Take a journey through the night sky with two of the nine judges - Chris Lintott who is best known as co-presenter of the BBC's The Sky at Night, and Olivia Johnson from the Royal Observatory Greenwich.
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A rocky exoplanet about the size of Mercury appears to be evaporating before our
eyes. If confirmed, this would be the first time a rocky planet has been found
turning to gas, demonstrating just how
wacky alien
planets can be
. The provocative suggestion may also foreshadow the fate of
Mercury.
A rocky exoplanet about the size of Mercury appears to be evaporating before our eyes. If confirmed, this would be the first time a rocky planet has been found turning to gas, demonstrating just how wacky alien planets can be. The provocative suggestion may also foreshadow the fate of Mercury.
The National Defense Education Program (NDEP) invests in science, engineering
and math education from middle and high school through college and post
graduation. NDEP's mission is to support a new generation of scientists and
engineers who will apply their talents in our nation's defense laboratories.