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Ep 344: Robots chasing tail
Robots chasing tail - Once thought a portent of doom, or a sign of the impending death of kings, nowadays a comet makes a good target to launch a mission at. Here’s a site on the comet interceptor mis
Ep 343: Five years of the lab, for reasons
Five years of the lab, for reasons - We’ve been putting out episodes on science for five years. There’s no end in sight. You’re welcome, or we’re sorry, depending. In celebration we relax with a freef
Ep 342: From Pluto, with love
From Pluto, with love - If you count it as a planet, it is the furthest away and smallest. Whether or not you think it’s a planet, it might harbor life. Here are a few links that cover the ongoing deb
Ep 341: There’s something on the wing!
There’s something on the wing! - High winds, a segmented ring and other oddities confound us as we take a trip to Neptune. Here’s an article about cryovolcanism, like our volcanoes, only much colder.
Ep 340: Uranus, as a whole
Uranus, as a whole - Jokes aside, we take a more complete look at Uranus, the sideways planet. Here are a couple of videos about Uranus. - Uranus 101 - The Bizarre Characteristics Of Uranus - Here’s s
Ep 339: A brief probed toward Uranus
A brief probed toward Uranus - Unexpected issues caused a very short episode about the seventh planet. Gave us a chance to go ahead and snicker at its name. Here’s a link to our episodes on computers
Ep 338: Why is that moon spewing?
Why is that moon spewing? - We finish up with the planet Saturn with a look at her moon, Enceladus. It is spewing forth giant guizers of water and other chemicals, hinting at its subsurface salty ocea
Ep 337: Saturn’s invisible ring, and two faced moon
Saturn’s invisible ring, and two faced moon - The largest ring in the solar system is nearly impossible to see. Not even the Cassini mission, which spent 13 years orbiting Saturn, was able to see it.
Ep 336: Saturn’s strangest moon is such a gas
Saturn’s strangest moon is such a gas - The second largest moon is arguably the strangest. From lakes of liquid natural gas, to its thick atmosphere, to magic islands that come and go, join us for a l
Ep 335: Saturn’s rings and things
Saturn’s rings and things - You can’t look at Saturn without noticing the rings. So, we take a closer look at Saturn’s rings. The episode ended up a bit longer than usual as the closer you look at the