Presented by: Prof. Jeff Chilcote
Over the past 3 decades we have gone from knowing about a handful of planets orbiting our Sun to thousands of planets orbiting every type of star in solar systems which look similar and very different from our own solar system. To discover all the thousands of worlds we have, astronomers have had to invent newer even more precise eyes than ever before. We shall discuss the planets discovered, the new instruments we have had to construct, and the promise that the future of exoplanets holds.
Originally published at conductorshare.nd.edu.