Project and Title
TV Guide Title:
NASA: The Golden Age of Exoplanet Exploration (live public talk 3-14-19)
Short Description:
This show will look at the state of exoplanet science and give us a view of what future discoveries may be around the corner.
Scheduling Request Info
Was the majority of this show's content filmed or created in the Portland Metropolitan Area?:
No
Was this show produced in Open Signal studios or using Open Signal equipment?:
No
Has this show aired on CAN channel 11, and/or was it produced in a CAN facility other than Open Signal?:
No
Previous Airing:
No
Adult Content:
No
Video On Demand:
No
Filler:
Yes
Filler End Date:
Wednesday, May 14, 2036
Open Signal Duplication Release:
No
Technical Requirements have been met.:
Yes
Show Details
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Streamed live on Mar 14, 2019
Original air date: March 14 at 7 p.m. PT (10 p.m. ET, 0200 UTC)
Since the discovery of the first exoplanet orbiting a sun-like star in 1995, several thousand more have been discovered. We’ve peered into the atmospheres of some, and we’ve found whole families of planets orbiting strange stars -- many in configurations starkly different from our own. We’ve learned a lot from NASA's Kepler mission, which launched 10 years ago and ceased operations in November 2018. A new NASA planet-hunting spacecraft called TESS, which began science operations as Kepler was winding down, will give us thousands of new discoveries in the coming years. And the Spitzer Space Telescope has provided us valuable insights into what these worlds might be like. This show will look at the state of exoplanet science and give us a view of what future discoveries may be around the corner.
Speakers:
Jessie Christiansen, Research Scientist at the Caltech/IPAC NASA Exoplanet Science Institute, Caltech
Karl Stapelfeldt, Chief Scientist, NASA Exoplanet Exploration Program Office, JPL
Cablecast Show ID:
51563