Space Guts, Froggy Force Fields & Ring-a-Ding Asteroids! (9.29.26)
Summary
This episode highlights recent scientific breakthroughs, including rapid changes in asteroid Chiriclo's rings and a new tick-borne virus in China. It also explains why astronauts experience constipation in space and reveals that an Oklahoma meteor impact occurred 370 million years ago, not 467. Other stories cover early-universe star-forming gas and protective bacteria on frogs.
Topics discussed
Intro and date
Changes in Chiriclo's rings
New tick-borne virus in China
Why astronauts get constipated
Quiz: Chiriclo ring density
Quiz answer and Chiriclo facts
History: SpaceX Falcon 1 launch
Oklahoma meteor impact dating
Early star-forming gas discovery
Bacteria armor in frogs
Quiz: Meteor impact age
Quiz answer and context
What do you think and shout-outs
Word of the day: Nomenclature
Fact of the day and joke
Episode summary
Outro and other podcasts
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