Mars | The Daily Space

Strange Exoplanet Could Be Similar to Theoretical Planet 9

Dec 16, 2020 | Asteroids, Astrobiology, Book Club, Daily Space, Exoplanets, Galaxies, Guest Interview, JAXA, Jupiter, Mars, Our Solar System, Planets, Science, Sky Watching, Uranus

Media Listen on Libsyn Watch on Twitch Summary HD 106906 b is an exoplanet 336 light-years away, 11 times the size of Jupiter, and possibly an analog of our own not-yet-discovered Planet 9. Plus, a large body of water ice has been discovered on Mars, and we...

Centaur Seen Changing to Jupiter Family Comet for First Time

Nov 28, 2020 | Astrobiology, Comets, Curiosity, Daily Space, Earth, Mars, Our Solar System, Perseverance

Media Listen on Libsyn Watch on Twitch Summary In a surprise Planetary Pandemonium episode, we look at a comet that is caught in the process of moving from Centaur to Jupiter Family Comet and doing it on a human timescale. Also, an ancient Martian megaflood...

Cosmic Mystery Solved and Stellar Missing Link Discovered

Nov 24, 2020 | Daily Space, Earth, Jupiter, Mars, Nebulae, Observatories, Our Solar System, Saturn, Stars

Media Listen on Libsyn Watch on Twitch Summary Today’s top story focuses on the Blue Ring Nebula, which researchers say is the phase of a star merger never seen before, providing the missing link for merger progression. Plus, stories on Mars,...

Luminous Kilonova Challenges Gamma-ray Burst Theories

Nov 15, 2020 | Astrobiology, Crewed Space, Daily Space, Earth, Exoplanets, Galaxies, Mars, Neutron Stars / Pulsars, Observatories, Physics, Rockets, Space History, Spacecraft, SpaceX, Venus, Very Large Array

Media Listen on Libsyn Watch on Twitch Transcript This is the Daily Space for today, Friday, November 13, 2020. I am your host, Beth Johnson, and I am here to put science in your brain. Unfortunately, Dr. Pamela is dealing with a host of grant deadlines, so...

First Brown Dwarf Discovered Using Radio Observations

Nov 11, 2020 | Asteroids, Astrobiology, Exoplanets, Fast Radio Bursts, Jupiter, Mars, Neutron Stars / Pulsars, Observatories, OSIRIS-REx, Planets

Media Listen on Libsyn Watch on Twitch Transcript This is the Daily Space for today, Tuesday, November 10, 2020. I am your host, Dr. Pamela Gay. I am your host, Beth Johnson. And we are here to put science in your brain. Today’s science is largely radioed...

Betelgeuse smaller and closer than previously thought… what?

Oct 19, 2020 | Bennu Mapper, Cosmology, Daily Space, Exoplanets, Galaxies, Mars, Observatories, Star Forming Region, Stars

Media Listen on Libsyn Watch on Twitch Transcript Welcome to Monday. This is going to be a Monday of announcements, so please bear with me for a moment. The news is coming in just a moment. IMAGE: This image shows Nightingale, the primary landing site...