Podcaster: Fraser Cain, Nicole Gugliucci, David Dickinson, Matthew Francis, Scott Lewis & Alessondra Springmann
Title: Weekly Space Hangout: Astronomy Highlight on May 24th
Link : http://cosmoquest.org
Triple Conjunction: http://www.universetoday.com/102390/astrophotos-triple-planetary-conjunction/
– Mega-Merger: http://arstechnica.com/science/2013/05/merger-of-ancient-galaxies-could-explain-the-origin-of-todays-giants/ plus multi-wavelength picture: http://keckobservatory.org/images/press_images/A-HerschelMergerLayout.jpg
– Asteroid Miss: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2013-163
Satellite views of tornado path 🙁 http://www.universetoday.com/102379/astonishing-hi-resolution-satellite-views-of-the-destruction-from-the-moore-oklahoma-tornado/
– REPLICATORS ARE COMING! http://www.universetoday.com/102328/nasa-looks-at-3-d-food-printer-for-star-trek-like-replicator/
– Citizen science to determine stellar distances – http://arstechnica.com/science/2013/05/refined-distance-measurements-rescue-a-threatened-theory/
– The non-eclipse: http://www.universetoday.com/102262/the-birth-of-a-saros-this-weekends-hidden-eclipse/
You can watch the video in: http://youtu.be/hZ46_2eVD5A
This audio has been aired in live streaming on May 24th, 2013
Description: The Weekly Space Hangout is your round-up of the top news stories in space and astronomy from our expert journalists, scientists, and space aficionados.
Bio: Fraser Cain, Universe Today Publisher; David Dickinson, the astroguyz and writer in Universe Today; Matthew Francis from BowlerHatScience; Nicole Gugliucci from Cosmoquest; Scott Lewis from knowthecosmos.com and Alessondra Springmann from Arecibo Observatory
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