Venus, Interstellar Visitors, and Auroras with Dr. David Grinspoon

About this episode

Dr. Charles Liu and co-host Allen Liu discuss the dangers of Coronal Mass Ejections and explore Venus's atmosphere with guest Dr. David Grinspoon.

Are Coronal Mass Ejections dangerous to life on Earth? When are we finally going to plunge through the sulfuric acid clouds to measure the atmosphere of Venus. And what’s up with ’Oumuamua and 3I/Atlas? To find out, Dr. Charles Liu and co-host Allen Liu welcome astrobiologist Dr. David Grinspoon, aka Dr. FunkySpoon.

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Charles Liu

Guest: Dr. David Grinspoon

Topics covered

• Coronal Mass Ejections
• Venus atmosphere
• Astrobiology
• Interstellar objects
• Auroras

Keywords

• Coronal Mass Ejections
• Venus
• atmosphere
• interstellar visitors
• auroras
• 'Oumuamua
• 3I/Atlas

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Earth, Venus

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