Cathy Olkin of SwRI - The Lucy mission to Jupiter's Trojan Asteroids - The Cosmic Companion 14 Sept. 2021

<p>This week on Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion, we welcome Dr. Cathy Olkin from the Southwest Research Institute to the show. We will talk about Lucy – the first mission to explore the Trojan asteroids of Jupiter. &nbsp;</p> <p>But first, we look in on an unusual radio signal coming from near the center of our galaxy. Next, we journey out to the International Space Station, where a signal from a smoke alarm caused concern prior to a spacewalk. Finally, we explore the Cosmos in the most-detailed virtual universe yet created before welcoming our special guest. &nbsp;</p> <p>Listen to the podcast version of this episode here, or watch it as a video at: https://youtu.be/0cXJIEymjnc. &nbsp;<br> <br> Next week: Dillon Dong, graduate student at Caltech, talking about discovering a new type of supernova! &nbsp;Please subscribe or follow today, and never miss an episode!</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>