A Tour of Alien Solar Systems
- Episode aired 2013
Professor Lair Close examines the types of planets that inhabit solar systems outside of our own. These planets fit into several categories: Hot Jupiter sized Gas Giants, Hot Neptune-like ob... Read allProfessor Lair Close examines the types of planets that inhabit solar systems outside of our own. These planets fit into several categories: Hot Jupiter sized Gas Giants, Hot Neptune-like objects, Super-Earths, and rocky Earth-like objects. He talks about examples of such planets... Read allProfessor Lair Close examines the types of planets that inhabit solar systems outside of our own. These planets fit into several categories: Hot Jupiter sized Gas Giants, Hot Neptune-like objects, Super-Earths, and rocky Earth-like objects. He talks about examples of such planets that have been discovered outside our solar system.