{"id":1945,"date":"2016-03-31T20:00:22","date_gmt":"2016-03-31T20:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/physicsoutreach\/?p=1945"},"modified":"2022-04-13T15:57:45","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T14:57:45","slug":"pythagorean-astronomy-to-mars-and-beyond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/physicsoutreach\/2016\/03\/31\/pythagorean-astronomy-to-mars-and-beyond\/","title":{"rendered":"Pythagorean Astronomy: to Mars &#8211; and Beyond!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>March 2016 saw the launch of the first part of Europe&#8217;s two-part mission to\u00a0Mars. The mission, called ExoMars, comprises the &#8220;Trace Gas Orbiter&#8221; &#8211; the part that&#8217;s just launched &#8211; and a large\u00a0rover, which launches in 2018.\u00a0The orbiter\u00a0will sniff the atmosphere to test for evidence of past \u00a0&#8211; or maybe even present &#8211; life. Elsewhere in\u00a0the world of astronomy, this month has also seen the discovery a cluster of &#8220;monster\u00a0stars&#8221;, and the most distant galaxy ever seen.\u00a0I chatted to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zemogle\">Edward Gomez<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.astro.cf.ac.uk\/contactsandpeople\/?page=full&amp;id=749\">Tim Davis<\/a>, a relatively new arrival here in Cardiff, about these discoveries.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1945-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/astrog80.astro.cf.ac.uk\/pythagoras-trousers\/mp3\/Mar2016_full_PHYSX.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/astrog80.astro.cf.ac.uk\/pythagoras-trousers\/mp3\/Mar2016_full_PHYSX.mp3\">http:\/\/astrog80.astro.cf.ac.uk\/pythagoras-trousers\/mp3\/Mar2016_full_PHYSX.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Originally broadcast on 31st March\u00a02016 as part of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rhysphillips.co.uk\/pythagoras-trousers\/\">Pythagoras&#8217; Trousers<\/a> on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.radiocardiff.org\/\">Radio Cardiff<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 2016 saw the launch of the first part of Europe&#8217;s two-part mission to\u00a0Mars. 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