What's the Glitter Around the Black Hole in M87? - Maciek Wielgus - Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion Oct. 13, 2020

<p>This week, we are joined by Dr. Maciek Wielgus, astronomer at Harvard &nbsp;University, speaking to us from Gdansk, Poland. We will discuss his work &nbsp;revealing glittering around the supermassive black hole at the center &nbsp;of the M 87 galaxy.</p> <p>But first, we look at a new study identifying 24 exoplanets that appear &nbsp;to be even friendlier to life than Earth. We also see how superflares – &nbsp;powerful eruptions from stars – behave, and learn how they might affect &nbsp;life on other worlds. Then, we take a look at OSIRIS-REx, NASA's first &nbsp;attempt to collect material from an asteroid, as the revolutionary &nbsp;spacecraft readies to touch the surface of the asteroid Bennu.</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-cosmic-companion/message Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/the-cosmic-companion/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/the-cosmic-companion/support</a>