# Science Is Fun: From the infinitely large with Spirou to the infinitely small…
Welcome to the program co-produced by the University of Montpellier and Divergence-FM, which takes you on a journey through the laboratories of the Muse archipelago. Today’s journey takes us far away, as we welcome Julien Morin, a researcher at the Univers et Particules Laboratory in Montpellier, who will be talking to us about exoplanets. Then, in the second half of the show, we’ll explore the infinitely small with a transmission electron microscope…
To better understand the formation of stars and their planets, it is essential to determine whether the planet’s orbit is tilted relative to the equatorial plane of its host star. © IA/UPorto
Throughout our journey, we’ve taken you to the depths of the ocean, into Egyptian tombs, down south to encounter ecologically rare species, and even into the home of the future. Now, hold on tight to your seats, because we’re taking you… into space!
The Montpellier Universe and Particles Laboratory (LUPM), in collaboration with other French laboratories, has just measured for the very first time the mass and density of a very young exoplanet located in the Au Mic planetary system, named after its star, Au Microscopii. This discovery was made possible by Spirou, the new high-precision spectropolarimeter/velocimeter recently installed on the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope.
Julien Morin is our guest today; he is a specialist in stellar and exoplanetary physics at LUPM.
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In the second half of the program, we shift from the infinitely large to the infinitely small—from the “Microscope” constellation to the electron microscopy and analytics platform—to discover a strange and imposing machine: the transmission electron microscope. And Erwan Oliviero is our guide.
Transmission electron microscope located at the Electron Microscopy and Analytical Platform (MAE) at the University of Montpellier in Triolet.
Science is Fun—you’ve got the ticket, let’s go!
Co-production : University of Montpellier and Divergence-fm
Animation : Lucie Lecherbonnier
Interview : Aline Périault and Lucie Lecherbonnier
Feature Story : Aline Périault and Lucie Lecherbonnier
Editing : Lucie Lecherbonnier
In the technical department : Adeline Flo’ch
Tune in to the show “La Science s’aMuse” on Divergence FM 93.9