Found in 2016, a roughly Earth-sized planet orbiting our nearest neighboring star could be liveable. This artist’s impression reveals a view of the floor of the planet Proxima b orbiting the purple dwarf star Proxima Centauri, the closest star to the photo voltaic system.
ESO/M. Kornmesser
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Found in 2016, a roughly Earth-sized planet orbiting our nearest neighboring star could be liveable. This artist’s impression reveals a view of the floor of the planet Proxima b orbiting the purple dwarf star Proxima Centauri, the closest star to the photo voltaic system.
ESO/M. Kornmesser
Means earlier than Quick Wave co-host Regina G. Barber grew to become a scientist, she was a lover of science fiction. So when she heard about Netflix’s collection ‘3 Physique Downside’ — through which the world’s main scientists race to resolve an interstellar thriller that spans a long time — she was hooked.
The collection relies on a bestselling trilogy written by Chinese language writer and engineer Liu Cixin and translated by Ken Liu. But it surely additionally attracts from some very actual scientific ideas.
On this episode, Barber and astrobiologist Mike Wong (who you may keep in mind from our episode on Dune) dive into the science behind the ‘3 Physique Downside’ — from integrating orbits to discovering doubtlessly liveable worlds.
This story is a part of Quick Wave‘s Area Camp collection about all of the bizarre, great issues occurring within the universe. Take a look at extra from the complete collection.
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At the moment’s episode was produced by Hannah Chinn. It was edited by Rebecca Ramirez. Hannah and Regina checked the details. The audio engineer was Kwesi Lee.
Particular due to our buddies on the U.S. Area & Rocket Middle, House of Area Camp®.
