Dec 18, 2020 | Asteroids, Brown Dwarf, Daily Space, Earth, Exoplanets, JAXA, Jupiter, Neptune, Planets, Saturn, Sky Watching, Space China, The Sun
Scientists using Hubble to track storms on Neptune found that a current storm has reversed direction and possibly shed a fragment. Plus, an update on Hayabusa2’s sample return, a non-technological radio emission from an exoplanet, This Week in Sky Watching, and more!
Dec 17, 2020 | Agencies, Daily Space, Rockets, ROSCOSMOS, Space China, Spacecraft, SpaceX
Join us for this week’s Rocket Roundup with host Annie Wilson as we look back at the launches that happened from the past week, including a Chinese Long March 11, the SpaceX SN8 flight test, a ULA classified launch, a SpaceX Falcon 9, and a Russian Angara A5.
Dec 10, 2020 | Daily Space, Rockets, ROSCOSMOS, Soyuz, Space China, Spacecraft, SpaceX
Join us for this week’s Rocket Roundup with host Annie Wilson as we look back at the launches that happened from the past week, including a Soyuz, a Long March 3B, and a Falcon 9.
Dec 8, 2020 | Asteroids, Astrobiology, Daily Space, JAXA, Moon, Physics, Space China, Space History, The Sun
The first sunspot image released by the not-yet-completed Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope is highly detailed and a sample of the images to come. Plus, all the sample return missions, how the Sun bends light, and building blocks for organic molecules found in meteorites.
Dec 3, 2020 | Daily Space, JAXA, Rockets, Soyuz, Space China, Spacecraft
Join us for this week’s Rocket Roundup with host Annie Wilson as we look back at the launches that happened from the past week, including a Japanese launch and, finally, the Falcon Eye 2 launch for the UAE. Plus an update on Chang’e 5 lunar lander!
Dec 3, 2020 | Asteroids, Cosmology, Daily Space, Dark Matter, Galaxies, Moon, Neutron Stars / Pulsars, Observatories, Space China, Spacecraft, Stars, Supernovae, The Sun
Due to breaking news, our lead story is about the collapse of the Arecibo telescope platform and its dish. Plus magnetars, gamma-ray bursts, sunspots, asteroids, dark matter, and a Kickstarter to preserve an historic observatory in Japan.