A white dwarf is starting to turn into a diamond. Another key element for life found in the plumes at Enceladus. The Parker Solar Probe discovers the source of the fast solar wind. All this and more in this week’s episode of Space Bites.
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00:00 Intro
00:17 White Dwarf Turns Into Diamond
https://www.universetoday.com/161929/a-white-dwarf-is-starting-to-crystallize-into-diamond/
03:34 Parker Solar Probe Confirm The Source of Solar Wind
https://www.universetoday.com/161891/parker-solar-probe-flies-close-enough-to-the-sun-to-see-the-source-of-the-fast-solar-wind/
06:14 Fighting Satellite Trails
https://www.universetoday.com/161932/astronomers-have-figured-out-clever-tricks-to-reduce-the-impact-of-satellite-trails/
10:16 Phosphorous Discovered at Enceladus
https://www.universetoday.com/161954/an-element-critical-for-earth-life-is-spewing-out-of-enceladus/
12:31 Vote Results from last week
https://youtu.be/5Qxo3MhhInA
13:06 What’s Going On With The Tarantula Nebula
https://www.universetoday.com/161885/the-tarantula-nebula-shouldnt-be-forming-stars-whats-going-on/
15:27 19-hour long day
https://www.universetoday.com/161937/a-day-on-earth-used-to-only-be-19-hours/
18:14 ISS Transit in front of the Sun
https://www.universetoday.com/161902/thierry-legaults-stunning-views-of-the-space-station-with-spacewalking-astronauts-crossing-in-front-of-sunspots/
19:53 Curiosity's Postcard
https://www.universetoday.com/161945/curiosity-takes-one-final-postcard-image-of-a-picturesque-valley-before-moving-on-to-its-next-destination/
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