Things that orbit the Sun and clear their orbits. So what happens when worlds collide? Why is Mars’ sky red?
Sep 12th: Planets
Podcast Archive
Sep 11th: British Planetary Science Conference
Today’s Awesome Astronomy discuss about aurora on Ganymede, starliner, Polaris Dawn, Blue Origin and interview at a local astronomy Festival.
Sep 10th: Trillions of Worlds Without Stars
Astronomers estimate there are more free roaming planets in our galaxy than planets in orbit around stars. Trillions worlds wandering alone
Sep 9th: The Search For Neutrinos
Neutrinos are produced in the Sun through nuclear reactions. Lets learn how this elusive particle was first theorized & finally discovered.
Sep 8th: Earth Glow & Asteroid Slam
Today’s Travelers in the Night discuss about the Earth’s faint corona of gas surrounding it & experiments to deal with dangerous space rock
Sep 7th: Last Minute Astronomer September 2024
What is gracing the September 2024 skies? A just barely partial lunar eclipse, the best viewing for Saturn, 5 lunar close encounters, & transition to fall.
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.
Sep 5th: The Observer’s Calendar for September 2024
For September, ActualAstronomy discuss about Mercury observation, occultation of Saturn & Antares by the Moon, & possible comet headed our way
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
Sep 3rd: What Made the Local Bubble?
Where do we live within the galaxy? What shapes the local bubble? How long will we be inside it?