Today Travelers in the night tell a story about the celestial traffic in our neighborhood with near earth object and a discovery of 2,000 foot diameter space rock.
Oct 22nd: What A Night & Large PHA
Podcast Archive
Oct 21st: How Big is the Great Red Spot?
Jupiter’s iconic Great Red Spot is a huge cyclonic storm big enough to swallow the Earth. But it’s been getting smaller over time, while other storms have been growing. What does the future hold for this Jupiterricane?
Oct 20th: SETI and the Very Large Array
Today we journey out to look at the super massive black hole in the core of M87, and then Beth Johnson will join us with an interview of the SETI Institute’s Dr. Chenoa Tremblay and how radio astronomers are one step closer to simultaneously looking for life and doing science with the very large array.
Oct 19th: Another Possible Exomoon Discovered
Researchers have potentially found a Neptune-sized exomoon orbiting a Jupiter-sized planet in a system with a Sun-like star, making it the second such potential exomoon discovered to date.
Oct 18th: Venus is Going Backwards
All the planets in the solar system rotate counter clockwise – except Venus. A day on Venus lasts longer than it’s year!
Oct 17th: How Does Space Affect the Climate?
What triggers ice ages and other climate events? How are sunspot cycles and orbital motions related to climate patterns? What does Jupiter have to do with all this? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman!
Oct 16th: Mission Roll Call Part 2: Looking Outward from Earth
Last week we talk about the spacecraft which are helping to study Earth from above. Now @AstronomyCast will talk about missions close to home that helping us understand our place in the cosmos.
Oct 15th: Fuls III & Vulcan
Today we have story about Comet C/2018 R4 (Fuls) return and also planet orbiting 40 Eridani A .
Oct 14th: The Cosmic Finch
Today’s NOIRLab Astro discuss about a new supernova event from Luminous Fast Blue Optical Transients class that more powerful than the average supernova.
Oct 13th: In Venus VERITAS
For decades now, our planetary science news cycles have been dominated by Mars. No, it’s time for Venus. Lets get to know VERITAS, the mission bound to Venus.