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...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.
