Jan 20, 2021 | Climate Change, Daily Space, Exoplanets, Galaxies, Guest Interview, Jupiter, Neutron Stars / Pulsars, Physics, Planetary Nebulae, Quasar, Supermassive Black Holes, Venus
Media Listen on Libsyn Watch on YouTube Summary Our coverage of last week’s AAS meeting continues with new work on the formation of planetary nebula based on Hubble Space Telescope images. Plus, a massive quasar in the early universe, water ice on Ganymede,...
Dec 8, 2020 | Asteroids, Book Club, Earth, ESA, Milky Way, Planetary Nebulae, Science, Stars
Media Listen on LibsynWatch on Twitch Summary The release of the Gaia space telescope’s Early Data Release 3 has paved the way for a 3D map of the Milky Way, a glimpse at its history, and the acceleration of our own solar system. Plus, Alaskan volcanoes, the...
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...
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...
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...
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...