This holiday season, in a special holiday drop, we want to take you on a trip around the heavens.

First, Latif, with the help of Nour Rawafi of NASA, and an edge-cutting piece of equipment, will explain how we may finally be making good on Icarus’s promise. Then, Lulu and Ada Limón talk about how a poet laureate goes about writing an ode to one of Jupiter’s moons.

We have some exciting news! In the “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. Vote on your favorites here: https://radiolab.org/moon

EPISODE CREDITS: 
Reported by Latif Nasser, Lulu Miller
Produced by Matt Kielty, Ana González
Fact-checking by Diane Kelly

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