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Reflections from an Alien World | Tiffany Jansen

11/13/2026
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One of big projects here at the Cool Worlds Lan has been to try and detect reflected light off exoplanets. Tiffany Jansen has been leading this effort and here gives a 101 explainer as to how astronomers can do this and why it's so awesome!::More about this Video::► Knutson et al. (2007), "A map of the day–night contrast of the extrasolar planet HD 189733b": https://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v447/n7141/full/nature05782.html► Demory et al. (2013), "Inference of Inhomogeneous Clouds in an Exoplanet Atmosphere": https://arxiv.org/abs/1309.7894► Hu et al. (2012), "Theoretical Spectra of Terrestrial Exoplanet Surfaces": https://arxiv.org/abs/1204.1544► Kipping & Spiegel (2011), "Detection of visible light form the darkest world" https://arxiv.org/abs/1108.2297► Cool Worlds Lab website: http://coolworlds.astro.columbia.edu► Columbia University Department of Astronomy: http://www.astro.columbia.edu► Outro music by Daft Punk "Harder, Better, Stronger, Faster": http://www.daftpunk.com and http://smarturl.it/DaftPunkiTunes::Playlists For Channel::Latest Cool Worlds Videos ► http://bit.ly/NewCoolWorldsCool Worlds Research ► http://bit.ly/CoolWorldsResearchGuest Videos ► http://bit.ly/CoolWorldsGuestsQ&A Videos ► http://bit.ly/CoolWorldsQATabby's Star ► http://bit.ly/TabbysStarScience of TV/Film ► http://bit.ly/ScienceMovies::Follow us::SUBSCRIBE to the channel http://bit.ly/CoolWorldsSubscribeCool Worlds Lab http://coolworlds.astro.columbia.eduTwitter https://twitter.com/david_kippingInstagram https://www.instagram.com/cool.worldsTHANKS FOR WATCHING!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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