Astrophiz Podcasts

Astrophiz 85: Professor Jonti Horner - Exobiology Part 1 'The Myths of Jupiter, Comet impacts & the search for life elsewhere’ + ‘What’s Up Doc’ with Dr Ian ‘Astroblog’ Musgrave Listen: In Part 1 of an extended three part interview, our featured guest is Professor Jonti Horner, the Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Southern Queensland in Australia. With thousands of citations, he is an esteemed Astronomer and Astrobiologist who researches Exoplanets, Exoplanet Habitability and the evolution of our Solar system. Jonti is leading the construction of the MINERVA-Australis exoplanet search and follow-up facility at the USQ Mt. Kent Observatory. In today’s episode, we glimpse Jonti's great career trajectory and he introduces us to some of the complex myths and realities surrounding Jupiter, and Jupiter’s role in the development of life on earth. Another highlight to listen for is how astrobiology could have begun with Giordano Bruno being burnt at the stake in 1600 for maintaining that the thousand