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HPR’s Dave Lawrence and Christopher Phillips hosted Stargazer on Mondays to discuss the latest developments in astronomy. Stargazer is no longer in production. The last episode aired on Oct. 16, 2023.

October 3 - 9, 2016 Stargazer: Two Discoveries in our Solar System

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Dave Lawrence
Published October 3, 2016 at 1:14 PM HST
courtesy of Shawn A. Laatsch

For today’s Stargazer, we hear about some planets to spot in the evening sky, plus a pair of discoveries in our solar system as HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence speaks with Christopher Phillips.

Credit NASA/JPL
NASA has revealed that they have detected tectonic activity on Mercury using the Mercury Messenger probe, maneuvering it close enough to the surface to detect the activity.
Credit A. Field (STScI)
The Hubble Space Telescope has shown plumes of water shooting up on the surface of Jupiter's moon Europa, looking closely at the moon as it passed in front of Jupiter.

        
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Dave Lawrence
Dave Lawrence is the local host of All Things Considered, Road Stories (formerly Off the Road) and Stargazer.
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