Earth’s hidden hydrogen, and a trip to Uranus

<p>On this week’s show: The hunt for natural hydrogen deposits heats up, and why we need a space mission to an ice giant</p> <p>First up this week: a gold rush for naturally occurring hydrogen. Deputy Editor Eric Hand joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss drilling for <a href="https://staging.www.science.org/content/article/hidden-hydrogen-earth-may-hold-vast-stores-renewable-carbon-free-fuel">hidden pockets of hydrogen</a>, which companies are just now starting to explore as a clean energy option.</p> <p>Next up, big plans for a mission to Uranus. <a href="https://civspace.jhuapl.edu/people/kathleen-mandt">Kathleen Mandt</a>, a planetary scientist at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, shares what <a href="https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ade8446">a mission to Uranus</a> could tell us about the formation of our Solar System and all these exoplanets we keep finding.</p> <p>This week’s episode was produced with help from <a href="https://podigy.co/">Podigy</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://www.science.org/content/page/about-science-podcast">About the <em>Science</em> Podcast</a></p> <p>[Image: Austin Fisher; Music: Jeffrey Cook]</p> <p>[alt: Uranus illustration with podcast symbol overlay]</p> <p>Authors: Sarah Crespi; Eric Hand</p> <p>Episode page: <a href="https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adh1873">https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adh1873</a> </p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>