Episode Title

Saturn's Chewy Center and the Milky Way's Broken Arm

Series Producers

Joshua Colwell, University of Central FloridaFollow
Adrienne Dove, University of Central FloridaFollow
James Cooney, University of Central FloridaFollow

Streaming Media

Series Title

Walkabout the Galaxy

Keywords

Saturn's rings, Saturn's core

Disciplines

Astrophysics and Astronomy | Physics

Description

Saturn's rings are so amazing that they have helped us learn that Saturn's core is a sludgy-soupy beast that doesn't have a sharp boundary. And the waves in the rings are like the Milky Way's spiral arms, one of which has a clump at an odd angle that may be similar to some clumps we see in Saturn's rings! The astroquarks are here to help you fit it all together. Plus, how fast can you walk on the Moon? You might be surprised.

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Date Created

8-25-2021

Item Type

Podcast

Type

article

Length of Episode

51:00

Recommended Citation

Colwell, Joshua; Dove, Adrienne; and Cooney, James, "Saturn's Chewy Center and the Milky Way's Broken Arm" (2021). Walkabout the Galaxy Podcast. 172.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/walkaboutthegalaxy/172