How to discover a new planet

For the Love of Science

In this episode we hear from two researchers who helped make the data from NASA’s Kepler mission accessible to the public, so that anyone in the world, including you, could sit down at your computer and discover a new planet.

Guests:

• Geert Barensten, Senior Research Scientist at the Bay Area Environmental Research Institute at NASA Ames
• Christina Hedges, Support Scientist at the Bay Area Environmental Research Institute at NASA Ames

Learn more, and discover your own planet at:

• https://keplerscience.arc.nasa.gov/
• https://docs.lightkurve.org/

For the Love of Science is produced by the Bay Area Environmental Research Institute. Learn more at: baeri.org

Music by Danny Clay.