There are planets in orbit around stars outside our solar system – and even rogue planets. But finding them is very hard. They are small and dim. But ideally, we’d like to see them directly, in our telescopes. Is that possible?
Jun 10th: Weather on Exoplanets
We’re familiar with the weather on Earth and telescopes and missions are watching the weather on other planets in the Solar System. But for the first time in history, astronomers can now answer that question for exoplanets, located light-years away from us.
Jun 9th: Rose Rules & Disintegrating Comet
Today’s Travelers in the Night discuss about asteroid discoveries by Rose Matheny & a break up comet from a far
Jun 8th: The First Year DESI Results
The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) is currently measuring the redshifts to tens of millions of galaxies to help unravel the mystery of dark energy and today’s podcast talk about its first result.
Jun 7th: Dark Matter Delays Supernova Signal
A supernova first observed in 2016 will be replayed in a few years because of the light’s journey through a galaxy cluster and how dark matter gravitationally warps space-time.
Jun 6th: The Observer’s Calendar for June 2024
This month’s @ActualAstronomy observer calendar talk about Asteroids, Lunar X and Straight wall plus Alister’s Anomalous Moon For June.
Jun 5th: Talking Space With Chris Lintott
Today’s Awesome Astronomy discuss with Chris Lintott about How amateur astronomers can contribute to real science, removing the boundaries between professional and amateur astronomers, and also Finding supernovae (violently exploding stars)
Jun 4th: What is the Cosmic Flaw That Shouldn’t Exist?
What is the “cold spot” on the cosmic microwave background? Why shouldn’t it exist? What are some possible explanations for it, and why are they unsatisfying? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman!
Jun 3rd: Space Junk
We’re polluting every corner of our own planet including take our trashy habits out into space with us. Lets learn more about the trash orbiting the planet to the radiation we’re leaking out into space.