Season 1 · Episode 51
Natalie Batalha pt 2 (51)
Shirtloads of Science · Karl Kruszelnicki
October 8, 201717m 13s
Show Notes
From 2009 to 2013, the Kepler Space telescope looked for exoplanets. It stared unblinkingly at a patch of sky which Dr Batalha had selected hoping to find potential life supporting planets in the Goldilocks zone. Then something bad happened. Find out what can go wrong and how Dr Karl's mind was blown to astronomical proportions.