John E. Moores (X, Bluesky) is a planetary scientist and associate professor at York University. He is a member of the Royal Society of Canada, formerly served as the Science Advisor to the President of the Canadian Space Agency and has contributed to five NASA and ESA-led space missions. He is the co-author of Daydreaming in the Solar System, which imagines a future when visiting other planets is as common as hiking in a national park. The book is also grounded in the latest scientific knowledge about planetary geophysics. In addition to talking about the book, John answers some of Leslie’s pressing questions about the solar system, including: How do planets and moons become tidally locked? Why are most planets in the solar system aligned in a plane? Why are there gaps in Saturn’s rings? Is there life elsewhere in the solar system, or in the universe?
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How about sending a Spaceship of Fools on a one-way mission to find Planet Nine?
ReplyDeletehttps://www.livescience.com/space/planets/planet-nine-is-the-search-for-this-elusive-world-nearly-over
Hope we make it to December 22, 2032!
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/asteroid-2024-yr-threat-to-earth-2032.html