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The Search for Exoplanets:

What Astronomers Know

Taught by Professor Joshua N. Winn

MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

LECTURE TITLES

1. Why Study Exoplanets?


2. How to Find an Exoplanet


3. Doppler and Transit Planet-Finding Methods


4. Pioneers of Planet Searching


5. The Misplaced Giant Planets


6. Explaining the Misplaced Giant Planets


7. The Transits of Exoplanets


8. Sniffi ng Planetary Atmospheres


9. Stellar Rotation and Planetary Revolution


10. Super-Earths or Mini-Neptunes?


11. Transiting Planets and the Kepler Mission


12. Compact Multiplanet Systems


13. Planets Circling Two Stars


14. Lava Worlds


15. Earthlike Planets


16. Living with a Dwarf Star


17. Living with a Giant Star


18. Our Nearest Exoplanetary Neighbors


19. Finding Planets with Gravitational Lensing


20. Finding Planets with Direct Imaging


21. Near-Term Future Planet-Finding Projects


22. Long-Term Future Planet-Finding Projects


23. The Search for Life on Exoplanets


24. Coming Soon: Biosignatures, Moons, and More!

The Search for Exoplanets:

What Astronomers Know

Course no. 1802 | 24 lectures (30 minutes/lecture)

Join the Search

for a New Earth

As recently as 1990, it seemed plausible that the solar system was a
unique phenomenon in our galaxy. Thanks to advances in technology
and clever new uses of existing data, we now know that planetary systems
and possibly even a new Earth can be found throughout galaxies near and
far.

Embark on this visually stunning and unrivaled adventure in 24 lectures
by veteran planet hunter and Associate Professor of Physics at MIT,
Dr. Joshua N. Winn. Designed for everyone from armchair explorers to
serious skywatchers, The Search for Exoplanets follows the numerous
twists and turns in the hunt for exoplanets - the false starts, the sudden
breakthroughs, and the extraordinary discoveries. Exoplanets will be
making big news for years to come, and this course will equip you to
understand one of the most momentous developments of our time.

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