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Earth’s Climate Proves More Resilient Than Thought

Mar 23, 2022 | Climate Change, Daily Space, Earth, Exoplanets, Galaxies, Mercury, Moon, Observatories, Space Policy, SpaceX, Spitzer

Computer models of the effects of an eruption event similar to the Columbia River Flood Basalt show that, despite massive injections of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere, Earth’s climate rebounded much more quickly than expected. Plus, ORCs, lunar swirls, exoplanets, and diamonds.

Long-Awaited Rollout of the First Space Launch System

Mar 21, 2022 | Artemis, Asteroids, Climate Change, Crewed Space, Daily Space, Earth, ESA, JWST, Mars, Rockets, ROSCOSMOS, Soyuz, Spacecraft, SpaceX

The first SLS was rolled out of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) High Bay 3 on the Crawler Transporter on March 17, 2022, and is the first lunar rocket to emerge from the VAB since Apollo 17’s Saturn V in 1972. Plus, an asteroid impact, climate change, ancient volcanoes, spring on Mars, and a new Deep Sky Network dish.

Using the Moon to Detect Time-Space Changes

Mar 18, 2022 | Cassini, Daily Space, Earth, ESA, JWST, Mars, Moon, Physics, ROSCOSMOS, Rovers, Saturn, Sky Watching, The Sun

Scientists propose using changes in the distance from the Earth to the Moon and measured by lasers as a way to detect the phenomenon of gravitational waves. Plus, JWST is working, ExoMars is at risk, and in this week’s What’s Up, we learn about looking for zodiacal light.

Happy 20th Birthday to Hubble’s ACS Instrument!

Mar 10, 2022 | Daily Space, Earth, Random Space Fact, Rockets, Space China, Space History, Spacecraft, SpaceX, Starlink, Stars, The Sun

The Advanced Camera for Surveys instrument onboard the Hubble Space Telescope is celebrating twenty years of service this week. Plus, a new look at an old lunar rock, gas rings around an aging star, all the rockets from around the world, and this week in rocket history, we look back at the 1962 Orbiting Solar Observatory, led by Nancy Grace Roman.

Special Edition: Space Science and the Russia-Ukraine War

Mar 5, 2022 | Crewed Space, Daily Space, Earth, ESA, JAXA, Rockets, ROSCOSMOS, Science, Soyuz, Space History, Space Policy, Spacecraft, SpaceX

Today we’re going to discuss the repercussions to space science of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Some people may find this subject upsetting, and if you need to skip this episode, we understand. We’re going to take a look at Roscosmos and how space corporations and nations are imposing sanctions that impact how, when, and what we send to space.

Climate Change: Tsunami, Arctic Sea Ice, and Rising Temperatures

Mar 4, 2022 | Climate Change, Daily Space, Earth, ESA, Galaxies, Neutron Stars / Pulsars, Review, Rockets, Sky Watching, Spacecraft, SpaceX, Starlink, Stars

In the latest climate change news, ancient underwater landslides could help us understand tsunami risks in the Middle East, NASA now has a ‘Vanilla’ ice drone to study the Arctic, and lake temperatures are rising. Plus, we bring you joy with this week’s What’s Up and a review of Starlight Coke.