Time for news in space and astronomy. This week we have volcanic glass beads, dino prints, asteroid exploration, & tales from the launch pad.
Oct 4th: Planning for Asteroid Attacks & Dino Prints Cross Ocean
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Sep 30th: Solar Scientist Eugene Parker
Last week, we talked about the Parker Solar Probe. As always, we like to talk about the person who inspired the mission. Meet: Eugene Parker.
Sep 27th: Quasi Moon Naming Contest!
The IAU and WNYC’s award-winning science podcast, Radiolab, invite people worldwide to suggest a name for one of Earth’s quasi-moons.
Sep 20th: Supernovae & Galaxies to Solve Astrophysics’ Biggest Questions
Two new studies are attempting to solve a couple of big puzzles in astrophysics: Is the Hubble constant actually constant?
Sep 13th: Mars is the Future, the Day the Dinos Died, a Star’s Death in 3 Acts
Lets dive into the origins of Dino Killing asteroid, a star being nommed by a star, deep dive into Mars exploration, & tales from launch pad.
Sep 6th: Quasi-Satellite of Earth Has Lunar-Like Material
Quasi-satellite Kamo’oalewa, which currently orbits the Earth, is similar to a lunar sample collected during the Apollo 14 mission.
Aug 30th: NASA Money Mayhem May Murder Missions
Let’s dive into the news in space and astronomy, including Hubble, Chandra, and VIPER face cuts/cancellations, weird exoplanet orbits & more.
Aug 23rd: Found: 1 Intermediate Mass Black Hole
Aug 16th: NASA Identifies Possible Lunar Mantle Rocks on Lunar Surface