Episode Title
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Series Title
Walkabout the Galaxy
Keywords
extraterrestrial life; hydrogren-rich ocean worlds; hycean worlds; asteroids
Disciplines
Astrophysics and Astronomy | Physics
Description
Will we find extraterrestrial life on Mars, Europa, or an exoplanet like Earth? Or will it be on an entirely different kind of planet, larger than the Earth, smaller than Neptune, and with planet enormous quantities of water? These hydrogen-rich ocean worlds, or hycean worlds, may be habitable. And to keep our own planet habitable, we may need to think about gently nudging asteroids off a collision course rather than blasting them to smithereens.
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Date Created
9-2-2021
Item Type
Podcast
Type
article
Length of Episode
44:00
Recommended Citation
Colwell, Joshua; Dove, Adrienne; and Cooney, James, "Hycean Worlds and Nudging Asteroids" (2021). Walkabout the Galaxy Podcast. 174.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/walkaboutthegalaxy/174
