Astronomy Answers: What's that light?
From EVSN: Escape Velocity Space News by Dr. Pamela Gay, Erik Madaus, Ally Pelphrey
January 8, 2026 · 32 min · Season 4 · Episode 8
About this episode
The episode discusses various astronomical phenomena including hot Jupiters and cosmic events.
In this episode, we're pleased to say we get to focus on science, as we bring you hot Jupiters, a tear-drop shaped Jupiter massed… something…? - and news of objects getting torn apart and other objects getting merged together as our universe lights up our night.
People in this episode
Hosts: Dr. Pamela Gay, Erik Madaus, Ally Pelphrey
Topics covered
- hot Jupiters
- astronomy
- universe
- science news
- celestial events
Keywords
- hot Jupiters
- astronomy
- universe
- celestial events
- science news
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: hot Jupiters, tear-drop shaped Jupiter massed
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