Host: Jorge Salazar
Lead Producer: Mike Brennan
ES 22 Producers: Deborah Byrd, Ryan Britton, Emily Howard
Science news of the week:
On August 14th, a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck deep in the Sea of Okhotsk, north of Japan
The Curiosity rover has been sending back wonderful photos from Mars
New research has found that declining American eel populations are starting to recover after the removal of the Embrey Dam on the Rappahannock River in Virginia.
The popular spice turmeric shows promise in fighting viruses
Song of the week:
Wild Child’s “Bridges Burning” from their album Pillowtalk.
This week’s featured stories:
Image Credit: NOAA
Gazing into the Galaxy Jorge Salazar speaks with skywatcher Deborah Byrd about staring into the Milky Way’s center this month.
Galaxy clusters and star formation Jorge talks with Ryan Foley about the Phoenix galaxy cluster and its rapid production of stars.
Thanks for listening in to your 22 minutes of science and music!
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