The edge of our solar system
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This is a conversation with Konstantin Batygin. He is a planetary science professor at Caltech known for his work on planet 9. He is also a part of a rock band "The seventh season". In this conversation we talk about how do new solar systems form?, what is a planet?, Planet 9, Kuiper belt, and the Edge of our solar system.
About the guest
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:51 Science and music
00:04:37 How our solar system formed?
00:10:33 How different planets form?
00:13:13 Solar system as a disc
00:14:34 Rocky and gas planets
00:18:39 What sort of planets form first?
00:21:36 Orbits of the planets during the formation of a solar system
00:25:45 What is a planet?
00:28:41 Major contribution of planets in the stability of a solar system
00:30:52 Gravitational Pull
00:33:47 Why there's Planet 9?
00:36:27 History of Planet 9!
00:42:11 Why don't we have the evidence for planet 9 yet?
00:45:01 Tools to study unexplored part of solar system
00:47:44 Kuiper belt
00:48:08 What kind of planet is planet 9?
00:49:19 Orbit of Planet 9
00:51:07 Can planet 9 be a black hole?
00:53:40 What is the edge of our solar system?
00:55:36 Oumuamua
01:00:00 Concluding and thanks!