Perseverance lands on Mars February 18. Here the overview of the process of entry, descent, and landing for this Martian explorer.
Feb 11th: Perseverance & The Exploration of Mars – Part 1
Tag: Mars
Feb 7th: Signs Of Life On Mars & Finally A Good Night
Indisputable proof that life existed or currently exists on the planet Mars has yet to be found. However, tantalizing pieces to this mystery continue to be discovered.
Jan 14th: Primordial Black Holes, Dark Matter, and… the Multiverse?
Theoretical physicists have found a way to possibly detect primordial black holes which could lead to answers about dark matter and maybe even the existence of a multiverse.
Jan 2nd: Soaring Above Mars: Airplanes, Helicopters and Balloons on the Red Planet
Aircraft make some of the best platforms for science here on Earth. Now we will have on on Mars and it will arrive next month. More about this idea on today’s podcast.
Nov 7th: Observing With Webb in November 2020
All five naked-eye planets are easily visible at different parts of the night, the Leonids will grace the mid-month skies, and the Moon makes its monthly visits in line with the planets.
Nov 5th: Objects to Observe in the November 2020 Night Sky
The Actual Astronomy Podcast presents Objects to Observe in the November Night Sky. In this episode we focus on sky events to help newcomers learn the night sky as we discuss Meteor Showers, Comets to locate and how to use the Moon to find Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Mars, Venus and Mercury!
Oct 18th: MOM Reaches Mars & Space Rocks
A flash back to India’s Mars Orbiter Mission and the story of Asteroid 2008 TC3, the only asteroid which was observed to be hurtling between planets, flying through our atmosphere, and pieces of it found to be lying on the Earth’s Surface.
Oct 15th: Martian Dunes, Carina Nebula, Nobel Prize in Physics, WGBH NOVA Labs
Research from our home Planetary Science Institute shows that the dune fields on Mars provide solid evidence for lithification and burial.
Oct 7th: Awesome Astronomy October 2020 News Round Up
Time for sky guide and news roundup with @AwesomeAstoPod. We have exoplanet in another galaxy, liquid water on Mars, exoplanet around white dwarf and the Sun get more active again.
Sep29th: Mars – Very Dusty & Crap Acoustics
What’s with Mars dust storms? How many microphones have we landed on Mars? @CheapAstro will answer this questions on today’s Mars – Very Dusty & Crap Acoustics podcast at #365DaysOfAstro