Time for weekly news roundup. This week @WSHCrew will talk about Venus, dark matter gravitational lensing, and diamond planets.
Sep18th: Dr. Merav Opher: The Shape of the Sun’s Heliosphere
Tag: venus
Sep 16th: Awesome Astronomy September 2020 Space Exploration
New detection raised the distinct possibility of life in Venus’ upper atmosphere! More about it and also space exploration info at #365DaysOfAstro with @AwesomeAstroPod
Sep 5th: Observing With Webb in September 2020
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 4th: Objects to Observe in September 2020
The Actual Astronomy Podcast presents Objects to Observe in the September Sky places a focus on sky events to help newcomers identify the planets and detailed observations of the changing surface of Mars and the Cloud tops of Venus, Saturn and Jupiter.
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 27th: Venus
Last week we talked about Mercury, so this week our planetary parade proceeds to Venus. It’s the brightest object in the sky, the hottest object in the solar system, and it’s probably one of the most deadly places to go and visit.
Jun 6th: Observing With Webb in June 2020
Welcome June brings us all the naked-eye planets at some points in the month, Venus’s introduction to the morning with the Moon, and mornings with four naked-eye planets visible.
Apr 24th: Exploding Stars & Invisible Planets Book
Good bye Fomalhaut b, Black Hole collision with VERY different masses, more news and discussion about Exploding Stars & Invisible Planets book. More at #365DaysOfAstro
Apr 14th: Guns in Space and Why Venus is so Hot
Listeners have been asking about guns in space, and why Venus is so hot. We do our best to answer!
Apr 4th: Observing With Webb in April 2020
Three planets still hanging out in the early mornings, an early month unusual conjunction, and a meteor shower make this time of socially distancing ourselves a great time to get outside at night!