Great courses (DVD). Science & mathematics

Lecturer: Professor Joshua N. Winn, Massachussetts Institute of Technology

Designed for everyone from armchair explorers to serious skywatchers, The Search for Exoplanets follows the numerous twists and turns in the hunt for exoplanets-the false starts, the sudden breakthroughs, and the extraordinary discoveries

Rated TVPG

Mode of access: World Wide Web

Episode 1

Why Study Exoplanets?

Episode 2

How to Find an Exoplanet

Episode 3

Doppler and Transit Planet-Finding Methods

Episode 4

Pioneers of Planet Searching

Episode 5

The Misplaced Giant Planets

Episode 6

Explaining the Misplaced Giant Planets

Episode 7

The Transits of Exoplanets

Episode 8

Sniffing Planetary Atmospheres

Episode 9

Stellar Rotation and Planetary Revolution

Episode 10

Super-Earths or Mini-Neptunes?

Episode 11

Transiting Planets and the Kepler Mission

Episode 12

Compact Multiplanet Systems

Episode 13

Planets Circling Two Stars

Episode 14

Lava Worlds

Episode 15

Earthlike Planets

Episode 16

Living with a Dwarf Star

Episode 17

Living with a Giant Star

Episode 18

Our Nearest Exoplanetary Neighbors

Episode 19

Finding Planets with Gravitational Lensing

Episode 20

Finding Planets with Direct Imaging

Episode 21

Near-Term Future Planet-Finding Projects

Episode 22

Long-Term Future Planet-Finding Projects

Episode 23

The Search for Life on Exoplanets

Episode 24

Coming Soon: Biosignatures, Moons, and More!