Hypervelocity star almost kicked outta the Milky Way! And discussion with Alan Stern on what we have learned about Ultima Thule since New Horizons completed its flyby.

Hypervelocity star almost kicked outta the Milky Way! And discussion with Alan Stern on what we have learned about Ultima Thule since New Horizons completed its flyby.
Over-rated super Earths. Could we survive on a super-Earth? more at #365DaysOfAsto with @PaulMattSutter
How to Measure Exoplanet Transit Light Curves with Amateur Telescopes. More with @DeepAstronomy at #365DaysOfAstro
Sailing on light for fun and profit. What if we shoot lasers at lightsails? Does life increase the entropy of the universe?
Is there Methane on Mars? What happened with Beresheet? Check out the answers and astronomy updates on today’s Weekly Space Hangout at #365DaysOfAstro
A new (old) Kepler planet! The first Kepler candidate is confirmed! more astro news at #365DaysOfAstro
Finding planets is old news, we now know of thousands and thousands of the places. But the terrible irony is that we can only see a fraction of the planets out there using the traditional methods of radial velocity and transits. But the new telescopes will take things to the next level and image planets directly.