Astronomy News with the Cosmic Companion Podcast January 14, 2020

Happy New Year! For the first podcast of 2020, we will discuss how astronomers may find life on distant exoplanets, and we examine the deaths of stars and the formation of black holes. One black hole may not be as large as was originally measured, while another may not be there at all. The TESS spacecraft finds a planet orbiting a pair of stars, and a massive exoplanet is seen spiraling toward its sun. Water is seen leaving Mars at a far greater rate than expected, and new calculations shed new light on the deaths of stars. <br/><br/>Follow the Cosmic Companion on any major podcast provider!James <br/><br/>Get full access to The Cosmic Companion at <a href="https://thecosmiccompanion.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast">thecosmiccompanion.substack.com/subscribe</a> --- 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>