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Ice Worlds, Landing on the Moon and Blasting an Asteroid

Published: April 3, 2019, 3 p.m.

b'When will we return to Uranus and Neptune? Planetary scientist Amy Simon explains why a mission to the so-called ice giants is a high priority as she tells us about these mysterious, blue worlds. Planetary Society Digital Editor Jason Davis takes us through what promises to be a very busy month in space, with the launch of the second Falcon Heavy, a moon landing by Israel\\u2019s Beresheet probe, and how Hayabusa2 will blow a hole in asteroid Ryugu, complete with sound effects. Then join us for another round of What\\u2019s Up in the Solar System. Learn more about this week\\u2019s guests and topics at: \\xa0http://www.planetary.org/multimedia/planetary-radio/show/2019/0403-2019-amy-simon.html\\xa0Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'