About this episode

Dr. Charles Liu and co-host Allen Liu discuss exoplanets and their atmospheres with Dr. Munazza Alam.

Are there really exoplanets with where it rains ruby and emerald raindrops? How do we measure the atmospheres of exoplanets light years away? To find out, Dr. Charles Liu and co-host Allen Liu welcome Dr. Munazza Alam of the Space Telescope Science Institute, which performs science operations for the Hubble Space Telescope, James Webb Space Telescope, and Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.

People in this episode

Hosts: Dr. Charles Liu, Allen Liu

Guest: Dr. Munazza Alam

Topics covered

• exoplanets
• atmospheres
• space telescopes
• astronomy
• science operations

Keywords

• exoplanets
• ruby raindrops
• emerald raindrops
• atmosphere measurement
• space telescopes

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Space Telescope Science Institute, Hubble Space Telescope, James Webb Space Telescope, Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

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