06/28/2013

Not One, but Three ‘Goldilocks Planets’?

17:17 minutes

In a study published in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics, researchers say that they’ve discovered a solar system with not just one, but three planets that could support life only 22 light-years away from Earth. Rory Barnes, the lead U.S. author of the study, talks about how it’s possible to find multiple “Goldilocks planets” around one star.

Segment Guests

Rory Barnes

Rory Barnes is a research scientist at the University of Washington and member of the Virtual Planetary Laboratory at the NASA Institute of Astrobiology in Seattle, Washington.

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About Annette Heist

Annette Heist is a former senior producer for Science Friday.