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?
This week… there was a far too much news problem, the last flight of Virgin Galactic’s Unity suborbital spacecraft, the first crewed flight of Boeing’s Starliner capsule to the ISS, a more successful launch test of SpaceX’s massive starship, the successful landing, loading, and liftoff of Chang’e 6 at the Moon, and… the beginning of the end for the HST as it shifted into single gyro operations.
Join us today for a discussion about distinguished career with Dr. Steve Maran as he shares with us about his experience from his almost 70 years working, and having fun, in astronomy.
Just how useful are humans in space? What is the death zone radius of a black hole merger? More about staying alive with @CheapAstro at #365DaysOfAstro
Tucked inside a quiet solar system, in the area of sky outlined by the constellation Aquarius, orbits a planet named TRAPPIST-1d, the third of seven planets in a system. More about this planet today with Deep Astronomy
Fraser & Pamela list their favorite books! Take notes!
Today’s Travelers in the NIght will tell a story about the discovery of Earth approaching asteroid which indicated as a rock being ejected from the Moon by the impact of an asteroid or comet long ago. Also about Comet C/2018 V4 Africano’s last visit to the inner solar system
Today’s Cosmic Savannah chat about some of the highlights of the past year in astronomy and also some of favourite episodes of season 4.
In this episode, we bring you stories on how JWST – Not LIGO and Virgo – spotted the most distant Black Hole merger to date, why the search for life on other worlds gets more challenging the more we look, and we take a deep dive into the things we’re doing that cause and relieve climate change.
Today’s Actual Astronomy talk with the guests from the Mansfield & Sutton Astronomical Society who are constructing a planetarium out of a Victorian era water reservoir. Find out what goes into making an astronomy’s club dream a reality.