Cornell Professor Dr. Ray Jayawardhana studies exoplanets, planets that orbit a celestial body outside of Earth's solar system, with the school's astronomy department. He is visiting Boise State University Friday for the Physics Department's First Friday Astronomy Event. Idaho Matters talks to Dr. Jayawardhana about his research and the importance of space exploration.
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