Episode Title
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Series Title
Walkabout the Galaxy
Keywords
plasma bubble; Uranus; Voyager 2
Disciplines
Astrophysics and Astronomy | Physics
Description
The astroquarks show remarkable restraint by refusing to say that Uranus emitted a big blob of gas. Instead they keep things astronomically professional with the discovery of a plasma bubble near the 7th planet in data collected in 1986 by the venerable Voyager 2. Zooming out even further, a possible explanation for conflicting data about the expansion of the universe may be that we are living in a giant bubble 100 million light years across, give or take. See if you can match wits with Charm and Top in our Greek mythology trivia questions.
Episode Sponsor
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© Joshua Colwell, All Rights Reserved
Date Created
3-29-2020
Item Type
Podcast
Type
article
Length of Episode
41:00
Recommended Citation
Colwell, Joshua; Dove, Adrienne; and Cooney, James, "The Importance of Being Gassy" (2020). Walkabout the Galaxy Podcast. 113.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/walkaboutthegalaxy/113
