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 &#160;University, speaking to us from Gdansk, Poland. We will discuss his work &#160;revealing glittering around the supermassive black hole at the center &#160;of the M 87 galaxy.</p><br/><p>But first, we look at a new study identifying 24 exoplanets that appear &#160;to be even friendlier to life than Earth. We also see how superflares &#8211; &#160;powerful eruptions from stars &#8211; behave, and learn how they might affect &#160;life on other worlds. Then, we take a look at OSIRIS-REx, NASA's first &#160;attempt to collect material from an asteroid, as the revolutionary &#160;spacecraft readies to touch the surface of the asteroid Bennu.</p><br/><br/>--- <br/><br/>Send in a voice message: <a href="https://anchor.fm/the-cosmic-companion/message" class="linkified" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/the-cosmic-companion/message</a><br/>Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/the-cosmic-companion/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/the-cosmic-companion/support</a> <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>