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Rocket Roundup for August 26, 2020

Aug 27, 2020 | Daily Space, Mars, Mars 2020, Rockets, Rovers, Space China

Join us for this week’s Rocket Roundup with host Dave Ballard as we look back at the launches that did and didn’t happen. It was a light week, with only the launch of a Chinese Long March 2D to revisit.

Europa, Ganymede, and more pictures of Comet NEOWISE

Aug 26, 2020 | Comets, Daily Space, ESA, Gemini North, Jupiter, Our Solar System

Join us today as we look at how fractures on Europa’s surface are leading scientists to reevaluate the geologic past of the Jovian moon. Speaking of Jovian moons, Sweden has finished an instrument for the JUICE mission that will measure electromagnetic fields and map the oceans of Ganymede. And finally, Comet NEOWISE continues to make headlines with new images from Hubble and Gemini.

Cool worlds, exploding stars, and an asteroid that missed Earth

Aug 20, 2020 | Asteroids, Citizen Science, Daily Space, Earth, JAXA, Supernovae

Join us today as we look at how citizen science helped discover 100 cool worlds nearby. Then we examine evidence that exploding stars may have contributed to a mass extinction on Earth. Speaking of mass extinctions, an asteroid narrowly missed our planet last weekend. Because 2020.

Rocket Roundup for August 19, 2020

Aug 19, 2020 | Daily Space, JAXA, Rockets, SpaceX, Starlink

Join us for this week’s Rocket Roundup with host Annie Wilson as we look back at the launches that did and didn’t happen, including an Ariane 5 and Yet Another SpaceX Starlink batch.

Rocket Roundup for August 12, 2020

Aug 12, 2020 | Daily Space, Rockets, Space China, SpaceX

Join us for this week’s Rocket Roundup with host Annie Wilson as we look back at the launches that did and didn’t happen, including a Chinese satellite launch and another SpaceX Starlink launch… with a rideshare!

Stellar eggs; Hubble uses lunar eclipse to detect Earth’s oxygen; Arecibo goes back to work after hurricane; Perseid meteor shower

Aug 10, 2020 | Astrobiology, Daily Space, Earth, ESA, Moon, Observatories, Star Forming Region

Join us today for news about the evolution of stellar eggs. Additionally, Hubble takes advantage of a lunar eclipse to probe our atmosphere. Then we celebrate Arecibo reopening after Hurricane Isaias and doing more science. Plus it’s time for the Persieds!