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Zoozve

2024/1/26
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Alex Foster
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Brian Skiff
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Latif Nasser
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Liz Landau
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Paul Wiegert
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Seppo Mikkola
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Latif Nasser：讲述了发现他儿子太阳系海报上金星存在一颗名为"Zoozve"的卫星的故事，以及随后与NASA和相关科学家的沟通，最终揭示了这颗卫星的真实身份——2002 VE68，一颗具有奇特轨道的准卫星。他强调了2002 VE68的轨道不可预测性，以及这对于我们理解宇宙的意义。 Liz Landau：作为一名太空专家，她起初也对金星存在卫星的说法表示怀疑，但随后帮助Latif Nasser找到了2002 VE68的相关信息。 Alex Foster：海报制作者，承认自己误读了资料，将"2002 VE"误写为"Zuzve"。 Brian Skiff：2002 VE68的发现者，他讲述了在Lowell近地天体搜索项目中发现这颗小行星的过程，以及他最初对这颗小行星的看法。 Seppo Mikkola和Paul Wiegert：两位科学家对2002 VE68的轨道进行了计算和模拟，揭示了其独特的轨道特征——同时绕太阳和金星运行，这使得它成为第一颗被发现的准卫星。他们还讨论了这颗卫星的轨道不可预测性，以及这与三体问题的关系。 Gareth Williams：国际天文联合会小天体命名工作组成员，他解释了该工作组的命名规则和流程，以及对"Zuzve"这个名称的审核过程。他强调了工作组对名称的严格审核标准，以及最终批准"Zuzve"这个名称的过程。 Latif Nasser: This episode details the discovery of a celestial body initially labeled 'Zoozve' on a children's solar system poster, which turned out to be 2002 VE68, a quasi-satellite with a unique and unpredictable orbit. The episode explores the implications of this discovery for our understanding of the universe and the inherent unpredictability of celestial mechanics. The story highlights the collaborative nature of scientific discovery and the human element involved in naming celestial bodies. The unpredictable nature of 2002 VE68's orbit challenges traditional models of the solar system and introduces the concept of the three-body problem, making long-term predictions impossible. The episode concludes with a naming contest for a quasi-moon of Earth, further emphasizing the collaborative and engaging aspects of scientific exploration. The episode's narrative arc is driven by the unexpected discovery, the subsequent investigation, and the eventual naming of the celestial body, highlighting the human curiosity and the collaborative nature of scientific discovery. The episode also touches upon the philosophical implications of the discovery, questioning the predictability of the universe and our place within it. The story of 2002 VE68 serves as a metaphor for the larger, unpredictable nature of the universe. The episode's structure is carefully crafted to build suspense and intrigue, culminating in the resolution of the naming process. The inclusion of personal anecdotes and interactions with scientists adds a human touch to the scientific narrative. The episode's overall tone is one of wonder, curiosity, and excitement about the mysteries of the universe. The episode's narrative is driven by the unexpected discovery, the subsequent investigation, and the eventual naming of the celestial body, highlighting the human curiosity and the collaborative nature of scientific discovery. The episode also touches upon the philosophical implications of the discovery, questioning the predictability of the universe and our place within it. The story of 2002 VE68 serves as a metaphor for the larger, unpredictable nature of the universe. The episode's structure is carefully crafted to build suspense and intrigue, culminating in the resolution of the naming process. The inclusion of personal anecdotes and interactions with scientists adds a human touch to the scientific narrative. The episode's overall tone is one of wonder, curiosity, and excitement about the mysteries of the universe.

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As co-host Latif Nasser was putting his kid to bed one night, he noticed something weird on a solar system poster up on the wall: Venus had a moon called … Zoozve.  But when he called NASA to ask them about it, they had never heard of Zoozve, and besides that, they insisted that Venus doesn’t have any moons.  So begins a tiny mystery that leads to a newly discovered kind of object in our solar system, one that is simultaneously a moon, but also not a moon, and one that waltzes its way into asking one of the most profound questions about our universe:  How predictable is it, really? And what does that mean for our place in it?We have some exciting news! In this “Zoozve” episode, Radiolab named its first-ever quasi-moon, and now it's your turn! Radiolab has teamed up with @The International Astronomical Union to launch a global naming contest for one of Earth’s quasi-moons. This is your chance to make your mark on the heavens. Submit your name ideas now through September, or vote on your favorites starting in November: https://radiolab.org/moon) (edited) *Special Thanks to Larry Wasserman and everyone else at the Lowell Observatory, Rich Kremer and Marcelo Gleiser of Dartmouth College, Benjamin Sharkey at the University of Maryland. Thanks to the IAU and their Working Group for Small Bodies Nomenclature, as well as to the Bamboo Forest class of kindergarteners and first graders. *

**EPISODE CREDITS -Reported by - Latif Nasserwith help from - Ekedi Fausther-Keeys and Alyssa Jeong PerryProduced by - Sarah Qariwith help from - Alyssa Jeong PerryOriginal music and sound design contributed by - Sarah Qari and Jeremy Bloomwith mixing help from - Arianne WackFact-checking by - Diane Kellyand Edited by  - Becca BresslerEPISODE CITATIONS - **

Articles:

Check out the paper by Seppo Mikkola, Paul Wiegert (whose voices are in the episode) along with colleagues Kimmo Innanen and Ramon Brasser describing this new type of object here) (https://zpr.io/Ci4B3sGWZ3xi)).

The Official Rules and Guidelines for Naming Non-Cometary Small Solar-System Bodies from the IAU Working Group on Small Body Nomenclature can be found here) (https://zpr.io/kuBJYQAiCy7s)).

All the specs on our strange friend can be found here) (https://zpr.io/Tzg2sHhAp2kb)).

Check out Liz Landau’s work at NASA's Curious Universe podcast )https://zpr.io/QRbgZbMU2gWW)) )as well as lizlandau.com)

Videos:

Fascinating little animation of a horseshoe orbit) (https://zpr.io/A9y6qHhzZtpA)), a tadpole orbit) (https://zpr.io/4qBDbgumhLf2)), and a quasi-moon orbit) (https://zpr.io/xtLhwQFGZ4Eh)). 

Posters:

If you’d like to buy (or even just look at) Alex Foster’s Solar System poster (featuring Zoozve of course), check it out here) (https://zpr.io/dcqVEgHP43SJ)). First 75 new annual sign-ups to our membership program The Lab get one free, autographed by Alex! Existing members of The Lab, look out for a discount code!

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