Star Trails: A Weekly Astronomy Podcast · Single Malt Sky

Moons: The Solar System’s Secret Worlds

·26 min·2 clips
Beneath Europa's icy shell lies an ocean deeper than all of Earth's oceans combined.
This episode explores the diverse moons of the solar system, highlighting unique features like Europa's hidden ocean, Enceladus's geysers, and Titan's methane lakes, while discussing their potential for life and future missions. It also includes a guide to the current night sky and updates on a book club.

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Moons become a study in habitability, motion, and strange orbital behavior.

Drew's episode treats the moons of the solar system as a practical question, not a trivia parade. It starts with Pluto and moves outward to Saturn's stranger moons, asking which small worlds might actually have the right conditions for life.

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If unique moons, orbital oddities, and possible life-friendly worlds interest you, start here.

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