While Venus has dominated the news cycle this week, scientists were publishing papers on other planets, both within our solar system and without. We look at a warm Jupiter orbiting a cool star, the composition of Uranus’ moons (save your jokes for the Q&A), and how life may be hard to detect on Mars. Plus Hubble has released a brand new image of Jupiter with Europa, and they are gorgeous.
Join us today as we look at how fractures on Europa’s surface are leading scientists to reevaluate the geologic past of the Jovian moon. Speaking of Jovian moons, Sweden has finished an instrument for the JUICE mission that will measure electromagnetic fields and map the oceans of Ganymede. And finally, Comet NEOWISE continues to make headlines with new images from Hubble and Gemini.
Join us today for news about the evolution of stellar eggs. Additionally, Hubble takes advantage of a lunar eclipse to probe our atmosphere. Then we celebrate Arecibo reopening after Hurricane Isaias and doing more science. Plus it’s time for the Persieds!
Join us today while we take a look at the new origin story for an oddball family of meteorites. Yes, like a comic book hero, the parent (body) is no more. Additionally, we are treated to new images: NASA’s Juno mission gives us Ganymede’s North Pole, and the Hubble Space Telescope presents summer at Saturn.
Join us today as we look at all the spacecraft mission updates. First up, NASA’s New Horizons mission is searching for another Kuiper Belt Object to pass. Next, the Emirates Hope orbiter is set to launch to Mars this month. Finally, we get to share brand new images from the NASA/ESA Solar Orbiter, fresh off the press this morning.
Join us today as we look at a possible explanation for how mudstone formed in the Martian highlands. We share a plethora of new images from the Gemini Planet Imager of detailed, dusty discs around stars. And finally, Hubble sees another planet-forming disc flap its bat-wings.
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