Podcasts Science Astronomy Planetary Radio Watching the Births of Solar Systems

Watching the Births of Solar Systems

Published: Feb. 13, 2019, 4 p.m.

b'Radio telescopes are delivering stunning images that, in some cases, current optical telescopes can\\u2019t equal. Witness the 20 beautiful protoplanetary disks imaged by the DSHARP team using the ALMA radio telescope in Chile. The diversity of these proto-solar systems is astounding. Principal investigator Sean Andrews will tell us how the pictures were created, and why they are surprising and delighting astronomers. Senior editor Emily Lakdawalla is literally looking back on objects around our own solar system. She tells us how backlit images reveal their secrets. The rubber asteroids have returned! You can win one in this week\\u2019s space trivia contest. Learn more about this week\\u2019s guest and topics at: \\xa0http://www.planetary.org/multimedia/planetary-radio/show/2019/0213-2019-sean-andrews-dsharp-protoplanetary.html'