Jupiter has got even more moons than previously thought, with its total haul now coming in at 79! @chrisenorth & @zemogle discuss why the new moons are odd.
Jul 28th: Icy Moons and Ice Cubes
Tag: Moon
Jul 11th: Awesome Astronomy’s July Episode
Will the Parker Solar Probe really touch the surface of the sun and what science will it do?
Jul 6th: Did We Need The Moon For Life?
Astronomers hate the Moon because it ruins perfectly good observing nights. But is it possible that we all need the Moon for our very existence?
Jun 11th: Icy Moons Update 2018
Thanks to Cassini and other spacecraft, we’ve learned a tremendous amount about the icy worlds in the Solar System, from Jupiter’s Europa to Saturn’s Enceladus, to Pluto’s Charon. Geysers, food for bacteria, potential oceans under the ice and more. What new things have we learned about these places?
Jun 2nd: Observing With Webb in June 2018
June is more exciting than normal, by providing us a chance to see all the naked eye planets by month’s end, lunar close encounters with all but Mercury, and an especially close one with Saturn (only 1˚!), with most planets visible for long periods of the night. So get out your scope and try to find all the planets in one night!
May 25th: Mike Massimino & Nat Geo’s One Strange Rock
Hey there’s another extrasolar asteroid and China moving toward a moon rover
May 20th: Newest Moons and Tiny Beasts
How to define lunar calendar based on the first visibility of the lunar crescent. And the recent scientific estimates suggest that a typical human being has the same number of bacteria and other microbes as they do actual human cells.
Apr 15th: Moon Water & Flying By
Asteroid hunters now frequently spot these small asteroids as they come between the Moon and the Earth’s surface.
Mar 7th: Awesome Astronomy’s March Sky Guide
What to look out, and up, for in March.
Mar 4th: 2 Headed Space Worm & Trappist-1 Planets
Space colonies and looking for another earth