Ep. 574: Trojan Asteroids

Astronomy Cast

Natural Sciences, Science, Astronomy

4.8 • 3.4K Ratings

🗓️ 15 June 2020

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 574: Trojan Asteroids by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay We imagine the asteroid belt as a place where all the rocks hang out in the solar system. But there are 2 huge bands of asteroids that orbit the Sun with Jupiter called the Trojans. And soon we may actually get a chance to see them up close!

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0:00.0	A astronomy cast, episode 574, Trojan Asteroids.
0:12.0	Welcome to Astronomy Cast, our weekly facts-based journey through the cosmos where we help you
0:15.7	understand not only what we know, but how we know what we know.
0:18.9	I'm Frizz Arcane, publisher of Universe Today with me as always, Dr. Pamela Gay, a senior
0:23.6	scientist for the Planetary Science Institute and the Director of Cosmic Quest.
0:28.0	Hey Pamela, how are you doing?
0:29.5	I'm doing well.
0:31.0	It's almost summer.
0:32.2	It's almost summer hiatus, but I know.
0:35.4	We've got a few more episodes.
0:37.1	Like three more episodes, including this?
0:39.8	I think so.
0:41.2	Yeah, yeah.
0:42.2	And so for people who aren't familiar, of course, across all of the Cosmic Quest Empire,
0:47.7	we take a much needed vacation over July and August to replenish our energy and mostly
0:54.5	just to spend a couple of months not having to find our way to high-speed internet and
1:01.8	all the time.
1:03.8	And I find it really recuperative.
1:08.2	And so now I'm not sure exactly what's going to happen with the Cosmic Quest world, but
1:13.2	Astronomy Cast, weekly space hangout, virtual star parties, and the open space that I do.
1:17.5	They're all going to go on hiatus for the next two months.
1:20.1	Some of the other stuff that I still do, the non-live stuff, the QAs, the guide to
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