Aurora Kesseli: Research scientist at the NASA Exoplanet Science Institute at IPAC/Caltech and scientist on the NASA Exoplanet Archive

Aurora is a research scientist at the NASA Exoplanet Science Institute at IPAC/Caltech and also works as a scientist on the NASA Exoplanet Archive.  Aurora is primarily an observational astronomer and her research interests include exoplanets atmospheres and brown dwarfs.   In this episode Ben and Aurora discuss nervous launch moments, the difference between a red and a brown dwarf and what it means to get “JWST time”! Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsor: Spaced Ventures: https://www.spacedventures.com/ to invest shares of actual space startups! OUTLINE: Here’s approximate timestamps for the episode. 00:19 Spaced Ventures - Invest in companies like Princeton Satellite Systems, Inc 01:22 Introduction to Aurora Kesseli 2:02 Artemis 1 04:00 NASA Exoplanet Archive 04:48 The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) 08:24 NASA Exoplanet Archive secrecy? 09:49 What are Brown Dwarfs? 12:28 Day in the life of Aurora 14:12 Space telescopes! 15:45 Where to point JWST? 18:40 How does JWST work? 20:32 Earth 2.0 26:08 Outreach  28:58 Favourite Sci-Fi and predicting the future 33:34 Wrap up and socials Follow Aurora Kesseli Website: www.aurorakesseli.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/aurora_kess Stay connected with us! Use #Astroben across various social media platforms to engage with us! Website: www.astroben.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/astrobenpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Gambleonit LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/astrobenpodcast/