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Episode 05: Diamonds from Space!

Episode 05: Diamonds from Space!

Fromsyzygy


Episode 05: Diamonds from Space!

Fromsyzygy

ratings:
Length:
32 minutes
Released:
May 4, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Syzygy is produced by Chris Stewart and co-hosted by Dr Emily Brunsden from the Department of Physics at the University of York.Find us on Twitter: @syzygypod twitter.com/SyzygyPodOr just visit us at home: syzygy.fmEmily at the University of York: www.york.ac.uk/physics/people/brunsden/Chris online: kipstewart.comSome of the things we talk about in this episode:TESS mission: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3niFzo5VLIThe nanodiamond meteorite paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-03808-6Guardian article on the story: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/apr/17/diamonds-in-sudan-meteorite-are-remnants-of-lost-planetThe Asteroid Belt: https://www.universetoday.com/32856/asteroid-belt/Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, lizardy sock puppet: https://youtu.be/MLtlcSR9A6MNanodiamonds: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NanodiamondSolar System formation: http://hubblesite.org/hubble_discoveries/discovering_planets_beyond/how-do-planets-formSolar System formation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uhy1fucSRQITheia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theia_(planet)Meteorite 2008 TC3: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-news/meteorites-found-from-asteroid-2008-tc3/Exploding meteor over Russia in 2013: https://youtu.be/fBLjB5qavxY https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/11/131106-russian-meteor-chelyabinsk-airburst-500-kilotons/Meteortites stand out in the desert: https://www.universetoday.com/89656/the-asteroid-that-fell-to-earth-meteorites-from-2008-tc3-still-giving-up-their-secrets/Meteorites on eBay: https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313.TR12.TRC2.A0.H0.Xmeteorite.TRS0&_nkw=meteorite&_sacat=0Meteorites in Antarctica: https://www.space.com/14316-hundreds-meteorites-antarctica-scientists.html
Released:
May 4, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

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