How many licks does it take to get to the center of Saturn? We don’t know, but when you get there you will find a gooey surprise. Saturn’s core is more massive than previously thought,…
Category: Space Exploration
Three missions, including two rovers, are arriving at Mars this month. We preview some of the unique aspects of the Mars Perseverance rover, and we explore the curious case of a giant galaxy with, apparently,…
We go deep on this episode of Walkabout, with new analysis of the lakes on Titan showing the largest may be more than 300 meters deep. In deep space, the long, low rumble of spacetime…
We welcome special guest Heather Archuletta, a NASA pillownaut, who tells us what it’s like to spend weeks simulating space travel in a slightly inverted bed. While time may have seemed to slow down last…
A planetary explorer in deep space turns its eyes outward and faints a brighter glow from distant galaxies than expected, while an alternative theory to dark matter suffers a blow. (Natural) radio emissions from an…