Star-Crossed Friends

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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Visible Water

Moon and stars

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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Clouds of Venus

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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Visible Water

Moon and stars

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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