Podcaster: Ralph, Paul & Jeni
Title : Awesome Astronomy’s July Episode
Organization: Awesome Astronomy
Link : www.awesomeastronomy.com
Description: Jeni tells us about her more recent astronomy conferences in Eastbourne and Copenhagen. Paul gives us a round up of his astronomy outreach with interesting facts from and a rooftop star party. And Awesome Astronomy gets in deeper than intended with the Alan Bennet/Thora Hird gag that far outstayed its welcome.
The News: Rounding up the space and astronomy news this month we have:
– AME in the Sky with Diamonds!
– Farewell Apollo 12 moonwalker, Alan Bean.
– An old mystery about our moon is solved.
– Has the Mars Opportunity rover bitten the dust?
The Interview: This month Jeni speaks to Dr. Tana Joseph about the MeerKAT telescope and how outreach is impacting science in South Africa.
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 we take a look at solar physics:
Will the Parker Solar Probe really touch the surface of the sun and what science will it do? Mark De Vriij in Poland.
http://www.awesomeastronomy.com
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