Feb 3, 2021 | Daily Space, Dark Matter, Galaxies, Guest Interview, JAXA, Jupiter, Mars, Neutron Stars / Pulsars, Stars
A radio-loud magnetar first observed in March 2020 suffered an apparent identity crisis, behaving like a pulsar until gradually settling into magnetar-like emissions in July. Plus, Mars’ moon Phobos, Jupiter’s moon Ganymede, and an interview with SETI Institute...
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,...
Jan 15, 2021 | AAS, Asteroids, Daily Space, Earth, Jupiter, Mars, Moon, Neutron Stars / Pulsars, Observatories, Physics, Spacecraft
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...
Jan 7, 2021 | Crewed Space, Daily Space, Jupiter, JWST, Mars, Mercury, Moon, Observatories, Our Solar System, Perseverance, Rockets, Rovers, Sky Watching, Spacecraft, The Sun
Media Listen on Libsyn Watch on Twitch Summary We’re going to kick off the year with a look at upcoming night sky events, as well as scheduled spacecraft milestones and exciting space flights. Expect to hear about planets, eclipses, space tourism, crewed...
Dec 22, 2020 | Asteroids, Comets, Daily Space, Earth, JAXA, Jupiter, Observatories, Saturn, Science
Media Listen on Libsyn Watch on Twitch Summary USGS volcanologists and seismologists have been working around the clock to collect data on Kīlauea’s latest eruption after two years of dormancy. Plus, all the volcano news you can handle, as well as a...
Dec 18, 2020 | Asteroids, Brown Dwarf, Daily Space, Earth, Exoplanets, JAXA, Jupiter, Neptune, Planets, Saturn, Sky Watching, Space China, The Sun
Media Listen on Libsyn Watch on Twitch Summary Scientists using Hubble to track storms on Neptune found that a current storm has reversed direction and possibly shed a fragment. Plus, an update on Hayabusa2’s sample return, a non-technological radio...