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Tau Herculids Meteor Shower Could Be Meteor Outburst
Tau Herculids Meteor Shower Could Be Meteor Outburst
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Length:
24 minutes
Released:
May 26, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
Due to the gravitational pull of Jupiter on the fragments and dust of comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann, Earth’s orbit may be moving through a dense portion of the comet’s trail on May 31. This alignment could result in an unusually spectacular meteor outburst, and we’ll interview astronomer Pierre Martin about this possible event. Plus, a SpaceX launch that wasn’t Starlink, a new solar sail, and JWST.
Released:
May 26, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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