Episode Title
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Series Title
Walkabout the Galaxy
Keywords
extrasolar planetary zoo, Neptune, NASA's return to the Moon
Disciplines
Astrophysics and Astronomy | Physics
Description
The astroquarks take a stroll through the extrasolar planetary zoo where there are new members of the close-to-Earth-sized club and a peculiar Neptune-y thingy orbiting super close to its star. Meanwhile there are rapid developments in NASA's renewed focus on sending astronauts to the Moon, and we revisit the strange case of quarks, anti-quarks, and the existence of matter in the universe. Plus a very deep dive into Forbidden Planet-inspired trivia.
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Date Created
6-3-2019
Item Type
Podcast
Type
article
Length of Episode
48:00
Recommended Citation
Colwell, Joshua; Dove, Adrienne; and Cooney, James, "Forbidden Planets" (2019). Walkabout the Galaxy Podcast. 82.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/walkaboutthegalaxy/82
