Ep. 586: Life As We Know It: Habitable Exoplanets & Extremophiles

Astronomy Cast

Natural Sciences, Science, Astronomy

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🗓️ 30 November 2020

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 586: Life As We Know It: Habitable Exoplanets & Extremophiles by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay As scientists continue to explore the Earth, they're discovering life, surviving and even thriving in extreme environments. What hints can this give us about what we might find as we search for live on other worlds.

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0:00.0	Hello, you listening to your favorite podcast again?
0:04.8	A little predicted beloved, I just think my latest heartbreak has been a catalyst as
0:08.8	brought me to London. I spend my days as a professor and my nights with friends. It's a generous
0:13.7	way to describe them, but I have to stay close. There's a killer out there picking them off,
0:18.7	all while trying to frame me. I laugh at the irony if it weren't so serious. Someone is watching me.
0:24.1	I can feel it. Is it you? You? February 9? Only on Netflix.
0:35.0	A start of the cast episode 586. Life as we know it. Habitable exoplanets and extreme files.
0:42.8	Welcome to Astronomycaster, weekly, fax-based journey through the cosmos, where we help you understand
0:47.6	not only what we know, but how we know what we know. I'm Fraser K. in publisher of Universe today,
0:52.0	with me as always is Dr. Pamela Gay. I see your scientists for the Planetary Science Institute and
0:58.4	the Director of Cosmic Quest. Hey Pamela, how you doing? I'm doing well. I'm doing well. We
1:03.7	determined yesterday that North America is filled with hobbitsies because Canada has first
1:11.2	Thanksgiving in October and we have second Thanksgiving here in America or United States. So,
1:19.3	yes, I enjoyed second Thanksgiving yesterday. I've made the case in the past. I really think that
1:28.3	folks in the US should adopt the Canadian Thanksgiving holiday. The weather is better, so the travel is
1:35.9	easier. It's just all round a better time of year to hold, to attempt to bring an entire family
1:44.2	together to one location. I just take it under advisement. This year I'm okay with having as many
1:51.6	barriers as possible to prevent people from getting together, but in future years I'll consider
1:58.4	your offer. So, before we get going on this week's episode, I want to let people know that I've
2:05.7	made a slight change to what I do with Universe today and the newsletter. So, for people who
2:11.6	may or may not know, I let anyone use content on Universe today for any reason whatsoever. So,
2:18.3	if you want to take our article and republish it on your website, be our guest. If you want to
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