Amazing Exoplanets Part 1

Good Heavens! The Human Side of Astronomy

For the next two episodes of Good Heavens! Wayne and Dan will be exploring four fantastic worlds outside of our solar system. For the most part, there have been over 5,000 newly-discovered planets outside our own solar system since the 1990s, with thousands more "candidates" that need further exploration and confirmation.

Astronomers call these planets outside of our solar system "exoplanets."

On this episode we'll marvel at the mathematical majesty of TESS Object of Interest #178 or TOI-178 for short and we'll try to stay upright as we have a look at the wobbly but wondrous world of Kepler 413b which orbits two stars, just like Tatooine of Star Wars fame!

Fascinating worlds that further show us God's glory, majesty, creativity, and many other of His invisible attributes. So come and see!

Kepler Finds a Very Wobbly Planet
https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2014/news-2014-12.html

The TOI-178 System
https://www.planetary.org/space-images/the-toi-178-system

Dance of Harmony in Intriguing TOI-178 Multi-planetary System (more detailed)
https://astrobites.org/2022/02/26/dance-of-harmony-in-intriguing-toi-178-multi-planetary-system/

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