Podcaster: Ralph & Paul
Title : Awesome Astronomy’s March Discussion
Organization: Awesome Astronomy
Link : www.awesomeastronomy.com
Description: Awesome Astronomy monthly discussion
Bio: Awesome Astronomy is the show for anyone and everyone who has even the slightest interest in astronomy and science.
Join Ralph & Paul twice each month, for informative and fun astronomy programs telling you what to look out (and up) for every month. You can be guaranteed a passion for astronomy, simple explanations of complex and fundamental topics, space and science news, absorbing interviews with astronomers who make the news and listeners’ astronomy questions answered
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Transcript:
The Discussion: A final check-in with the Helium Tears team before they release their camera laden balloon to the edge of space and a free Awesome Astronomy competition to let you get involved in this adventure
The News: This month we take a look at a star that zipped through our solar system during human history, get excited about the Dawn spacecraft’s close up views of dwarf planet Ceres, bid a sad farewell to Leonard Nimoy and look forward to this month’s solar eclipse.
The 5 Minute Concept: This month Paul takes a look at the most recognisable and unmissable objects in the night sky: the moon. But how much do we actually know about our nearest celestial neighbor? Until the 1950s, actually, barely anything.
The Interview: Dr Joe Liske from the European Southern Observatory returns to the show for this series of interviews telling us about ESO’s groundbreaking telescopes. This time it’s the turn of the Very Large Telescope.
Q&A: Listeners’ questions via email, Facebook & Twitter take us on a journey into the astronomy issues that have always plagued our understanding or stretched our credulity. This month Ralph & Paul answer:
- What’s the closest solar system to ours and could we ever explore it? Hedley Johnson in Des Moine, Iowa via email
- What’s the oldest surviving space probe still transmitting data to Earth? David Blanchflower in Newcastle Upon Tyne via Twitter (@DavidBFlower)
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