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Planetary Radio

Judging a Planet's Habitability With Abel Mendez

Airdate: Sunday, October 25, 2009
Running Time: 00:28:52
Listen: Windows Media | MP3

Nearly 400 exoplanets discovered so far, and a truly terrestrial planet may be found soon. Abel Mendez has proposed a system for evaluating any planet's ability to support life, including our own! Bill Nye on the elemental link between two stories in the news. Emily Lakdawalla's Q&A says there really ARE planets. A new space trivia quiz on What's Up with Bruce Betts and Mat Kaplan.

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Guests

• Abel Mendez, Associate Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo

Related Information

• Abel Mendez resume (PDF)
• Planetary Society blog by Emily Lakdawalla
• Press release regarding first quantitative evaluation of planetary habitability (PDF)