In Discovering a New Planet: The Search for Hidden Worlds, Professor Stephane Udry is part of a team that developed a detector to search for life-bearing planets. While observing a distant star, they detected its light "wobbling," which indicated the presence of a massive planet — the first exoplanet discovered outside our Solar System. This video is excerpted from BBC's Earth: The Power of the Planet, a documentary that explores the fascinating geology on planet Earth.
In Exploring a New Planet and Its Atmosphere: Unveiling the Mysteries of Alien Worlds, Dr. Lynn Rothschild ventures into the Atacama Desert to explore the environmental conditions of Gliese 581c, the smallest and most Earth-like exoplanet detected so far. Despite some similarities to Earth, this exoplanet is much closer to its star, which leads to significant differences in its conditions. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Earth: The Power of the Planet, a documentary that explores the fascinating geology on planet Earth.
In How Rare Is Our Planet: Earth’s Uniqueness in the Universe, Dr. Lynn Rothschild explains the delicate balance that makes Earth unique. She focuses on the habitable zone — the perfect distance from the Sun that allows liquid water to exist allowing life to thrive. This exact positioning results in a tiny wobble in the star, which makes it extremely challenging to find another planet with conditions similar to Earth’s.
In Discovering a New Planet: The Search for Hidden Worlds, Professor Stephane Udry is part of a team that developed a detector to search for life-bearing planets. While observing a distant star, they detected its light "wobbling," which indicated the presence of a massive planet — the first exoplanet discovered outside our Solar System. This video is excerpted from BBC's Earth: The Power of the Planet, a documentary that explores the fascinating geology on planet Earth.
In Exploring a New Planet and Its Atmosphere: Unveiling the Mysteries of Alien Worlds, Dr. Lynn Rothschild ventures into the Atacama Desert to explore the environmental conditions of Gliese 581c, the smallest and most Earth-like exoplanet detected so far. Despite some similarities to Earth, this exoplanet is much closer to its star, which leads to significant differences in its conditions. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Earth: The Power of the Planet, a documentary that explores the fascinating geology on planet Earth.
In How Rare Is Our Planet: Earth’s Uniqueness in the Universe, Dr. Lynn Rothschild explains the delicate balance that makes Earth unique. She focuses on the habitable zone — the perfect distance from the Sun that allows liquid water to exist allowing life to thrive. This exact positioning results in a tiny wobble in the star, which makes it extremely challenging to find another planet with conditions similar to Earth’s.