stars. They learn how these distant objects that we will never visit are detect, a little bit about a few of them, and how we might detect life on a far-away planet. If you are interested where aliens might live, this is the podcast episode for you.Ray's Book:https://global.oup.com/academic/product/planetary-systems-9780198841128?cc=gb&lang=en&Ray's Bluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/climatebook.bsky.socialOur sponsor for this episode is Grace and Garbo! Thank you.https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/GraceandGarbo'At Grace and Garbo we are passionate about vintage knitwear. From classic fair isle, to one-of-a-kind artisan hand knits and vibrant mohair. Visit our Etsy store, Grace and Garbo, for our unique collection of vintage knitwear'If you are a business and would like to take advantage and leverage the power of the fast growing podcast ad stream market, and in particular sponsoring 'Science Of The Times', please drop us a line - [email protected] via podcasts is a cost efficient way of reaching a wider market.