. Scientific Frontline: Finding Planets That Have No Star

Tuesday, April 5, 2022

Finding Planets That Have No Star

 

Most planets orbit a star, but some planets can escape and “go rogue.” But how do astronomers study planets that wander the cold dark of interstellar space?

Join our host, Summer Ash of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, as she talks about how radio astronomers' study rogue planets.


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