Jun 3, 2020 | Crewed Space, Daily Space, JAXA, Rockets, ROSCOSMOS, Soyuz, Space China, SpaceX
Join us for this week’s Rocket Roundup with host Annie Wilson. We look at the rocket launches that did and did not happen since our last update, including, of course, the SpaceX Crew Dragon launch. We also cover a couple of Chinese launches, one Russian launch, one Japanese launch, the Virgin Orbit test launch, and the explosion of SN4.
Jun 2, 2020 | AAS, Daily Space, Neutron Stars / Pulsars, Observatories, Stars
Join us today while we look at astronomy stories from around the world: observing the start-up of a pulsar from a grad student in Australia; observing gamma rays with a new prototype telescope in Arizona; and observing giant magnetic spots with the European Southern Observatory.
Jun 1, 2020 | AAS, Asteroids, Comets, Daily Space, Earth, Exoplanets, OSIRIS-REx, Supernovae
Join us today as we take a look at a possible new classification of high energy outbursts. Next, we examine the latest evidence that an exoplanet at our nearest stellar neighbor, Proxima Centauri, really exists. And finally, we go over a bunch of recent stories on asteroids and comets, including our own dinosaur-killer, Bennu, Ryugu, and Comet ATLAS.
May 26, 2020 | Behind the Scenes, Daily Space, Galaxies, Guest Interview, Rockets
Join us live from the Virtual Balticon! We look at the new discovery of a ring galaxy 11 billion years back in time. We talk about today’s scheduled Virgin Orbit cubesat launch. And we go behind the scenes at how the Daily Space is made.
May 22, 2020 | Asteroids, Bennu Mapper, Black Holes (Stellar), Daily Space, Milky Way, OSIRIS-REx
Join us today as we talk about radio transmitters found in the twinkling heart of the Milky Way. Then we’ll look at an asteroid that has a comet-like tail. And finally, Bennu is about to be sampled by OSIRIS-Rex, and we helped make that happen!
May 21, 2020 | Cosmology, Daily Space, Exoplanets, Galaxies, Supermassive Black Holes
Join us today as we discuss the impressive work by an undergraduate student who figured out how galaxy mergers influence the growth of supermassive black holes. We talk about a gigantic galaxy found in the early universe. And finally, we look at amazing images of a planet being formed around a distant star.