Is the Solar System Special?

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Before we discovered any exoplanets, it was generally assumed the Solar System was just a typical planetary system. More and more though, we are finding that the Solar System might not be so ordinary afterall. Join us today as we explore the question - is the Solar System unusual?

Written & presented by Prof David Kipping

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::References::

► He et al. (2020), "Architectures of Exoplanetary Systems. IIAn Increase in Inner Planetary System Occurrence Toward Later Spectral Types for Kepler's FGK Dwarfs", AJ 161, 24

► Poleski et al. (2021), "Wideorbit exoplanets are common. Analysis of nearly 20 years of OGLE microlensing survey data", Acta Astronautica 71, 1

► ForemanMackey et al. (2014), "Exoplanet population inference and the abundance of Earth analogs from noisy, incomplete catalogs", ApJ 795, 12

► Wittenmyer et al. (2016), "The AngloAustralian Planet Search XXIVThe Frequency of Jupiter Analogs", ApJ 819, 28

► Bryan et al. (2019), "An Excess of Jupiter Analogs in SuperEarth Systems", AJ 157, 18

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► Falls - Ripley

► Falls - Life in Binary

► Chris Zabriskie - The Sun is Scheduled to Come Out Tomorrow

► Joachim Heinrich - Cassiopeia

► Painted Deserts - Shimmer

► Chris Zabriskie - Cylinder Two

► Joachim Heinrich - Stratosphere

► Indive - Fusion

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