On Planets with Natalie Batalha

About this episode

This episode features an interview with Natalie Batalha, a professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics, discussing her work on the Kepler Mission and its impact on our understanding of planetary systems.

Questions, suggestions, or feedback? Send us a message! Our guest this week is Natalie Batalha. Natalie is professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics at UC Santa Cruz where received her PhD. Previously, she was a research astronomer in the Space Sciences Division of NASA Ames Research Center. She held the position of Science Team Lead on the Kepler Mission, the first mission capable of finding Earth-size planets around other stars. This mission revolutionised our understanding of planetary syste...

People in this episode

Hosts: Omid Ashtari, Natascha McElhone

Guest: Natalie Batalha

Topics covered

• astronomy
• astrophysics
• space exploration
• planetary systems
• NASA
• education

Keywords

• astronomy
• Kepler Mission
• NASA
• planetary systems
• UC Santa Cruz
• astrophysics
• space exploration

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UC Santa Cruz, NASA Ames Research Center, Kepler Mission

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