Welcome to Scratching the Surface with Caitlin Ahrens, the Pluto Manager at the Center for Space and Planetary Science.
In this episode we go outside of our solar system to look at exoplanet atmospheres-- you know, those layers of gas that separate a celestial body from, well, Space. Caitlin explains how scientists identify the different elements that make up an exoplanet's atmosphere, including a couple surprising discoveries from the last two decades.
Scratching the Surface airs Fridays at 2:04 pm. For more on the Center for Space and Planetary Science, visit spacecenter.uark.edu/