Astronomy Cast Ep. 364: The COROT Mission
Before NASA’s Kepler mission searched for exoplanets using the transit method, there was the European COROT mission, launched in 2006. It was sent to search for planets with short orbital periods and find solar oscillations in stars. It was an incredibly productive mission, and the focus of today’s show.
Visit the Astronomy Cast Page to subscribe to the audio podcast!
We record Astronomy Cast as a live Google+ Hangout on Air every Monday at 12:00 pm Pacific / 3:00 pm Eastern. You can watch here on Universe Today or from the Astronomy Cast Google+ page.
Recent Posts
Should We Send Humans to Europa?
Universe Today recently examined the potential for sending humans to the planet Venus despite its…
Europe is Working on a Multi-Purpose Habitat for the Moon
With NASA gearing up to send humans back to the Moon in the next few…
Hubble is Offline Because of a Problem with one of its Gyros
The rich flow of scientific data—and stunning images—that comes from the Hubble Space Telescope is…
Spider Pulsars are Tearing Apart Stars in the Omega Cluster
Pulsars are extreme objects. They're what's left over when a massive star collapses on itself…
Fermi has Found More than 300 Gamma-Ray Pulsars
In June 2008, the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope began surveying the cosmos to study…
Vera Rubin Will Generate a Mind-Boggling Amount of Data
When the Vera C. Rubin Observatory comes online in 2025, it will be one of…