Can JWST Help Find Exomoons? (feat. Dr David Kipping @CoolWorldsLab)

Can JWST Help Find Exomoons? (feat. Dr David Kipping @CoolWorldsLab)

Fraser Cain
Fraser Cain
Feb 7, 2024

If exoplanets exist, so should exomoons. However, to this day we still did not find any. Even more than that, there's a pretty big controversy regarding the potential discovery of exomoons. What's going on and what can we do about it? Finding the answers with Dr David Kipping.

👉 Dr David Kipping's channel @CoolWorldsLab
👉 Previous interview with Dr Kipping https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rx1276dpHe4

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00:00:00 Intro
00:01:22 Catch-up after previous interview
00:02:25 Searching for exomoons
00:10:23 Counterarguments
00:15:34 Taking it to the next level
00:28:54 Alternative detection methods
00:37:27 Ideal time for observations
00:39:19 SETI and technosignatures
01:03:28 Science communication
01:28:23 Obsessions
01:37:17 Final thoughts and more interviews


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