{"id":1959,"date":"2016-04-29T10:54:06","date_gmt":"2016-04-29T10:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/physicsoutreach\/?p=1959"},"modified":"2022-04-13T15:57:45","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T14:57:45","slug":"pythagorean-astronomy-interplanetary-explorers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/physicsoutreach\/2016\/04\/29\/pythagorean-astronomy-interplanetary-explorers\/","title":{"rendered":"Pythagorean Astronomy: Interplanetary explorers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this month&#8217;s instalment, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zemogle\">Edward Gomez<\/a> and I chat about interplanetary explorers to the icy worlds of Pluto and Ceres, and Cassini&#8217;s capture of interstellar\u00a0dust\u00a0as it passed through the Saturn system. And, of course, we look ahead to May&#8217;s Transit of Mercury, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1667047233556165\/\">we&#8217;ll be viewing<\/a> with members of the public and school groups here in Cardiff.<\/p>\n<p>Further afield, in both time and space, is the <a href=\"http:\/\/breakthroughinitiatives.org\/Initiative\/3\">Breakthough Starshot<\/a> initiative, which aims to send\u00a0a fleet of tiny\u00a0spacecraft\u00a0to another star system &#8211; if they can pull it off, that is!<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1959-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/astrog80.astro.cf.ac.uk\/pythagoras-trousers\/mp3\/Apr2016_full_PHYSX.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/astrog80.astro.cf.ac.uk\/pythagoras-trousers\/mp3\/Apr2016_full_PHYSX.mp3\">http:\/\/astrog80.astro.cf.ac.uk\/pythagoras-trousers\/mp3\/Apr2016_full_PHYSX.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Originally broadcast on 28th April\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>In this month&#8217;s instalment, Edward Gomez and I chat about interplanetary explorers to the icy worlds of Pluto and Ceres, and Cassini&#8217;s capture of interstellar\u00a0dust\u00a0as it passed through the Saturn system. 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