The Mischievous Moons of Jupiter! w/ astrophysicist Stephen Kane of UC Riverside! The Cosmic Companion 6 Sept. 2022

The Moons of Jupiter have upended history and science for hundreds of years. We look in on these planetary troublemakers with Stephen Kane of UC Riverside.<br/><br/>This week on <em>The Cosmic Companion</em>, we examine <em>The Mischievous Moons of Jupiter!</em> Journey with me, discovering some of the many ways the moons of Jupiter have upended history, science, and our ideas of our place in the Universe.<br/><br/>Later in the show, we welcome Stephen Kane, astrophysicist at The University of California Riverside, back to the show. We’ll be taking a look at one of the great questions of the Jovian System: Why is it that Jupiter — larger than all the other planets combined — doesn’t have a magnificent ring system? Hint: It’s the moons. They’re troublemakers!<br/><br/>Listen to the podcast version of this episode here or <a target="_blank" href="https://youtu.be/tcJSWchHggI">watch it as a video on YouTube</a>. <br/><br/><strong>Next week: </strong> We look at <em>The Future of Food in Space</em> as we talk with Lenore Newman and Evan Fraser, authors of <em>Dinner on Mars: The Technologies That Will Feed the Red Planet and Transform Agriculture on Earth</em>!<br/><br/>Thanks for subscribing to The Cosmic Companion! <br/><br/>Clear skies!<br/><br/>James<br/><br/> <br/><br/><strong><em>VIP Subscribers: Please leave a comment below and let us know what you thought of this episode!</em></strong> <br/><br/>Get full access to The Cosmic Companion at <a href="https://thecosmiccompanion.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">thecosmiccompanion.substack.com/subscribe</a>