The Plurality of Worlds
- π€ Speaker: Amaury Triaud (IoA, Cambridge)
- π Date & Time: Thursday 23 February 2017, 16:00 - 17:00
- π Venue: Sackler Lecture Theatre, IoA (tea at 3:30 pm)
Abstract
I will discuss how important it is to discover planets around stars that do not look like the Sun. Particularly, I will describe the recent discovery of multiple Earth-like planets found to orbit the ultra-cool dwarf TRAPPIST -1, and what we can learn from them.
Series This talk is part of the Institute of Astronomy Colloquia series.
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Amaury Triaud (IoA, Cambridge)
Thursday 23 February 2017, 16:00-17:00