Sara Seager Explains Exoplanets—S2 Bonus Interview

Sara Seager Explains Exoplanets—S2 Bonus Interview

March 31, 2026 · 28 min · Season 2 · Episode 17

About this episode

Astrophysicist Sara Seager discusses the confirmation of exoplanets and her role in the search for them.

While we hypothesized about exoplanets for years, it wasn't until recently that we could confirm their existence. Astrophysicist and MIT professor Sara Seager has been at the leading edge of the search for exoplanets. *Season 2 of Wild Thing is produced by Laura Krantz and Scott Carney. Editing by Alicia Lipinski. Music and mixing by Louis Weeks.

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