How Does the Webb Telescope Change the Search for Exoplanets?
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Dr. Hannah Wakeford talks about the Webb Telescope and its significance for the study of exoplanets: planets orbiting suns in other solar systems. Wakeford is a lecturer in Astrophysics at the University of Bristol. She is also one of the hosts of Exocast: a podcast about exoplanet research and discovery.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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