Episode

Finding the “Bubbles” Exoplanet and Crocheting Dinosaurs with Victoria DiTomasso

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The LIUniverse with Dr. Charles Liu

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Apr 11, 2026

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2853

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Summary

How do we find exoplanets? What is the Milky Way’s “Thick Disk” and what makes it so special? To find out, Dr. Charles Liu and co-host Allen Liu welcome Havard astronomer Dr. Victoria DiTomasso, who has discovered an exoplanet system that includes exoplanet HD60079 b, which she sometimes calls “Bubbles.”