Twinkling heart of the Milky Way spotted; New type of asteroid discovered; Bennu is about to be sampled
Media Listen on Libsyn Watch on Twitch Transcript Yes folks, I said Friday! And this is no normal Friday; it is the Friday of Memorial Day weekend. Any other year I’d be on my way to a Science Fiction convention, and this year I kind of am. The long-running...
Galaxy mergers trigger black hole growth; massive galaxy found in early universe; planet birth in AB Aurigae
Media Listen on LibsynWatch on Twitch Transcript Today’s news starts with one of those stories that make it clear, the kids are ok. Last summer, undergraduate Rebecca Minsley traveled to the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s Institute for Astrophysics to...
Rocket Roundup for May 20, 2020
Media Listen on LibsynWatch on Twitch Transcript A Kuaye-joe Kuaizhou 1A rocket launched two Xingyun-2 satellites from Jiǔquán Satellite Launch Center on May 12, 2020 at 1:16 AM (UTC). This was the 9th Kuaye-joe Kuaizhou 1A flight, launched from a transporter...
Gamma ray bursts in hypernovae; newborn giant exoplanets confirmed; Guest Dr Jian-Yang Li and interstellar comet 2I/Borisov
Media Listen on LibsynWatch on Twitch Transcript Today we are going to be joined by guest Dr. Jian-Yang Li to discuss the chemistry of comet 2I/Borisov. Dr. Li is a Senior Scientist at the Planetary Science Institute who focuses his research on minor planets –...
New gravitational lens candidates; Mud flows on Mars; TRAPPIST-1 planets aligned with star’s rotation
Media Listen on LibsynWatch on Twitch Transcript Welcome to our Monday morning news bag. Not going to lie, part of my morning was spent hitting refresh ten gazillion times as I waited for some really slimy news to come out of embargo. Honestly, while there isn’t a lot...
Regular rhythms among pulsating stars; Watery plumes from Europa; and Hidden clues in Pluto’s haze
Media Listen on LibsynWatch on Twitch Transcript Today we will be joined by PSI’s own Dr. Cathy Johnson, one of the researchers in a recent study of Mars’ Magnetic Field. Using Mars Maven data, they found indications that Mars had a magnetic field as recently as 3.7...
Impacts shock Cubic Zirconia on the Moon; Mars will Kill Earth Life; & Black Hole Jet Warps Galactic Bridge
A couple of quick notes from Dr. Pamela We’re going to be taking next Mon-Wed-Fri off streaming the Daily Space while we take time to do some needed maintenance behind the scenes. There will still be stuff going on, and when I can, I’ll share it all with you! On...
X-Shaped Radio Galaxies; All-Color Jupiter; & Comet SWAN Shines
A couple of quick notes from Dr. Pamela We’re going to be taking next Mon-Wed-Fri off streaming the Daily Space while we take time to do some needed maintenance behind the scenes. There will still be stuff going on, and when I can, I’ll share it all with...
SpaceX get’s their rocket test on; Artemis update; & Guest Dr Jim Richardson talks crater erosion
Media Listen on Libsyn Watch on Twitch The News Today is one heck of a slow news day, but what it lacks in diversity it makes up for in lift. Our first story is one related to rockets that evaded yesterday’s Rocket Roundup. On Tuesday night, SpaceX’s SN4...About Our Podcast
Get your daily dose of all that’s new in space and astronomy. The sky is not the limit, as we bring you a fast-paced roundup of launches, landings, and everyday discoveries. The Daily Space is brought to you by the team behind CosmoQuest at the Planetary Science Institute, and features hosts Dr. Pamela L. Gay & Annie Wilson.
