School is starting, the nights are getting longer, and two gas giants are dominating the night skies while two terrestrial planets make morning appearances.
Sep 5th: Observing With Webb in September 2020
Tag: Mars
Sep 2nd: Awesome Astronomy September 2020 News Round Up
Check out the september sky guide and astronomy news round up with @AwesomeAstroPod. This week we have Damage of Arecibo Obs, The Dimming Betelgeuse, The search for the missing matter in the Milky Way and more.
Aug 30th: Mars 2020 Rover & Space Aliens Listening To Our Sun
Today @Nmcanopus will talk about Mars climate which has changed dramatically over the eons and what would the space alien receive if it pointed its radio antennas at our Sun?
Aug 21st: Bringing Mars To Earth
Scientists have samples of the Sun’s solar wind, particles from a comet’s tail, a few grams from an asteroid, with more coming shortly. But there’s still no sample return from Mars. NASA & ESA have been making plans to bring sample home from Mars.
Aug 20th: Free-flowing Water On Ancient Mars? Not So Fast!
Join us today as we talk about newly released research that suggests the waters on ancient Mars were subglacial and not free-flowing. Also, a black hole goes dormant and star formation goes wild.
Aug 12th: Earth To Mars In 100 Days? The Power Of Nuclear Rockets
launching a rocket powered by radioactive material has its own risks as well. Should we attempt it?
Aug 10th: Mars
Today we consider Mars, the next planet in our journey through the Solar System. It’s a cold, dry desert, so why does this planet hold such fascination?
Aug 6th: Helicopters on Mars
Here we go! We will have helicopter flying on Mars. It is on the way to Mars mounted on Perseverance rover. More about it and how do we hunt life on Mars & Why aren’t we going to Europa?
Aug 1st: Observing With Webb in August 2020
The rest of summer is PERFECT for the amateur and beginner observer! Saturn and Jupiter are visible all night, Venus is easy to spot in the morning, Mars and Mercury offer a challenge for the early risers and the annual Perseid meteor shower is coming up August 12th.
Jul 22nd: New Target For New Horizons
Join us today as we look at all the spacecraft mission updates. First up, NASA’s New Horizons mission is searching for another Kuiper Belt Object to pass. Next, the Emirates Hope orbiter is set to launch to Mars this month. Finally, we get to share brand new images from the NASA/ESA Solar Orbiter, fresh off the press this morning.