It’s been about a thousand years since since we last looked at Mercury. So we figured it’s time for an update. What new things have we learned about Mercury?
Jan 17th: Mercury Revisited
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Dec 6th: Gas Giants
For the longest time the only gas giant planets that we knew about were Jupiter and Saturn. But now, in the age of extrasolar planets, astronomers have discovered thousands of gas giants across almost as many star systems. What new discoveries have been made about gas giants, both here in the solar system and across the Milky Way
Des 5th: Near Earth and Moon & Stuff Of Life
Today Travelers in the Night will bring you stories about the discovery of 2015 GL13 and the basic building blocks of life were brought by small bodies. #365DaysOfAstro
Dec 4th: Observing With Webb in December 2021
Why get out there in the cold of December? It’s a time of transitions and wonder. We’ve got a meteor shower, plenty of lunar encounters, potentially a comet, planets visible but changing, and very long nights.
Nov 16th: Where Can We Find Diamond Rain?
How do giant planets make diamond rain? Does it really, you know, rain? Where does diamond rain exist?
Nov 10th: Searching for Planets: New Mission Goes Rogue; Possible Extragalactic Exoplanet Found
A proposed mission called CLEoPATRA will look for rogue planets not orbiting any star. Meanwhile, a possible planet has been discovered in the Whirlpool Galaxy and could be the first planet found outside the Milky Way.
Nov 4th: Objects to Observe in the November 2021 Night Sky
Today’s podcast presents @ActualAstronomy talk about Objects to Observe in the November 2021 Night Sky and places a focus on events to help you find the planets as well as what you can see on the Moon. #365DaysOfAstro
Oct 18th: Planet 9
After Pluto lost its planethood we were down to 8 planets. But there’s growing evidence of another world or worlds out beyond the orbit of Pluto. Is Planet 9 out there and how will we find it? Could there even be a Planet 10?
Oct 6th: Clouds Detected on Exoplanet WASP-127b
Using data from the Hubble Telescope and the ESO’s Very Large Telescope in Chile, a team of scientists have successfully detected clouds on an exoplanet and even measured their altitude.
Oct 4th: Pluto’s Demotion: 15 Years Later
It’s been 15 years since Pluto was kicked out of the planet club. Are there any updates? Does Pluto have a chance of regaining planethood again?