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TRAPPIST-1e - Unraveling an Exoplanet's Ocean Potential
Season 2 Episode 238
Recent research using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has focused on the exoplanet TRAPPIST-1e, an Earth-sized world that orbits a red dwarf st…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Catching the Universe's Brightest, Fastest Radio Bursts with James Webb
Season 2 Episode 237
This episode discusses the recent discovery of FRB 20250316A, one of the brightest fast radio bursts ever detected. Using the CHIME Outriggers array,…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Chasing Interstellar Comets
Season 2 Episode 236
The Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has completed a mission study for a spacecraft project that could fly by an interstellar comet, offering valu…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Giant Stars, Solar Electrons, and Gravitational Waves as an Alternative to Cosmic Inflation
Season 2 Episode 235
Gisnt Binary Stars Locked in Rapid Orbit:
Astronomers are studying a massive, binary star system called NGC 3603-A1, located in a dense, star-forming …
5 months, 3 weeks ago
This Week in Astronomy: Bennu - A Time Capsule, Hunting Cosmic Rays with Neutrinos and Before the Big Bang
Season 2 Episode 234
Bennu: A Time Capsule from the Early Solar System: Asteroid Bennu is made of material from different regions of the solar system and even from other …
6 months ago
This week in Astronomy: Dark Matter Clues, Star vs Black Hole, and Roman Telescope’s Cosmic Quest
Season 2 Episode 233
Cosmic Clues in the Hunt for Dark Matter:
Scientists used light from distant black holes passing through galaxy clusters to search for axions—possible…
6 months, 1 week ago
This Week in Astronomy: Earliest Known Black Hole Found, Clumpy Galaxy in Early Universe and Stars Born Tilted
Season 2 Episode 232
In this week we'll be covering:
Astronomers discovered the most distant confirmed black hole, dating back 13.3 billion years. It lies in a tiny, brigh…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
This Week in Astronomy: Milky Way’s Core, Planet Nine, and First Molecule
Season 2 Episode 231
Magnetic Map of the Milky Way’s Core: Scientists created the first detailed map of magnetic fields near the center of the Milky Way, revealing how st…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Twis Week in Astronomy - Rare Black Hole, Moon-Bound Telescope And An Interstellar Object
Season 2 Episode 230
In this week:
Rare Black Hole Feeding on a Star – Scientists observed a rare intermediate-mass black hole (HLX-1) tearing apart a star in a star clust…
7 months ago
Twis Week in Astronomy: Dark Energy Might Be Changing, Hidden Star Orbiting Betelgeuse and Rocky Planets Forming
Season 2 Episode 228
Dark Energy Might Be Changing Over Time
Scientists have combined data from over 2,000 exploding stars to better study dark energy—the mysterious force…
7 months ago