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EPISODE · Aug 20, 2025 · 41 MIN

Trappist-1, ESCAPADE, and Axions

from Walkabout the Galaxy · host Josh Colwell, Jim Cooney, Tracy Becker

There is so much going on in the universe it's hard to keep track. That's why we have not one but two top astroquarks on this episode to cover the latest discoveries and news from the solar system to the deepest recesses of space. A search for a habitable atmosphere comes up empty, while a mission to study the loss of Mars' atmosphere nears launch. And a clever new technique may be able to detect the hypothesized axion, a candidate particle for dark matter. Check it out, with space news, trivia, and more.

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