It’s time for our Holiday Gift Guide, where we suggest ideas for presents for the space fans in your life! What books are we reading? What games are we playing and what telescopes are we admiring?
Dec 8th: Martian Motherlode & Our Number
Water for Martian Colonist! The discovery of layer of ice under Mars’s surface & 2016 WJ1, a large Earth approaching asteroid.
Dec 7th: Last Minute Astronomer December 2024
Get out under the stars in December of 2024 to see ALL THE PLANETS! Especially on Christmas night. Plus a bunch of close encounters between the Moon and those planets, and the annual Geminid meteor shower.
Dec 6th: Trojan Asteroids: Understanding the Past to Explore the Future
Dec 5th: The Observer’s Calendar for December 2024
The Actual Astronomy Podcast presents The Observer’s Calendar for December 2024. We talk about Mercury at greatest elongation in the Eastern morning sky on December 25th and how to best observe Jupiter just past opposition. We also talk about pairings of the Moon and Venus, Mercury Jupiter and other planets.
Dec 4th: Manisha Dwa
Today’s Big Impact Astronomy discuss with Manisha Dwa about her leadership role in promoting astronomy education and supporting women in science
Dec 3rd: Could Any Supernova Harm the Earth?
Are we “in range” of any potential supernovae? Has the Earth ever been hit in the past? What about gamma-ray bursts from across the galaxy?
Dec 2nd: Albert Einstein
Dec 1st: Bright and Bald & 200 Yards of Trouble
Nov 30th: Getting Closer
Opportunity & risk. How will we find the first evidence of extra-terrestrial life? Are we safe from asteroid impacts now?