45 · Astronomer · Looking for Distant Planets

‘We pointed the Hubble Space Telescope at these two locations to search for planets. When the data came in, I processed it, and jumped out of my seat and screamed.’

Aniket Sanghi is getting his bachelors in physics and astronomy at the University of Texas at Austin, and has already begun doing research. He has published work on identifying, photographing and analyzing different celestial bodies, including planets, using ground- and space-based telescopes. Aniket is also interested in science outreach, communication and mentoring.

Aniket gave this talk at Darwin’s Pub in downtown Austin, as part of the physics department outreach program called Schrödinger’s pints. In  ...