The Kuiper Belt...Revisited
About this episode
The episode revisits the Kuiper Belt and discusses its significance along with recent missions and discoveries.
Yes, it’s a welcome return for the giant doughnut at the edge of the solar system filled with lumpy space potatoes. Dr Becky and Izzie are joined by Meg Schwamb from Queen’s University to discuss all things Kuiper Belt, the New Horizons mission, Rubin telescope and mysterious planet 9. For ad-free listening, join The Supermassive Club on Supporting Cast. Every paying member helps keep the show running, so thank you! Send us your astronomy attempts, questions (and nonsense!) to podcast@ras.ac.uk , on Instagram at @supermassivepod or post in The Supermassive Club. The Supermassive Podcast is a Boffin Media production for the Royal Astronomical Society. The producers are Izzie Clarke and Richard Hollingham. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Hosts: Dr Becky, Izzie
Guest: Meg Schwamb
Topics covered
- Kuiper Belt
- New Horizons mission
- Rubin telescope
- planet 9
- solar system
Keywords
- Kuiper Belt
- New Horizons
- planet 9
- Rubin telescope
- astronomy
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Queen’s University, The Royal Astronomical Society, Boffin Media, Acast
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