Exploring Astrophysics | Dr Raissa Estrela, Postdoctoral fellow at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory

June 11, 2022 • 20 Minutes

Dr Raissa Estrela, Postdoctoral fellow at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Hi, my name is Vikram Bhamre, and welcome to episode 22 of this podcast, Exploring Astrophysics. Today I am joined by Dr Raissa Estrela, a postdoctoral associate at Nasa JPL who is uncovering the mystery behind planets outside our Solar System.

In this episode Dr Estrela spoke about her research into classifying and charecterizing the atmospheres of exoplanets, and also her research the effects of stellar activity on these exoplanets. Dr Estrela explained how she first was interested in astrobiology and how her work is helping us answer the age old question: Is there life out there?