U.Va Astronomer Ed Murphy joined Coy Barefoot on the July 31st episode of WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now with Coy Barefoot to talk about the latest happenings in space. And, if you’ve not been paying attention, there’s quite a lot. Listen to this podcast for good overview of what’s been going on:
- Phoenix lander discovered water ice on Mars. Ed describes some of the challenges faced by Phoenix’s robot arm in collecting soil samples. He also talks about what will come next in Mars exploration.
- New pictures emerge from Titan’s methane lakes
- Astronomers now believe Europa, one of Jupiter’s moons, has a liquid ocean beneath a thin crust. There is a possibility to life similar to what exists at the ocean’s thermal vents
- Mark your calendars for the Perseid meteor shower, which peaks on the morning of August 12, though Murphy says a bright moon will mean that people who want to watch should stay up until 1:30 AM, when the moon sets.
HAHA that has to be the best picute of Ed ive ever seen!