Help! A star went missing. Who’s the culprit? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Black holes usually sit in the middle of galaxies, quietly waiting for stars to wander too close. But sometimes… they don’t stay put! Enter Yuhan Yao at University of California, Berkeley.
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Is Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse… DYING?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Scientists are keeping a close telescope on the tenth brightest star, Betelgeuse. Jared Goldberg and team from Flatiron Institute saw it dim and brighten. This pulsing light usually signals a star’s DEATH! BUT a closer
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Dream vacation of the future? How about…the Moon! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science, saying, well….someday! Imagine…you’re just finishing your first tour of the lunar surface. All that crater-hopping can make you thirsty! But wait… who packed the water?! NASA’s Casey Honniball says: don’t worry!
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Venus – acidic and hotter than an Easy-Bake oven! Perfect place for life?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. HOW can we look for alien life from the comfort of home? By using super powerful telescopes to study other planets! Jane Greaves from Cardiff University
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Dream vacation of the future? How about…the Moon! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science, saying, well….someday! Imagine…you’re just finishing your first tour of the lunar surface. All that crater-hopping can make you thirsty! But wait… who packed the water?! NASA’s Casey Honniball says: don’t worry!
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