June brings us the quote “Parade of Planets”…well, sort of…Listen up as I discuss which planets are visible, which aren’t, and when the Moon will pass by them.
Jun 1st: Last Minute Astronomer June 2024
Tag: Mars
May 4th: Last Minute Astronomer May 2024
May brings us reliable sights with slow-rolling changes. Mercury, Mars, Saturn, and the Moon all dance in the morning twilight all month as we gear up for Spring and Summer constellations.
Apr 21st: Dark Trails & Mars Impactor
Today Travelers in the Night discuss about a meteor streaking across the sky and burns up some 60 miles above us also about the 43 meteoroids struck in 2015
Apr 6th: Last Minute Astronomer April 2024
Finally the month of the eclipse! A wonderful experience for North America, the Lyrid Meteor Shower, and lots of planetary action makes April of 2024 one of THE best months in a LONG time.
Apr 4th: The Observer’s Calendar for April 2024
he Actual Astronomy Podcast presents The Observer’s Calendar for April 2024. In this episode we’ll talk about the possible Nova of T-Corona Borealis, Mars, Saturn and Moon forming a Triangle in the Eastern Sky, the April 8th Solar Eclipse. Chris and Shane also discuss the Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks but since recording both have viewed it in binoculars.
Mar 27th: From Earth to Mars: The Incredible Story of the Ingenuity Helicopter
With a first flight on April 19, 2021, NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter broke ground on new capabilities for remote planetary missions. After three years, the mission ended. More about Ingenuity accomplishments on today’s podcast
Feb 14th: “The Big One”: The Most Powerful Marsquake Ever Detected
On Earth, we understand how and where earthquakes happen due to the discovery of plate tectonics. Now we have largest recorded seismic event on Mars provided evidence for a different sort of tectonic origin — the release of stress within the Martian crust
Feb 12th: What Goes Into A Sample Return Mission? Moon & Mars
We’ve sent robots to other worlds but the amount of science we can deploy can’t compare with the vast science labs we have on Earth. That’s why more and more missions are for a sample return.
Dec 31st: Martian Lakes & Why
We may be able to learn about the possibilities of life on Mars by studying land forms on the Tibetan Plateau here on Earth. And what motivates asteroid hunters? Large dangerous asteroids are still out there to find.
Nov 29th: Planetary Protection, Mars and the Search for Life
Today SETI Live discuss about the implications and potential scientific impacts on increased activity on Mars, specifically, human-crewed missions. How will the presence of people on Mars affect the search for past or present life and what planetary protection measures will be required to protect the integrity of scientific research as well as life here on Earth when crews return?