Episode Title
All the Light in the Universe
Series Title
Walkabout the Galaxy
Keywords
New Horizons
Disciplines
Astrophysics and Astronomy | Physics
Description
We like to think we understand ordinary matter: the stuff we're familiar with that makes up stars, planets, and donuts. Sure Dark Energy and Dark Matter are mysterious, but the rest we have a handle on. Or do we? The New Horizons mission adds to a growing puzzle about the Cosmic Optical Background, not to be confused with the Cosmic Microwave Background, which is a beast of an entirely different color!
Episode Sponsor
Magnetopause
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© Joshua Colwell, All Rights Reserved
Date Created
3-16-2022
Item Type
Podcast
Type
article
Length of Episode
45:00
Recommended Citation
Colwell, Joshua; Dove, Adrienne; and Cooney, James, "All the Light in the Universe" (2022). Walkabout the Galaxy Podcast. 196.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/walkaboutthegalaxy/196
