The Cosmic Companion VIP Newsletter March 22, 2021 - Alan Jackson and Steven Desch - What is 'Oumuamua?

We talk to Drs. Steven Desch and Alan Jackson about 'Oumuamua - a strange (but not TOO strange!) visitor from another solar system...

Hello everyone!

This week, we have a double interview, talking with astronomer Alan Jackson and astrophysicist Steven Desch. We will talk about their new study of 'Oumuamua, an interstellar body which visited our solar system in 2017.

But first, we look at some odd geology on the Red Planet, as researchers learn how spiders on Mars form. We also see new images of the supermassive black hole at the core of the galaxy M87. Finally, we dive into the mammoth oceans of Saturn's moon, Enceladus, learning how currents flow under its icy shell.

Here’s tomorrow’s episode of the show, in an advance showing for our VIP subscribers: