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#Bestof2022: #HotelMars: The mystery of the dead star, with a live planet. Jay Farihi, University College of London. David Livingston, SpaceShow.com (Originally posted March 22, 2022)

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#Bestof2022: #HotelMars: The mystery of the dead star, with a live planet. Jay Farihi, University College of London. David Livingston, SpaceShow.com (Originally posted March 22, 2022)

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-60325010

Prof Jay Farihi, Professor of Astrophysics, Dept of Physics & Astronomy, Faculty of Maths & Physical Sciences. My main research activity is digging up evidence of terrestrial planetary systems at stellar corpses known as white dwarfs. One might not expect to find the surviving planetary systems around dead stars, but the universe is full of surprises.

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This is CBSI in the world. I'm John Bachelors,

0:37.2

our hotel Mars episode end by Colley Gincohost and co-pilot David Livingston,

0:43.1

Dr. Space of the Space Show and we're thrilled to welcome Professor J Farahey.

0:49.2

J is at the University College London where he is Professor of Astrophysics,

0:54.5

Department of Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Mass and Physical Sciences.

0:58.8

However, for this conversation, we're going far away to other worlds, in fact, to other

1:05.2

exoplanets. And we're going to imagine something that I didn't know was possible.

1:12.0

What happens after the star that has given you warmth for billions of years dies?

1:18.8

What happens to the planet? I assume they would disappear. But,

1:23.4

J, a very good evening to you. Thank you for this. The planet's not only disappear,

1:28.0

it's possible that they have it a extended life. First of all, where is it that you were looking

1:34.5

to find WD1054, a stroke 226? Not a romantic name, but that is what I'm reading from the monthly

1:43.2

notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Were you looking for this, J? Good evening to you.

1:50.0

Thank you very much. Not exactly. We were looking for evidence of planetary systems around

1:57.6

the White dwarf stars, which when I started my career, I think people thought was quite a

2:03.7

ridiculous idea. And I think that persists a little bit now. But I will say this, we were not

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