Astrobiology

Exploring the Diversity of Extra-Solar Worlds

by Ray Jayawardhana (University of Toronto, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics)

Europe/Stockholm
122:026 (Nordita)

122:026 (Nordita)

Description
It's still the early days of exoplanet studies but the discoveries have surprised us and challenged our preconceptions many times over. The diversity of worlds uncovered already -- from close-in super-Earths to far out super-Jupiters -- is truly remarkable yet surely incomplete. I will discuss recent results and future prospects, focusing on characterizing transiting planets and direct imaging of planets in wide orbits.
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