The Daily Space – A quick round up of all that is new in space and astronomy.

Rocket Roundup for September 23, 2020

Sep 23, 2020 | Daily Space, Rockets, Space China

Media Listen on Libsyn Watch on Twitch Transcript For our only orbital launch of the week, on September 21 at 5:40 UTC, China launched a Long March 4B rocket carrying the Haiyang-2C to orbit from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northern China. CREDIT:...

Black hole signatures, planetary nebulae, and… Bennu

Sep 23, 2020 | Asteroids, Black Holes (Stellar), Daily Space, JAXA, OSIRIS-REx, Planetary Nebulae

Media Listen on Libsyn Watch on Twitch Transcript For fans of geometry-based holidays, happy equinox! Today, the Sun passes straight overhead at the equator as it makes its way south. With spring coming to Australia, South America, Africa, and points in...

Enceladus, a magnetar, and a comet aurora, oh my!

Sep 21, 2020 | Cassini, Comets, Daily Space, ESA, Neutron Stars / Pulsars, Saturn

Media Listen on Libsyn Watch on Twitch Transcript After last week’s constant thrum of new and exciting news, I’m somewhat relieved to say this particular Monday is a rather slow news day. We expect things to change as the week goes on. The virtual...

Planetary Pandemonium: All the planetary stories that were NOT about Venus

Sep 18, 2020 | Astrobiology, Daily Space, ESA, Exoplanets, Our Solar System, Perseverance, Planets, Uranus

Media Listen on Libsyn Watch on Twitch Transcript We have spent a lot of time talking about Venus this week. It’s been like that meme where the guy is looking over his shoulder at a woman who is not the one next to him. So I will give my one thought on the...

Gas giant found orbiting white dwarf star and a Wolf-Rayet binary produces dust

Sep 17, 2020 | Daily Space, Exoplanets, Gemini North, Guest Interview, Stars, The Sun, White Dwarfs

Media Listen on Libsyn Watch on Twitch Transcript IMAGE: MIT professor Sara Seager Stay tuned after the Daily Space for a live interview with Prof. Sara Seager of MIT regarding this week’s news about phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus. With today’s...