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SUMMARY:The evolution\, diversity and habitability of planetary systems - 
 Dr Edward Gillen\, Queen Mary University of London
DTSTART:20211124T193000Z
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CONTACT:Xuchen Wang
DESCRIPTION:[This is a joint talk between the Cambridge University Astrono
 mical Society (CUAS) and the Cambridge University Physics Society (CUPS)]\
 n\n---\n\nWhile we have detected over 4000 planets around old main-sequenc
 e stars like our Sun\, we have only discovered a handful of planetary syst
 ems around young stars with ages less than a few hundred million years. Th
 ese young planetary systems are very important\, however\, because they di
 rectly link our theories of planet formation and early evolution to the ol
 der exoplanet population. In doing so\, they offer important new insights 
 into some of the key outstanding questions in exoplanet research\, such as
 : how do planetary systems form and evolve into the diverse population tha
 t we observe? And how does early stellar activity affect subsequent planet
  habitability? I will discuss ongoing efforts to help answer these questio
 ns by detecting new young planetary systems and characterising the variabi
 lity of young stars.
LOCATION:Pfizer Lecture Theatre\, Department of Chemistry
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