Blazar pointed right at us & Mars 2020 gets a name
Astronomers discover an active galaxy in the early universe, and NASA names the Mars 2020 Rover with an essay contest. Note: The show will be taking a week off next week. Hello, Friday! I just want to start this episode off with a reminder that we will be taking next...
Dying Stars and Living Spacecraft
Today’s news includes updates on our understanding of exploding white dwarf stars, observations of a planetary nebula just starting to form, and news about Voyager 2’s ground-based communications systems and OSIRIS-REx continued observations of Bennu. By...
Rocket Roundup for March 4, 2020
No rockets launched this past week, but that doesn’t mean there’s no news! Susie recaps Astra’s launch attempt for the DARPA Launch Challenge and MEV-1’s successful capture of IS-901. On the second of March, Astra attempted to launch “One of Three” for the DARPA...
Cotton-Candy Super Puffs, the warped Milky Way Galaxy, and Conference Chaos
This week’s news is weird. Cotton-Candy exoplanets called SuperPuffs may have rings, the Milky Way Galaxy may have been warped by a major collision, and conference cancellations and uncertainty are overwhelming the news this week. Artist’s conception of a ringed...
Galactic Magnetic field, Chonky White Dwarf, & Earth’s Moonshine shows life
Today’s news includes Pulsars being used to detect the Milky Way’s magnetic field, how a seriously oversized white dwarf was able to form, and new science about the search for alien atmospheres that was done in a Lunar Eclipse. Today’s news is of the awesome and...
The AGN Outburst we won’t call an explosion and a rock around the Earth
Today we give a close look to the science behind that “Exploding Galaxy” filling all our feeds. Short version? Nothing exploded, but it’s still really cool. We also talk about a tiny rock (or rocket bit) that has been found dancing around the Earth. ASTRONOMERS DETECT...
Learning from Rocks & a Pretty Planetary Nebula
In today’s episode we learn about how the lucky train of events that delivered a rock from Vesta to scientists on Earth allows us to study volcanism on an asteroid. We also look at how melty silicate rocks of the past may have started Earth’s magnetic field early in...
Rocket Roundup for Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020
There were only two launches this week! Annie chats about China’s rocket launch amid the coronavirus outbreak, Russia’s newest Meridian-M satellite, and Molniya orbits. XJS (C – F) (Rocket Launch Live)...
All the Insight Mission’s latest science
The latest issue of Nature Geoscience is a special issue filled with new science from the Mars Insight mission. We bring you the highlights and make sense of some of the click bait headlines you may already be seeing. The HiRISE camera on the Mars Reconnaissance...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.
