Episode Title
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Series Title
Walkabout the Galaxy
Keywords
MegaCon; black holes; Milky Way, John Webb Space Telescope, JWST; Mars Insight Lander
Contributor
Brendan Byrne
Disciplines
Astrophysics and Astronomy | Physics
Description
Live from MegaCon 2022 in Orlando, we team up with space reporter Brendan Byrne to discuss the image of the black hole at the center of the Milky Way, great discoveries in store with JWST, and the Mars Insight lander going out with a quake, if not a bang.
Episode Sponsor
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Date Created
5-25-2022
Item Type
Podcast
Type
article
Length of Episode
41:32
Recommended Citation
Colwell, Joshua; Colwell, Joshua; Dove, Adrienne; and Sargeant, Hannah, "Yes MegaCon There IS a Black Hole" (2022). Walkabout the Galaxy Podcast. 206.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/walkaboutthegalaxy/206
