The Cosmic Companion VIP Newsletter April 13, 2021 - Affelia Wibisono of University College London and X-rays from Uranus

X-rays are seen, for the first time, coming from the ice giant planet Uranus. We talk with one of the researchers on this discovery.

Hello everyone!

This week, we welcome Affelia Wibisono, doctoral student from University College London to the show, discussing the first discovery of X-rays seen radiating from the ice giant planet Uranus.

But, next up, we take a look at the oldest, closest pairs of quasars yet seen in the early Universe. We will also look at the pulsar at the core of the Crab Nebula, revealing secrets of these enigmatic bodies. Then, we travel to Mars, examining the first helicopter ever designed to fly on another world, as Ingenuity prepares for its first flight on the Red Planet.

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