Planetary Radio • Nov 01, 2017
André Bormanis and Emily Lakdawalla on Life, the Universe and Everything
On This Episode

André Bormanis
Star Trek writer and consultant

Emily Lakdawalla
Solar System Specialist and Science Communicator
Join us for a wide-ranging, salon-style conversation about space exploration, science, art and more. Mat’s guests are astronomer, television producer/writer and former Star Trek science advisor André Bormanis and Planetary Society Senior Editor Emily Lakdawalla. Bruce Betts is at his most scary in a What’s Up segment recorded on Halloween.

Related Links:
- Emily Lakdawalla receives an honorary doctorate from the Open University
- Emily Lakdawalla’s “The Design and Engineering of Curiosity: How the Mars Rover Performs its Job”
- Memory Alpha bio for André Bormanis
- André Bormanis’ “Star Trek Science Logs”
- Chop Shop Planetary Society Store
This week's prizes are the Chop Shop-designed Planetary Society t-shirt, AND a 200-point iTelescope.net astronomy account.
This week's question:
What is the current designation for the first-ever interstellar asteroid to be identified by astronomers? Its discovery was announced just days ago. The object was originally misidentified and named.
To submit your answer:
Complete the contest entry form at http://planetary.org/radiocontest or write to us at [email protected] no later than Wednesday, November 8th at 8am Pacific Time. Be sure to include your name and mailing address.
Last week's question:
Where are the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) gravitational wave detectors located?
Answer:
The answer will be revealed next week.
Question from the week before:
What two moons in our solar system have the highest and second highest densities?
Answer:
Io is the moon in our solar system that has the highest density. The Earth’s Moon comes in second.