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45: BONUS - Have you heard of "Ploonets"?

45: BONUS - Have you heard of "Ploonets"?

FromThe Supermassive Podcast


45: BONUS - Have you heard of "Ploonets"?

FromThe Supermassive Podcast

ratings:
Length:
19 minutes
Released:
Oct 13, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

What is the furthest distance away we’ve ever observed? Why hasn't Venus lost its atmosphere from solar winds? Is Mercury a Ploonet? And how stable is the moon's orbit? It's another bonus episode with Izzie Clarke, Dr Becky Smethurst and Dr Robert Massey.

See Micheal Brill's brilliant photos from Antarctica here.

Read listener Andrew Street's article of Cassini's final moments: 
Tracing Cassini's fiery death was like seeing a heart monitor flatline


Send in your questions to The Supermassive Mailbox by emailing podcast@ras.ac.uk, tweet @RoyalAstroSoc or find us on Instagram @SupermassivePod. 
Released:
Oct 13, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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This is The Supermassive Podcast from the Royal Astronomical Society. Every month, science journalist Izzie Clarke and astrophysicist Dr Becky Smethurst take you through the universe with the latest research, history from the society’s archives and astronomy you can do from your own home. You can send your questions to the team via podcast@ras.ac.uk or tweet @RoyalAstroSoc using #RASSupermassive The Supermassive Podcast is a Boffin Media Production by Izzie Clarke and Richard Hollingham.