Planetary Nebulae | The Daily Space

Stars and Planets May Grow Up Together!

Oct 9, 2020 | Daily Space, Exoplanets, Galaxies, Observatories, Planetary Nebulae, Planets, Star Forming Region

Media Listen on Libsyn Watch on Twitch Transcript Today’s science is largely science that has resisted being understood: it’s the science of how star systems form and change the substance of the universe. At the most basic level, we struggle with questions...

Black hole signatures, planetary nebulae, and… Bennu

Sep 23, 2020 | Asteroids, Black Holes (Stellar), Daily Space, JAXA, OSIRIS-REx, Planetary Nebulae

Media Listen on Libsyn Watch on Twitch Transcript For fans of geometry-based holidays, happy equinox! Today, the Sun passes straight overhead at the equator as it makes its way south. With spring coming to Australia, South America, Africa, and points in...

X-ray view of the sky; Hubble images planetary nebulae; Planets form more quickly than previously thought

Jun 19, 2020 | Daily Space, ESA, Exoplanets, Galaxies, Milky Way, Planetary Nebulae

Media Listen on Libsyn Watch on Twitch Transcript Astronomy can be described in many ways: awe-inspiring, mind-blowing, complicated. There are so many adjectives to pick from that sometimes calling it astronomical is the safest bet. Today though, our...

Crew Dragon to be crewed May 27, impacts on asteroids make regolith, Comet Borisov lends insights, and the California Nebula gloriously ends Spitzer Mission

Apr 20, 2020 | Asteroids, Comets, Crewed Space, Daily Space, Planetary Nebulae, Podcast, SpaceX

The first flight of NASA astronauts from U.S. soil in nearly nine years finally has a launch date: May 27. The impact of small bodies hitting an asteroid pulverizes its surface, making new regolith, while seismic shaking produced by the impact causes...