Chapter
Factors Affecting the Search for Habitable Planets
18:57 - 24:09 (05:12)
The search for habitable planets is affected by several factors such as accessible stars, observable fractions, and the probability of finding transiting planets.
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The TESS space telescope is searching for planets by observing planets that transit stars.
18:57 - 20:33 (01:36)
Summary
The TESS space telescope is searching for planets by observing planets that transit stars. However, out of all the accessible stars, some of them may not be suitable for planet-hunting. The MIT-led NASA mission TESS is currently searching for planets by observing stars in the sky that are more likely to have planets.
ChapterFactors Affecting the Search for Habitable Planets
Episode#116 – Sara Seager: Search for Planets and Life Outside Our Solar System
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
This podcast highlights the factors considered in finding habitable planets which includes the number of accessible stars, fraction of observable and quiet stars and so on.
20:33 - 24:09 (03:36)
Summary
This podcast highlights the factors considered in finding habitable planets which includes the number of accessible stars, fraction of observable and quiet stars and so on. It also touched on Kepler's estimate for the number of planets that are inhabitable all in respect to discovering carbon dioxide in alien atmospheres.