Mar 14, 2021 | Asteroids, Comets, Daily Space, Earth, Exoplanets, Galaxies, Mars 2020, Milky Way, Perseverance, Planets
A new study examines the formation of rocky worlds from dust particles containing ice and carbon, increasing the possibility that our own Milky Way galaxy could be filled with aquatic planets similar to Earth. Plus, a simulation of the Milky Way-Andromeda collision and an overview of asteroid Apophis.
Mar 4, 2021 | ISRO, Mars 2020, Moon, Perseverance, Random Space Fact, Rockets, ROSCOSMOS, Soyuz, Space China, Space History
Join us for this week’s Rocket Roundup with host Annie Wilson as we look back at the launches that happened over the last week, including international launches from China, India, and Russia. Plus, we look back at Beresheet, the ill-fated lander that launched on February 22, 2019.
Feb 25, 2021 | Active Galaxies, Astrobiology, Daily Space, Earth, Exoplanets, Guest Interview, Mars, Mars 2020, Perseverance, Physics, Stars, Supermassive Black Holes
Feb 11, 2021 | Comets, Daily Space, Mars, Mars 2020, Random Space Fact, Space China, Space History, Spacecraft, SpaceX, Starlink
Join us for this week’s Rocket Roundup with host Annie Wilson as we look back at the launches that happened over the last week, including Yet Another Starlink and a surprise Chinese launch. Plus, updates on all those arriving Mars missions.
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 5, 2020 | Crewed Space, Daily Space, Mars, Mars 2020, Rockets, ROSCOSMOS, SpaceX
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 the Mars Perseverance launch, a Roscosmos launch, and the splashdown of the SpaceX Demo-2 capsule. Plus! A surprise Starship SN5 hop.