Ep. 572: Twists in Planet Formation

Astronomy Cast

Natural Sciences, Science, Astronomy

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🗓️ 1 June 2020

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 572: Twists in Planet Formation by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay We're all looking to the next generation of exoplanetary research where we get planets directly. But astronomers are already making great strides in directly observing newly forming planets help us understand how our solar system might have formed.

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0:00.0	A astronomy cast, episode 572, twists in planet formation.
0:11.3	Welcome to astronomy cast for weekly, fax-based journey through the cosmos, where we help
0:14.7	you understand not only what we know, but how we know what we know.
0:18.5	I'm Fraser K. and publisher of Universe Today with me as always is Dr. Pamela Gay, a senior
0:23.5	scientist for the Planetary Science Institute and the Director of Cosmic Quest.
0:28.1	Hip-Hop, how are you doing?
0:29.1	I'm doing well.
0:30.1	How are you doing on this fine spring day?
0:33.2	I'm doing great.
0:34.2	The weather's beautiful.
0:35.2	It's perfect.
0:36.2	Although we get these snow drifts of cottonwood.
0:39.2	Oh, yeah.
0:40.2	We're getting that too.
0:41.2	Like a giant, fisc-sized, blobbyl of multiple.
0:46.6	Yeah.
0:47.6	Is it allergies if like a big wad of cottonwood goes into your lungs and you cough it back
0:54.4	out like or if it just sticks in your eyes?
0:57.2	Is that analogy?
0:59.2	It feels like really extreme allergy when you actually have like seeds stuck in your
1:03.4	eye because you've been walking around outside.
1:05.3	So yeah, that's springtime cottonwood.
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