Cool Worlds Podcast

Special solo episode about the recent news of the first exomoon discovery.

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REFERENCES

- Hoy et al. 2026, "Planetary-mass exosatellite detected around the substellar companion of a star": https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.05193 and https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10751-w#Bib1
- Kral et al. 2026, "Exomoon search with VLTI/GRAVITY around the substellar companion HD 206893 B": https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.20091
- Todorov et al. 2010, "Discovery of a Planetary-mass Companion to a Brown Dwarf in Taurus": https://arxiv.org/abs/1004.0539
- Chauvin et al. 2004, "A Giant Planet Candidate near a Young Brown Dwarf": https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0409323
- IAU Commission F2, "The IAU Working Definition of an Exoplanet": https://arxiv.org/abs/2203.09520

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In this week's episode, David is joined by Sarah Rugheimer, Reader (Assoc Prof) at the Institute of Astronomy, Edinburgh University. Check out Sarah's new Great Courses series at https://shop.thegreatcourses.com/experiencing-james-webb-the-invisible-universe-revealed, her Audible Originals at https://www.audible.com/pd/Searching-for-Extraterrestrial-Life-Audiobook/B08N5CHQF8 and her fantastic TED talk at https://www.ted.com/talks/sarah_rugheimer_the_search_for_microscopic_aliens

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In this week's episode, David is joined by Chris Lintott, Professor of Astronomy at Oxford University and presenter of BBC's "The Sky At Night".

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In this week's episode, David is joined by Joshua Winn, Professor of Astrophysical Sciences at Princeton University and author of "The Little Book of Exoplanets".

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This episode is a bit different in that it's a solo-episode! I spent this week visiting the Institute of Advanced Study at Princeton, and one meeting in particular shook me so much I felt compelled to make this special episode.

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