Episode Title
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Series Title
Walkabout the Galaxy
Keywords
DART mission; planetary protection techniques; volcano on Mars; supernova
Disciplines
Astrophysics and Astronomy | Physics
Description
There are lots of explosions in this episode, beginning with the upcoming planned impact of the DART mission into a teeny-weeny asteroid to test planetary protection techniques. Then we take a look at some nifty detective work about a volcanic explosion on Mars, and finally, astronomers may have found the pre-smoking gun that lets us know when a star is about to go supernova.
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Date Created
9-21-2022
Item Type
Podcast
Type
article
Length of Episode
46:48
Recommended Citation
Colwell, Joshua; Dove, Adrienne; Sargeant, Hannah; and Cooney, James, "Boom: DART, Volcanoes, and Supernovae" (2022). Walkabout the Galaxy Podcast. 219.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/walkaboutthegalaxy/219
