The Cosmic Companion VIP Newsletter 9 August, 2021 - Jonathan Lunine and the Volcanoes of Venus

Exploring the volcanoes of Venus with Dr. Jonathan Lunine of Cornell University, plus the Trojan asteroids of Jupiter, the Perseid meteor shower, and more!

Dr. Jonathan Lunine of Cornell University talks the volcanoes of Venus, plus, an exciting trio of exoplanets, exploring the Trojan asteroids of Jupiter, and viewing the Perseid meteor shower!

The Lucy spacecraft arrives safely at Kennedy Space Center 30 July 2021. Image credit: NASA

Hello everyone!

This week on Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion, we welcome Dr. Jonathan Lunine, chair of the astronomy department at Cornell University to the show, telling us all about the volcanoes of Venus!

But first, we journey out to the L 98-59 planetary system, exploring a trio of intriguing exoplanets. Next, we take a trip out to the Trojan asteroids of Jupiter, along with the Lucy spacecraft, as it readies for launch. Finally, we ready for the Perseid meteor shower, due to rain down to Earth on the nights of the 12th and 13th of August.

And… a brand-new sneak preview of this week’s installment of The Cosmix Page!

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