Debra Fischer Hunts for a Second Earth at Alpha Centauri

Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science

English - January 28, 2013 06:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 1.2K ratings
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Yale Professor of Astronomy Debra Fischer is one of our planet’s most successful discoverers of exoplanets. She has set her sights on Alpha Centauri, where she hopes to find a Earth-sized world in the habitable zone: not too hot, not too cold for life.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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