Join us for this week’s Rocket Roundup with host Annie Wilson. We look at the rocket launches that did and did not happen this past week, including China putting two more prototype communications satellites up and testing their new crewed (but not-yet-crewed) spacecraft. Additionally, we talk about ULA launching the USAF’s Orbital Test Vehicle, aka the X-37B spaceplane.
Join us today when we learn about new research on how gamma ray bursts and hypernovae are related. Then we look at new adaptive optics that have proven images of protoplanets are real images of real planets. Finally, we are joined by Dr. Jian-Yang Li from the Planetary Science Institute to talk about interstellar comet 2I/Borisov.
Join us today as we talk about gravitational lensing, new candidates for lenses, and how the search for Dark Energy could progress. We also look at a mud monster that is actually a lab experiment showing how mud could flow like lava on Mars. Next, we enjoy that the TRAPPIST-1 planets are orbiting as expected. And finally, we give a quick shoutout to researchers everywhere using their equipment to help in the fight against COVID-19.
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