Episode · StarTalk Radio · 2023-09-26
Books mentioned on OSIRIS-REx & Asteroid Mining with Natalie Starkey
Will an asteroid hit Earth in 2182? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice learn about asteroid mining, OSIRIS-REx sample-return, and the origins of life with cosmochemist Natalie Starkey.
Neil deGrasse Tyson discussed Fire and Ice by Natalie Starkey, Catching stardust by Natalie Starkey, and The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Fire and Ice
Fire and Ice: The Volcanoes of the Solar System by Natalie Starkey explores planetary geology and volcanic activity across various celestial bodies.
Discussed“you've written two of my favorite books that are out there fire and ice the volcanoes of the solar system we did a whole show on that”
Where to get it
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Catching stardust
Catching Stardust: Comets, Asteroids, and the Birth of the Solar System by Natalie Starkey examines the study of particles and dust brought back to Earth from space, detailing the origins and composition of the solar system.
Discussed“and uh a book a few years before that back in 2018 catching Stardust yeah comets asteroids and the births of the solar system that's why we have you on now”
Where to get it
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The Andromeda Strain
The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton is a sci-fi thriller about a deadly extraterrestrial microorganism brought back to Earth by a space probe and the frantic efforts of scientists to contain it.
Discussed“I read the book rare for me to read a book before I see the movie but I did that for The Andromeda Strain of Michael Crichton before he was famous with Jurassic Park and and whatever his doctor show was on TV uh The Andromeda Strain was a sample return from space”
Where to get it
