Thanks to Hayabusa 2 & OSIRIS-REx, we can learn more about this piles of rubble. A fascinating piles of rubble. Let’s talk about what we’ve learned so far. #365DaysOfAstro
Sep 23rd: Asteroids: Rubble Piles of the Solar System
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Sep 16th: Reusable Rocket Revolution
We took a hiatus this summer, but SpaceX sure didn’t, with the tests of the Starhopper prototype. Today we’re going to talk about the revolution in reusable rocketry and quest to build a fully reusable two-stage rocket.
Sep 9th: Decelerating Black Holes, Earth-Sun Tidal Lock, and the Crushing Gravity of Dark Matter
This week we wonder if you can made a black hole by accelerating a mass, but then can you un-make it again? Will the Earth ever be tidally locked to the Sun? And can dark matter crush an unsuspecting space ship?
Sep 2nd: Questions Show: Multiple Big Bangs, Satellite Collisions and the Size of the Universe
This week we wonder if the Universe is going to collapse and then expand again, how satellites can have such different velocities, and the size of the observable Universe.
Aug 26th: Questions Show: The Source of Atmospheres, the Vanishing Moon, and a Glow After Sunset
How do planets get their atmospheres? What would happen to the Earth if the Moon just disappeared? And what’s that strange glow we see after sunset?
Aug 19th: Questions Show: Shooting Lasers at the Moon and Losing Contact with Rovers
This week we find out how hard it is to hit the Moon with a laser, & if scientists lose contact with the Mars rovers when they go behind the Sun.
Aug 12th: Questions Show: Moons and the Drake Equation, Stars in the Void, and Rings Around Stars
This week we find out if moons around other planets could support life, if there’s anything out there between galaxies, and whether stars form rings.
Aug 5th: Spacesuits
As we’ve mentioned before, the Universe is trying to kill you. For astronauts, that’s truer than ever. That’s why the smart astronaut always puts on a spacesuit first. Let’s take a look with @AstronomyCast at #365DaysOfAstro
Jul 29th: Return to the Moon
We’ve talked about the physical characteristics of the Moon, and the exploration. Now we’re going to talk about the plans to return to the Moon.
Jul 22nd: Future Civilizations
Let’s assume that humans survive the next few hundred years without destroying ourselves, or the planet/ What kinds of challenges will we face, and what projects will we build to expand ourselves out into the Solar System and eventually the galaxy?