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[Interview] Chance for Life After The Sun Dies with Dr Andrew Vanderburg Universe Today Podcast

    • Astronomy

Is there a chance for life to continue after the Sun eventually explodes? Can we find evidence of potentially habitable planets near white dwarfs, remnants of dead stars? How can future telescopes helo with that?


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00:00 Intro
01:30 Exoplanets around white dwarfs
10:06 Dynamics of planetary systems as their star dies
12:51 Habitable zone around white dwarfs
15:28 Search for exoplanets
26:05 A perfect telescope for the task
30:28 Biosignatures
34:37 Outro


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Is there a chance for life to continue after the Sun eventually explodes? Can we find evidence of potentially habitable planets near white dwarfs, remnants of dead stars? How can future telescopes helo with that?


🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday


🐦 Dr Andrew Vanderburg on Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/amvanderburg


🕸️ Dr Andrew Vanderburg's Website: https://avanderburg.github.io/



00:00 Intro
01:30 Exoplanets around white dwarfs
10:06 Dynamics of planetary systems as their star dies
12:51 Habitable zone around white dwarfs
15:28 Search for exoplanets
26:05 A perfect telescope for the task
30:28 Biosignatures
34:37 Outro


📺 VIDEO VERSION
https://youtu.be/w8guDh1M25g


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Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.
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Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/
Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/
Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/


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