Astronomer Heidi Hammel on the New Jupiter Impact
Air Date: 08/10/2009
Run Time: 0:28:52
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Guests:
- Heidi Hammel, Vice President of the Board of Directors, The Planetary Society
Topics:
Jupiter got another black eye on July 19. Heidi Hammel returns to tell how astronomers around the world jumped into action, even turning the newly-refurbished Hubble Space Telescope toward the big planet. Bill Nye likes the idea of gas stations in space. Emily Lakdawalla returns from maternity leave with a brand new Q&A segment, and Bruce Betts says you might still catch the Perseid meteors if you hurry. A new What's Up space trivia contest, too.
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