Super hot planets and what's snot?

Fun Kids Science Quest

Fun Kids

Kids & Family, Science, Education For Kids

4.5 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 10 June 2017

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

We've found a new planet... and it's pretty hot there! KELT-9b is the hottest planet ever found in our universe reaching temperatures of over 4300°C! Josh Barker from the National Space Centre in Leicester tells us more.

We also find out how telescopes can spot planets far, far away, what life was like millions of years ago in the Jurassic Period and our resident scientist Professor Hallux is here to answer your questions!

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0:00.0	This is a podcast from the children's radio station Fun Kids. Listen on DAB digital radio across the UK or online at funkidslive.com.
0:09.9	Welcome then to the first edition of the Fun Kids Science Weekly. My name is Dan. Hello. This is a brand new show all about science that we're doing every week. You see it took us a long time to come up
0:22.0	with the name. Now you can download it as a podcast for your phone or your tablet so you can listen
0:26.7	whenever and wherever you fancy. You can do that on iTunes through the free Fun Kids app and over
0:32.0	at FunKidsLive.com. It's not going to cost you a penny. And also you can hear it on your radio
0:36.8	every Saturday at 2 o'clock on Fun Kids. It's a going to cost you a penny. And also you can hear it on your radio every Saturday at 2 o'clock on Fun Kids.
0:40.2	It's a show about really super smart stuff that's like epically cool as well.
0:45.0	We'll be finding out loads that we don't know about the whole world.
0:48.6	We'll be answering loads of questions that you've got about science, about biology, about the Earth as well, and we'll be speaking to actual scientists who are way smarter than us.
1:00.3	Also, every week we'll be talking about some of the most evil, crazy and deadly science things in the world.
1:07.0	It's in a section called Dangerous Dan, and in a sec we'll do that.
1:11.4	We'll talk about how the puff of fish isn't cute and cuddly at all.
1:15.5	First, though, let's take a trip to where really serious smart science stuff takes place in deep space.
1:23.3	Deep Space High, the universe handbook with the Science and Technology Facilities Council.
1:31.2	Jumped to a wormhole and travel to Deep Space High. The school is space, but hurry because lessons are about to begin.
1:43.5	This term's assignment is to write your very own universe handbook.
1:51.0	You'll want to cram it full of all the basic things you need to know about space exploration.
1:55.3	Yeah, the nuts and bolts of it all.
1:57.1	So, let's crack on.
2:00.6	Talking of nuts and bolts,
2:02.2	Elektra, do you think this term you might just remember to tighten your screws
2:05.8	to stop various robot limbs from impeding my progress across the room?
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