Reconstructing 1000 Years of Solar Activity with Tree Rings
Media Listen on Libsyn Watch on YouTube Summary Researchers measured the concentration of carbon-14 in tree-ring archives to recreate over one thousand years’ worth of solar activity. Plus amazing solar structures, earthquake forensics IN SPACE, Martian...
Anatomical Dissection of Planetary Nebula Using Hubble Images
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,...
Climate Change Affects Harvest, Rocks, Shorelines… and Truffles?
Media Listen on LibsynWatch on YouTube Summary Climate change is a leading problem in today’s society, and today we have a quartet of stories on its effect on the world around us. Plus, more coverage from the AAS meeting with three stories on black holes, as well as...
Powerful GRB is Actually Giant Flare From Magnetar in Nearby Galaxy
Media Listen on LibsynWatch on Twitch Summary Multiple international teams determine that a 2020 gamma-ray burst was actually a giant flare from a magnetar and that flare originated from a nearby galaxy. Plus, the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument is ready for a...
Hubble Space Telescope Releases Galaxy Merger Montage
Media Listen on Libsyn Watch on Twitch Summary Hubble celebrates the new year with a release of six gorgeous galaxy mergers, imaged as a part of their investigation into star formation rates in such systems. Plus, a weird nebula, a big flare from a tiny...About Our Podcast
Get your daily dose of all that’s new in space and astronomy. The sky is not the limit, as we bring you a fast-paced roundup of launches, landings, and everyday discoveries. The Daily Space is brought to you by the team behind CosmoQuest at the Planetary Science Institute, and features hosts Dr. Pamela L. Gay & Annie Wilson.
