The Europa Clipper Mission Explored with Science Writer David W. Brown - Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion Feb. 16, 2021

The story of NASA's Europa Clipper to the Jovian system, told by a writer who spent years talking to the people involved in this historic mission.

Hello everyone!

This week, we welcome science writer David W. Brown to the show. He is a contributor for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Scientific American. We will discuss his new book, The Mission, telling the story of NASA's upcoming project, the Europa Clipper.

Science writer David W. Brown visits Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion February 16, 2021. Image credit: The Cosmic Companion

But first, we kick off the fortnight of Mars, as the first two of three new spacecraft arrive at our planetary neighbor, readying to explore the Red Planet. We will also head out to the outer reaches of our planetary family, where we meet Farfarout – the most-distant object known in our solar system.

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Join us next week on Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion, when we talk with Dr. Fatima Ebrahimi from the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory. We will discuss her work designing a new plasma engine capable of bringing spacecraft and people to Mars and beyond. And, on March 16th, we will be joined by the world's best-known astrophysicist, Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson!

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James