Joint Astrophysical Colloquium
Temperate planets unlike those of the Solar system
Amaury Triaud (University of Birmingham)
Thursday 18/04/2024 @ 11:30, Sala Antonio Sollima (IV piano Battiferro)
Figuring out the physical laws and processes responsible for planet formation and for planetary orbital migration, as well as measuring the occurrence rate of biology in the Cosmos are the two main scientific drivers behind exoplanetology. In this seminar I will review recent exoplanet discoveries and the astronomical methods that have been developed to measure their atmospheric properties. I will also describe recent results of my group, that is discovering temperate rocky worlds orbiting the smallest stars of our Galaxy, as well as circumbinary exoplanets.