Rocket Roundup for June 17, 2020

Rocket Roundup for June 17, 2020

Jun 17, 2020 | Daily Space, Rockets, Space China, SpaceX

Join us for this week’s Rocket Roundup with host Annie Wilson, where we’ll watch China launch an oceanography satellite, Rocket Lab launch an Electron rocket called “Don’t Stop Me Now”, and SpaceX launch even more Starlink satellites (plus a few hitchhiking SkySats).

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Why pulsars shine brightly; Antares’ atmospheric layers; Volcanic craters on Titan

Why pulsars shine brightly; Antares’ atmospheric layers; Volcanic craters on Titan

Jun 16, 2020 | Cassini, Daily Space, Neutron Stars / Pulsars, Stars, Titan, Very Large Array

Join us today as we consider a new paper on why pulsars shine so brightly (hint: it’s those pesky magnetic fields). We take a look at new images of Antares’ massive atmospheric layers. Finally, we share a story from our own Planetary Science Institute: evidence has been found that there are volcanic craters on Saturn’s moon, Titan.

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Titan moving away from Saturn; Infrared photos of Phobos; Hints of new volcanism in Europe

Titan moving away from Saturn; Infrared photos of Phobos; Hints of new volcanism in Europe

Jun 11, 2020 | Asteroids, Bennu Mapper, Cassini, Daily Space, Earth, Guest Interview, Mars, OSIRIS-REx, Our Solar System, Saturn, Titan

Join us today as we analyze news that Titan is moving away from Saturn more quickly than previously thought. Also, we look at recent photos of Mars’ moon Phobos taken by NASA’s Mars Odyssey. Finally, we note that there is possibly new volcanic activity underneath Germany. After those stories, we interview Dr. Jamie Molaro from PSI about her recent paper on asteroid Bennu.

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