Today’s Awesome Astronomy discuss about aurora on Ganymede, starliner, Polaris Dawn, Blue Origin and interview at a local astronomy Festival.
Sep 4th: Should We Worry About Asteroids?
Is the asteroid Belt really like the sci-fi depictions and are there other places in the solar system where these fragments of the early solar system roam? And no talk on asteroids would be complete without considering the threat to Earth
Aug 28th: The Planetary Science Conference
Aug 15th: Watch NASA Go to the Moon
Aug 7th: Comet Olbers in Silly season
Jul 25th: Have Blue Origin Already Lost to SpaceX?
With SpaceX leading the way in commercial spaceflight and Virgin Galactic offering an alternative, how about Blue Origin?
Jul 17th: Sanctuary on the Moon
Celebrating 55 years since humans first set foot on the Moon with Project Apollo and embrace Sanctuary on the Moon, a daring project to leave a legacy of humanity on our nearest celestial neighbour
Jul 3rd: Starliner Marooned and playing with gyros!
This month the team discuss keeping the elderly Hubble alive with a single gyro, how Starliner is currently marooned in orbit, this month skyguide, & the life of Henrietta Swan-Leavitt
Jun 29th: Prepare For Falling Space Debris!
The International Space Station has been continuously inhabited for more than 20 years but its end is coming. So how do you bring down a spacecraft? What will happen to the falling space debris?
Jun 12th: Aurora at Home
This month is indulgent and ranty! There is a big dive into the huge aurora display in May, talk of new exoplanets and old ones vanishing. The usual skyguide and this months history moment is all about X rays.