David Kipping
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David Kipping is a professor of Astronomy at Columbia University.[1][2] He broadcasts videos on the Cool Worlds YouTube channel. His special focus of research is exoplanets and exomoons.[3][4]
He is also known for popularizing knowledge of nearby stars, like Tabby's star.[5][6][7][8]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Neil Degrasse-Tyson (2026-09-08). "Life May Only Be Able to Exist in this Part of the Galaxy, with David Kipping". StarTalk. Retrieved 2026-09-11 – via YouTube.
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"David Kipping". Columbia University]. Archived from the original on 2026-08-20. Retrieved 2026-09-11.
David received his B.A. and M.Sc. in Natural Sciences at Cambridge University, UK followed by a Ph.D. from University College London, UK. Before joining Columbia University, David spent time at Harvard as a postdoc through the Sagan and Menzel fellowships.
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Jessica Guenzel (2018-02-19). "Astronomer David Kipping Named Sloan Research Fellow". Columbia News. Archived from the original on 2026-08-20. Retrieved 2026-09-11.
Named one of Science News' "Ten Scientists to Watch" in 2017 and one of the "Brilliant Ten" by Popular Science in 2015, Kipping has a strong global reputation as a progressive forward-thinker for his research on exomoons and extrasolar planets.
- ↑ David Kipping (2011). The Transits of Extrasolar Planets with Moons (PhD thesis). University College London | Department of Physics and Astronomy. Archived from the original on 2026-08-20. Retrieved 2026-09-11.
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Phil Plait (2016-08-18). "So What Exactly Is an "Alien Megastructure"?". Slate magazine. Archived from the original on 2026-08-20. Retrieved 2026-09-11.
Astronomer David Kipping, who studies Tabby’s Star, made a short video explaining all this simply and engagingly.
- ↑ "Why we're finally on the cusp of finding exomoons around other planets". New Scientist. 2024-02-26. Archived from the original on 2026-08-20. Retrieved 2026-09-11.
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Chris Ciaccia (2020-05-19). "Astronomer puts odds on extraterrestrial life existing: 'Universe teeming with life ... the favored bet'". Fox News. Archived from the original on 2026-08-20. Retrieved 2026-09-11.
In a new study, Columbia University astronomer David Kipping used the Bayesian model to determine the odds that life should exist on Earth. He found the odds are 9:1 or higher, despite scientists still not clearly understanding "how life occurred" on the planet, even if it's widely accepted life started billions of years ago.
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David Kipping (2019-03-11). "The Halo Drive: Fuel-Free Relativistic Propulsion of Large Masses via Recycled Boomerang Photons". arXiv:1903.03423. Archived from the original on 2026-08-20. Retrieved 2026-09-11. Unknown parameter
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