Episode Title
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Series Title
Walkabout the Galaxy
Keywords
exomoons, fast blue optical transients, Mars' core
Disciplines
Astrophysics and Astronomy | Physics
Description
They have to be out there, and now we have a first direct glimpse of what is likely to be the birthplace of an exomoon - a moon forming in a disk around a planet orbiting another star. We check in on the curious case of FBOTs (fast blue optical transients), and closer to home we've learned that Mars' interior has a bigger core than anticipated. Get this news, space news, trivia linking sci-fi and planetary-sci, and much more.
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Date Created
7-28-2021
Item Type
Podcast
Type
article
Length of Episode
46:00
Recommended Citation
Colwell, Joshua; Dove, Adrienne; and Cooney, James, "Exomoons and Inside Mars" (2021). Walkabout the Galaxy Podcast. 170.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/walkaboutthegalaxy/170
