The Birth of Planets

Professor Barbara Ercolano is studying, how planets evolve

An episode of the The Birth of Planets - HD podcast, hosted by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, titled "The Birth of Planets" was published on September 15, 2016 and runs 3 minutes.

September 15, 2016 ·3m · The Birth of Planets - HD

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Summary

We know quite a lot about the origin of the Universe. Yet we do not know whether life exists outside our own solar system. What is, however, clear is that many stars host planetary systems, some of which include Earth-like planets. At the LMU Observatory, Professor Barbara Ercolano seeks to understand the conditions in which such “exoplanets” evolved.

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We know quite a lot about the origin of the Universe. Yet we do not know whether life exists outside our own solar system. What is, however, clear is that many stars host planetary systems, some of which include Earth-like planets. At the LMU Observatory, Professor Barbara Ercolano seeks to understand the conditions in which such “exoplanets” evolved.

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