Podcast: Observing the Solar System in x-ray

Podcast: Observing the Solar System in x-ray

What can x-rays tell us about our cosmic neighbourhood?

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Iain Todd

In this episode of the Radio Astronomy podcast, astrophysicist William Dunn reveals how x-rays can uncover the secrets of the outer planets and their moons.

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Iain Todd

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Iain Todd is BBC Sky at Night Magazine's Content Editor who has been writing about astronomy and space science for over a decade. He has covered major stargazing events, space launches and the latest news in cosmology, astrophysics, planetary and space science.
Saturn's rings sparkling in x-ray. Credit: X-ray: NASA/MSFC/CXC/A.Bhardwaj et al.; Optical: NASA/ESA/STScI/AURA
Saturn's rings sparkling in x-ray. Credit: X-ray: NASA/MSFC/CXC/A.Bhardwaj et al.; Optical: NASA/ESA/STScI/AURA

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