The green comet that visits once every 50,000 YEARS

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🗓️ 11 February 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Hello hello hello, class is in session! In this week's episode, Dan chats to astronomy expert Hayley Smith all about C/2023 E3 (ZTF) - otherwise known as the 'green comet'! Where does the comet get its colour from, can we predict its journey, and is there still a chance to witness it?

In Dangerous Dan, face the terrifying so-called 'cow killer' wasp! Professor Pulsar is here too, to teach you all about fluid dynamics! What is a fluid, anyway...?

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0:00.0	In this week's episode of Activity Quest, Adam's off to Longleet Safari Park, and
0:04.6	George is making a special something to help with Safari's too.
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0:30.2	All around the universe, we will search out those secrets that no one else
0:34.8	dares to find in a brand new fun kid's science weekly.
0:40.7	Welcome along, my name's Dan.
0:42.0	Thank you so much for finding us for following, for listening.
0:45.8	This is the place where we take a tour of the galaxy and beyond to search out
0:50.4	everything's sciencey that's lurking.
0:53.5	There might have been forgotten about nearby.
0:55.9	We will do it all this week.
0:57.9	We will chat to an astronomy expert, Haley Smith.
1:01.6	She's from the National Space Academy, all about a comet that's passing by
1:05.5	Earth on a journey that's taken 50,000 years.
1:10.4	The colours that you see in comets are to do with the molecules that you find on
1:14.6	comets. When the comet gets close to the sun, the radiation from the sun causes
1:20.3	those carbon atoms to emit light and that light is green.
1:24.3	Also, staying in space will take our own journey up there to deep space high.
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