
This issue we talk to Professor Don Burnett about NASA's Genesis Mission to capture particles from the solar wind and bring them back to Earth for study. We also talk about a new image from the Japanese Space Agency's Kaguya spacecraft and then get your questions answered by Tim O'Brien.
Show Links
- Hubble Space Telescope image of Comet 17P/Holmes
- JAXA's Kaguya spacecraft
- JAXA's Kaguya images the Moon using HDTV
- JAXA's Kaguya HDTV mission movie
- JAXA's Kaguya Earthrise image (2007)
- JAXA's Kaguya Earthrise image with labels (2007)
- NASA's Apollo 8 Earthrise image (1968)
Interview with Prof Don Burnett
- MP3: Download this segment individually (low and high bandwidth versions)
- NASA's Genesis Mission
- NASA Interview with Don Burnett
- Lagrangian points (MAP)
- Lagrangian points (Wikipedia)
Ask an astronomer - exoplanets and infinity
- MP3: Download this segment individually (low and high bandwidth versions)
- The Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia - exoplanet.eu
- California & Carnegie Planet Search - exoplanets.org
- Doppler Wobble technique
- Gliese 581 c
Show Credits
Interview: | Prof Don Burnett (Caltech) and Nick Rattenbury |
Ask an Astronomer: | Dr Tim O'Brien and Nick Rattenbury |
Presenters: | David Ault, Nick Rattenbury and Stuart Lowe |
Challenge setter: | David Ault |
Editors: | Stuart Lowe and Nick Rattenbury |
Segment Guest Presenter: | |
Website: | Stuart Lowe |
Cover art: | Genesis Return Capsule on the ground. Digital addition of sand to make the image square. Credit: USAF 388th Range Sqd |