Is M51-ULS-1b the First Planet Seen in Another Galaxy? w/ Rosanne Di Stefano, Center for Astrophysics - The Cosmic Companion 9 Nov. 2021
We talk with Dr. Rosanne Di Stefano from the Center for Astrophysics about the possible first discovery of a planet in another galaxy. Plus, looking in at Hubble, out toward Uranus, and a lot more.
Is M51-ULS-1b the First Planet Seen in Another Galaxy? with Rosanne Di Stefano, Center for Astrophysics
Rosanne Di Stefano of the Center for Astrophysics (CfA) visits Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion 9 November 2021.
This week on Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion, we welcome Dr. Rosanne Di Stefano from the Center for Astrophysics to the show, talking about her work finding the first planet yet seen in another galaxy.
We also look in on the ailing Hubble Space Telescope, as that famed instrument unexpectedly shuts down. We're going to examine the first signs of water within a galaxy in the ancient Cosmos, and we will look up in the night sky as Uranus offers amateur astronomers a prime chance to view that world.
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Coming up on Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion
9 November (s5/e18): Rosanne Di Stefano of the Center for Astrophysics (CfA) and the possible discovery of a planet in another galaxy!
16 November: Vacation - No show
23 November (s5/e19): Asteroid Close-Up with NASA's Psyche Mission to the Asteroid Belt, shooting asteroids in space with the DART mission, featuring Bill Bottke. Director of Space Studies at the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) talking about Psyche, and Esen Ercan Alp of Argonne National Laboratory on studying samples from the asteroid Ryugu.
30 November (s5/e20): Matthew Bothwell talks about his new book, The Invisible Universe. He'll tell us about the Universe we can't see with our eyes.
7 December (s5/e21): Dr. Sylvia Earle, one of the world’s top experts on ocean science and conservation, shares her inspiring wisdom in National Geographic Ocean: A Global Odyssey
14 December (s5/e22): Mark McCaughrean, Senior Advisor for Science & Exploration at the European Space Agency, talks about the BepiColumbo mission to Mercury.
21 December (s5/e23): Season Finale: James Webb Special with Stefanie Milam, Webb Telescope Deputy Project Scientist For Planetary Science
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