Episode Title
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Series Title
Walkabout the Galaxy
Keywords
Hayabusa-2, Ryugu, James Webb Space Telescope
Contributor
Anna Turner
Disciplines
Astrophysics and Astronomy | Physics
Description
An ambitious Japanese mission, Hayabusa-2 has arrived at its target asteroid Ryugu. Are-you-good with that? See what we did there? (Ryugu'd? Get it?) Yes, that's the level of discourse on Walkabout the Galaxy, but we also find out about the great science to come from this exciting asteroid sample return mission, and a look ahead to the James Webb Space Telescope, whose launch has been slipped to make absolutely sure that nothing got Ryugu'd while building it. Plus we talk about the science of learning, and un-learning, with our special guest Anna Turner.
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Date Created
6-30-2018
Item Type
Podcast
Type
article
Length of Episode
50:00
Recommended Citation
Colwell, Joshua; Dove, Adrienne; and Cooney, James, "Wouldn't You Like to Hayabusa Too?" (2018). Walkabout the Galaxy Podcast. 53.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/walkaboutthegalaxy/53
