JWST finds Water where Planets are Forming Around a Star
In this month’s Night Sky News episode we’re chatting about the future of Voyager 2 after NASA briefly lost communications with it this month.
2023-08-17 22:00:00 - Dr. Becky
And how JWST has found evidence for water vapour very close in around a star still forming rocky planets, which has huge implications for how we think Earth got its water.
Plus, we chat about everything you should look out for in the night sky this month. Pop the champagne because it’s Saturn’s time to shine!
00:00 | Intro
00:19 | Episode Preview
01:31 | New Moon + Milky Way this weekend!
02:46 | Perseids continues!
02:59 | Mars + Moon pair up 18/19th Aug
03:32 | Saturn Opposition! 26/27th Aug
04:55 | Moon + Saturn 30th Aug
05:31 | Blue Supermoon 31 Aug
06:40 | Moon + Jupiter 4th Sep
07:45 | Euclid launch & drama
09:33 | Ring Nebula JWST
11:52 | JWST El Gordo
13:36 | PDS70
20:00 | Voyager 2
26:06 | Conclusion