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Planetary Society Hangout: Jan 10th, 2013 - AAS Coverage with Astronomer Meg Schwamb

Thursday, Jan 10th, at noon PST/2000 UT

Posted By Casey Dreier

2013/01/10 01:00 CST

Topics: events and announcements, podcasts and videos

Join me, Senior Editor EmilyLakdawalla, Planetary Radio host Mat Kaplan, and special guest Dr. Meg Schwamb of Yale University to talk about the latest news from the American Astronomical Society's 2013 meeting in Long Beach, California. Dr. Schwam will help us understand the latest announcements about exoplanets, and her own research of outer solar system bodies.

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NASA, ESA, and M. Kornmesser (ESO)

Planets Everywhere

This artist's illustration gives an impression of how common planets are around the stars in the Milky Way. The planets, their orbits, and their host stars are all vastly magnified compared to their real separations.