February 28, 2017

41: The Ice Giants

57 minutes

This fortnight, Stephen went out for a nerdy evening, NASA announced the seven planets at TRAPPIST-1 and SpaceX is going to the moon. After the news, Jason and Stephen break down the Ice Giants of Uranus and Neptune.

This episode of Liftoff is sponsored by:

Blue Apron: A better way to cook. Get three meals free with your first purchase, and free shipping.

Casper: Because everyone deserves a great night sleep. Get $50 off with the code ‘liftoff’

Links and Show Notes NASA Telescope Reveals Record-Breaking Exoplanet Discovery | NASA Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar System: Largest batch of Earth-size, habitable zone planets NASA & TRAPPIST-1: A Treasure Trove of Planets Found - YouTube Habitable Planet Reality Check: The Seven Planets of TRAPPIST-1 | Drew Ex Machina Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar System: TRAPPIST-1 SpaceX to Send Privately Crewed Dragon Spacecraft Beyond the Moon Next Year | SpaceX SpaceX plans to send two people around the Moon - The Verge NASA Statement About SpaceX Private Moon Venture Announcement | NASA With its Moon announcement, did SpaceX kick off the first public-private space race? - The Verge Uranus - Wikipedia Neptune - Wikipedia Triton (moon) - Wikipedia