Comets are Like Cats

Summary: Chris and Rob find themselves stranded in the year 2013 with nothing but a scrap of paper containing scribbled news notes and a microphone. Will asteroids strike in 2040? Will comets shine bright in 2013? What exactly is inside a poop? How for how many years has WMAP operated? Answers inside… [MP3 Link] Episode #62. If you have anything you’d like us to look at, or any questions you’d like us to answer - use the links at the top of the web page at http://recycledelec.com. Follow us on Twitter @recycledelec @orbitingfrog and @chrislintott. Links: Tau Ceti: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20770103 Darkened cities by Thierry Cohen: http://orbitingfrog.com/post/38615406507/staceythinx-darkened-cities-by-thierry-cohen No asteroid impact in 2040 : http://www.gemini.edu/node/11922 What’s inside a poop? http://www.plosntds.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001969 Final WMAP papers released : http://releases.jhu.edu/2012/12/21/wmap-team-releases-final-results-based-on-nine-years-of-observations/ Source of CM asteroids : http://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/news/releases/2012/12-93AR.html Clouds on MWP launches: http://www.milkywayproject.org Comet PANSTARRS : March/April, southern sky: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C/2011_L4 The Explorer: http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Explorer-James-Smythe/dp/0007456751 Credits: Audio content Copyright 2012 Chris Lintott and Robert Simpson. Many thanks to Oxford Press Office for recording space. Podcast Image courtesy of Flickr user bazik (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bazik/395792175/).