After catching up Kepler news and the Mercury transit, Jason and Stephen talk about the lifecycle of our sun. Spoiler alert: things won't end well for Earth.

After catching up Kepler news and the Mercury transit, Jason and Stephen talk about the lifecycle of our sun. Spoiler alert: things won't end well for Earth.


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Links and Show Notes Briefing materials for the announcement of 1,284 Kepler planets | NASA Worlds that could support life are found practically in the Sun’s backyard | Ars Technica JCSAT-14 Mission in Photos | SpaceX Three Camera Angles | Falcon 9 First Stage Landing on Droneship - YouTube Cassini confirms methane sea on Titan - SpaceFlight Insider Mercury Enters Spotlight on May 9 | NASA Guide to the Mercury transit on May 9, 2016 - Slate NASA's SDO Captures Mercury Transit Time-lapse - YouTube Liftoff #6: The Sun - Relay FM Introduction to Stars, Galaxies, & the Universe - Prof. Richard Pogge HubbleSite - Picture Album: Nebulae: Planetary