Planet formation and the search for life [Astro et al Ep.9]

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How do planets form? What materials do the form from? How can we look for life? Will we be able to find something that resembles life? In this episode I talk to Christian Eistrup about simulation on planet formation, Christian is a P.h.D student at Leiden University. We talked about chemistry, accretion discs, what happens if we find Oxygen out there? Are there chemical reactions in planet-forming regions?

Intro

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During the conversation

• Leiden University

Resources

• [Book] A brief history of time by Stephen Hawking
• [Book] The Universe in a Nutshell by Stephen Hawking
• [Book] Einstein: His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson
• [Book] Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson

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