A recent image from the South African MeerKAT Telescope blew our minds. It was a high resolution image of the center of the Milky Way showing delicate filaments and other structures. Today we’re gonna talk about why this was such an accomplishment and what the future holds for radio astronomy.
Jan 28th: Dr. Ralph McNutt, PI for the Proposed Interstellar Probe Mission
This week, @wSHCrew discuss with Dr. Ralph McNutt about Interstellar Probe Mission. Also news round-up about JWST, stellar mass black hole, new image of the heart of Milky Way, and how is it like to apply to be astronaut.
Dec 23rd: New, Deep Images of Milky Way’s BH Show Stars Moving
Using the ESO’s VLTI, scientists have obtained the deepest and sharpest images of Sagittarius A*. They tracked the orbits of stars and were able to more precisely measure the mass of the black hole.
Oct 8th: Joshua Stoff, Curator of the Cradle of Aviation Museum
New season of Weekly Space Hangout! This time @WSHCrew has mission update from BepiColombo flyby, LandSat 9 study Earth, Lucy to Jupiter’s trojan, DART mission, JWST launches & Milky Way arm!
Sep 1st: Awesome Astronomy September 2021 News Round Up
Time for astro news round up with @AwesomeAstroPod and September sky guide. Today we have new classification of habitable exoplanet, new galaxies, and many more.
Jul 2nd: Celebrating Our WSH Journalist Team – Season Finale
This week, in our Season Finale, we are celebrating and honoring an extra-special group of people on the Weekly Space Hangout: Our Journalist Team! And of course News update!
Mar 31st: Unusual Orbits
Mar 24th: Aquatic Planets Like Earth Could Abound in the Milky Way
A new study examines the formation of rocky worlds from dust particles containing ice and carbon, increasing the possibility that our own Milky Way galaxy could be filled with aquatic planets similar to Earth
Feb 24th: Bobbins
George’s Random Astronomical Object presents BoBn 1, which is a planetary nebula with an odd-to-pronounce name but which is also one of the very few planetary nebulae that have been found in the Milky Way’s halo.
Jan 27th: Where Are We?
Just like the familiar maps we use to navigate our own neighborhoods and cities, astronomers develop maps of the galaxy too! Using the power of several telescopes across Japan, astronomers have teased out some new insights as to the precise location of the Earth within our Milky Way Galaxy.