The IAU and WNYC’s award-winning science podcast, Radiolab, invite people worldwide to suggest a name for one of Earth’s quasi-moons.
Sep 27th: Quasi Moon Naming Contest!
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Sep 20th: Supernovae & Galaxies to Solve Astrophysics’ Biggest Questions
Two new studies are attempting to solve a couple of big puzzles in astrophysics: Is the Hubble constant actually constant?
Sep 13th: Mars is the Future, the Day the Dinos Died, a Star’s Death in 3 Acts
Lets dive into the origins of Dino Killing asteroid, a star being nommed by a star, deep dive into Mars exploration, & tales from launch pad.
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.
Aug 30th: NASA Money Mayhem May Murder Missions
Let’s dive into the news in space and astronomy, including Hubble, Chandra, and VIPER face cuts/cancellations, weird exoplanet orbits & more.
Aug 23rd: Found: 1 Intermediate Mass Black Hole
Aug 16th: NASA Identifies Possible Lunar Mantle Rocks on Lunar Surface
Aug 9th: Supernovae & Galaxies Being Used to Solve Astrophysics’ Biggest Questions
Aug 2nd: Discovery of Twin Supernovae Could Open Up Dark Energy Experiments
SNFactory found that among about 50 supernovae, many had nearly identical spectra, paving the way of using supernovae to search dark energy.
Jul 26th: Strange Supernova Appears Cool Before Exploding
Researchers find that the “oddball supernova” of a curiously cool, yellow star was lacking the hydrogen content expected.