Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

Exoplanetology

This page describes exoplanet orbital and physical parameters. == Orbital parameters == Most known extrasolar planet candidates have been discovered using indirect methods and therefore only some of their physical and orbital parameters can be determined.

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  1. Exoplanets

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss exoplanets, planets detected outside our solar system.

    3 October 2013

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    Featuring: Carolin Crawford, Don Pollacco, Suzanne Aigrain

     
  2. The Habitability of Planets

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss some of the ideas on the chemistry that was needed for life to begin and thrive on Earth and the implications for where we may find life elsewhere.

    12 December 2024

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    Featuring: Jayne Birkby, Saidul Islam, Oliver Shorttle