Rocket Roundup for July 1, 2020
Our one and only launch of the week was yesterday, June 30th, with a brand new SpaceX Falcon 9 booster carrying the latest addition to the GPS constellation from Cape Canaveral at 8:10 pm UTC.
Massive star disappears; Symbiotic nova produces burst of gamma rays; “Capture the Dark” photography contest winners announced
Join us today for our top story: a massive star has disappeared, probably due to dust but maybe not. Also, we explain how a symbiotic nova occurs and produces gamma rays. Finally, we are pleased to share some of the winners and runners up in the “Capture the Dark” photography contest from the International Dark Sky Association.
Second-most distant quasar found and given Hawai’ian name; theoretical axion particles may explain origin of dark matter
Join us today as we look at big news on a big quasar! Pōniuāʻena is the second-most distant quasar ever found, and its existence challenges conventional black hole formation theory. Also, we explain how the theoretical axion particle might be involved in the origin of dark matter.
Martian highlands formed by mud downpours; Detailed images of dusty debris discs; Planet-forming disc “flaps” its wings
Join us today as we look at a possible explanation for how mudstone formed in the Martian highlands. We share a plethora of new images from the Gemini Planet Imager of detailed, dusty discs around stars. And finally, Hubble sees another planet-forming disc flap its bat-wings.
Gravitational wave event leads to detection of object in “mass gap” and corresponding light detection
For today, both stories are related to the detection of gravitational wave events and are believed to be caused by the merger of massive objects far off in the universe.
Rocket Roundup for June 24, 2020
Join us for this week’s Rocket Roundup with host Annie Wilson as we look back at two Chinese rocket launches this past week, including one we actually got to livestream!
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