Radio Lab helps name a quasi-moon of Venus, this week on planetary radio.

I'm Sarah Al Ahmed of the Planetary Society with more of the human adventure across our

solar system and beyond. Sometimes misunderstandings can spark beautiful adventures.

Today we'll dive into a mix of serendipity and science

as we explore the story behind the naming of Zeus Vay,

a Quasay moon of Venus.

Joining us is Latif Nasser, the co-host of Radio Lab.

He'll share how a typo on a space poster led the Radio Lab team on an epic quest to convince the International Astronomical Union to name a space object.

Then the great Bruce Betts, our chief scientist, will pop in for what's up and a discussion

of some of the things that asteroid hunters have found lurking in our solar system.

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Cosmos and our place within it.

The motions of objects in our solar system, like any group of things that are dancing under the influence of gravity, are complicated.

Our understanding of celestial movement has evolved dramatically since the early days of astronomy. At the heart of this evolution is

Johannes Kepler. He was a 17th century German astronomer whose work fundamentally changed our

understanding of how Celestial Bodies orbit. Kepler's first law revealed

that orbits are not perfect circles, but are actually ellipsis. This concept seems

simple but at the time it was truly revolutionary.

Of course, the cosmic dance floor is far more complicated and crowded than Kepler ever knew.

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