Sep 1, 2020 | Asteroids, Curiosity, Daily Space, Mars, Moon, Spacecraft
Join us today for an update on the Lucy mission to asteroid Psyche. Plus we take a look at a couple new pieces of tech in development, designed to help explore the Moon and Mars. And Curiosity brings us a special Mars photo that isn’t about the ground!
Aug 31, 2020 | Daily Space, Galaxies, Gemini North, Quasar, Supermassive Black Holes
Join us today as we examine observations for dual quasars in the process of merging and a star being torn apart by its supermassive black hole. Plus, Hubble data used to map a halo around the Andromeda galaxy.
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.
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.
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.
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.