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The Search for Life on Venus: Uncovering Volcanic Activity | Space Nuts #344

The Search for Life on Venus: Uncovering Volcanic Activity | Space Nuts #344

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries vor 3 Jahren

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In this episode of the podcast, Fred Watson embarks on a journey to
the National Press Club to attend a big event featuring NASA
Administrator Bill Nelson, only to find himself in the wrong place
at the wrong time and caught in a thunderstorm. "If you're going
to bet on where the most likely place for an eruption to occur on
Venus, this would be it. It's the tallest volcano on the
planet." Fred Watson was in a hotel room in Canberra when a
thunderstorm struck, sending him scrambling to unplug his
electronics. While there, he heard about the National Press Club
lunch with the NASA administrator, Bill Nelson, and his deputy, Pam
Melroy. He managed to get a ticket and attended the event, where he
learned about the volcanically active planet Venus. Robert Herrick,
a planetary scientist at the University of Alaska, had detected a
particular volcanic vent that had changed in shape and size over an
eight month period. Professor Herrick suggested that this could be
a recent volcanic event; and Trevor Allen's research on the
carbonaceous asteroid, 162173 Ryugu, uncovered evidence of uracil,
a component of RNA molecules. In this episode, you will learn the
following: 1. What is the Veritas mission and how could it further
our understanding of volcanoes on Venus?Herrick 2. How did
researchers detect uracil in the carbonaceous asteroid 162173
Ryugu? 3. How does the sun's core lose mass and energy and how does
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