The Cosmic Companion VIP Newsletter - Dr. Elisabeth Newton - March 2, 2021

A talk with the astronomer who recently headed a study finding three odd exoplanets in the TOI-451 planetary system - together with other surprises!

Hello everyone!

This week, we are joined by Dr. Elisabeth Newton, astronomer at Dartmouth College, who recently discovered three new worlds around the dwarf star TOI 451. This turned out to only be the beginning of what makes this system so interesting!

The Parker Solar Probe, seen in this artist’s concept, found something interesting about Venus. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

But first, we're going to take a look at a new study showing that water worlds like Earth may be common around the galaxy. Next, we take a look at a new image of Venus, taken by the Parker Solar Probe, that could have implications for planetary science. Finally, we learn about a new study showing microbes under the seafloor of Earth could live off products formed by natural radiation, a finding that could assist in the development of life on other worlds.

Here’s tomorrow’s episode of the show, in an advance showing for our VIP subscribers: