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Summer is officially, astronomically here, and for the folks in the northern hemisphere that means it’s a perfect time to head outside and see what’s happening in the sky. Today we’ll give you a good list of things to keep an eye out for with or without a telescope.
https://youtu.be/16AOH_JFozU Summer is officially, astronomically here, and for the folks in the northern hemisphere that means it’s a perfect time to head outside and see what’s happening in the sky. Today we’ll give you a good list of things to keep an eye out for with or without a telescope. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astrono…
The International Space Station has been continuously inhabited for over 20 years now, serving as a peaceful collaboration between space-faring nations. But it’s a machine, and it’s getting old. In addition, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has made things complicated. What’s the future for the ISS? Download MP3 | Show Notes | Transcript Show Notes …
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Ask A Spaceman - Ep. 179: What are the Alternatives to Dark Matter?
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What are some of the problems with dark matter? What about modified gravity? Are there any other solutions? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! Please support our amazing sponsors of this episode: • Visit BetterHelp to get 10% off your first month! • Join Paul's Audio Book Club on Chirp. There are no commitments or subscri…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 648: Summer Observing by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Summer is officially, astronomically here, and for the folks in the northern hemisphere that means it’s a perfect time to head outside and see what’s happening in the sky. Today we’ll give you a good list of things to keep an eye out for with or without a telescope.…
Standing on your own two feet isn’t easy. While many animals can momentarily balance on their hind legs, we’re the only critters, besides birds, for whom bipedalism is completely normal. Find out why, even though other animals are faster, we’re champions at getting around. Could it be that our upright stance made us human? Plus, why arches help sti…
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Travelers in the Night - Eps. 613 & 614: Climate Change and Telescopes & Rare Atira
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Dr. Al Grauer hosts. Dr. Albert D. Grauer ( @Nmcanopus ) is an observational asteroid hunting astronomer. Dr. Grauer retired from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 2006. travelersinthenight.org Today's 2 topics: - Human caused climate change is having a negative effect on astronomical research. - David Rankin discovered 2020 RX8! We've a…
Welcome to Observing With Webb, where a high school astronomy teacher tells you what you’re looking at, why it’s so cool, and what you should check out later this month…at night. 2022 is the summer of morning planets! Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, and Venus are all quite prominent, with Mercury stopping by in June. Throughout the summer, get up early to s…
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Weekly Space Hangout - Focusing JWST with Lee Feinberg, Optical Telescope Manager
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https://youtu.be/0pEmQ1zpKtI Host: Fraser Cain ( @fcain )Special Guest: Since JWST launched in December, 2021, we have been holding our collective breath as it made its way to its final home at the L2 Lagrange point. Throughout its approximate month-long journey, JWST systematically worked through a complicated series of deployment and commissionin…
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Actual Astronomy - What to Observe in July 2022
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Hosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan. - Paper star charts or cell phone software? - Arcturus in the daytime sky! - July 7th, 1st qtr Moon, Rupus Recta, the Lunar Straight Wall visible. - July 13th, Full Moon. - Jul 14th, Saturn 4° from the Moon. - Jul 18th, Neptune is 3° from the Moon. - Jul 19th, Jupiter …
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Guide To Space - How Are We Searching For Dark Matter?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjPggsJqoMk Whenever I mention dark matter in anyway in the Guide to Space, or in a questions show, I get a bunch of responses that have essentially the same point. Astronomers are just speculating, why do they even think dark matter is a thing? We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support edit…
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The Daily Space - A New Method Finds Four Brown Dwarfs
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Using data from the fabulous Gaia mission, researchers have detected four new brown dwarfs as well as several other unusual companions to 25 stars in the Milky Way. Plus, Yellowstone, Earth’s magnetic field, hot Jupiters, and a review of the first episode of The Orville: New Horizons. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to supp…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 647: Best Sci Fi Beach Reading by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Summer’s here! And that means finally tackling that huge list of books piled up on your bedside table and filling up your Kindle. What books do we recommend for some fun reads this summer? - The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scsalzi - Space Opera by Katherine Val…
[Editor's Note: The Q&A section was lost when the internet & software demons did their thing. Sorry. I did get the initial co-host banter part adequately. -- Rich] Summer’s here! And that means finally tackling that huge list of books piled up on your bedside table and filling up your Kindle. What books do we recommend for some fun reads this summe…
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https://youtu.be/AwIuPiFq5mw — Part 1… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF18aVF7mdU — Part 2 Summer’s here! And that means finally tackling that huge list of books piled up on your bedside table and filling up your Kindle. What books do we recommend for some fun reads this summer? - The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scsalzi - Space Opera by Kat…
You are getting sleeeepy and open to suggestion. But is that how hypnotism works? And does it really open up a portal to the unconscious mind? Hypnotism can be an effective therapeutic tool, and some scientists suggest replacing opioids with hypnosis for pain relief. And yet, the performance aspect of hypnotism often seems at odds with the idea of …
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Travelers in the Night Eps. 611 & 612: Aurora Mysteries & Day and Night
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Dr. Al Grauer hosts. Dr. Albert D. Grauer ( @Nmcanopus ) is an observational asteroid hunting astronomer. Dr. Grauer retired from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 2006. travelersinthenight.org Today's 2 topics: - Auroral displays contain a continuous pattern of shifting colors and shapes in the night sky following a geomagnetic storm. -…
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The Cosmic Savannah - Ep. 33: Mars Rovers & the SANSA
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Hosted by Dr. Jacinta Delhaize & Dr. Daniel Cunnama. February 18, 2021 saw NASA’s latest Mars Rover, Perseverance, land on the red planet. We are joined by Tiaan Strydom, the Business Development Manager at the South African National Space Agency (SANSA) to discuss the landing and SANSA’s role in it, as well as various other contributions SANSA is …
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Weekly Space Hangout - Former NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver and Her New Memoir "Escaping Gravity"
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https://youtu.be/b1FC0BxxCtQ Host: Fraser Cain ( @fcain )Special Guest: This week we are honored to welcome former NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver to the Weekly Space Hangout. Her new memoir, Escaping Gravity (Diversion Books, June 21, 2022), offers a "first-hand account of how a handful of revolutionaries managed to outmaneuver the system of…
https://www.spacescoop.org/en/scoops/2208/a-cosmic-duet/ Astronomers have just captured a new image of a beautiful sort of “dance” between two galaxies: the spiral NGC 1512, it’s the pretty, large, barred spiral in the picture, and its small neighbor NGC 1510. You’ll find a link to the picture here: https://noirlab.edu/public/news/noirlab2210/ They…
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The Daily Space - Quasars Help Pinpoint the End of the Reionization Epoch
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Using the radiation signatures of quasars, scientists have determined when the era of reionization ended in our universe – about 1.1 billion years after the Big Bang. Plus, an update on NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft, new Hubble and Chandra images, and This Week in Rocket History is the TIROS-5 weather satellite. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Day…
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Ask A Spaceman #178 - How Big Can Planets Get?
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How big can a rocky planet get? Can a rocky planet turn into a gas giant? Why are some planets rocky and others gassy? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/pmsutter All episodes: http://www.AskASpaceman.com Follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/PaulMattSutter Like on Facebook: ht…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 646: Our Long Term Future in Space by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay We always say that we're living in golden age of space and astronomy, but it feels like things are just accelerating. Space travel is happening! What does the long-term future hold for our place in the Universe?
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https://youtu.be/cUZQHC-Xk7k We always say that we're living in golden age of space and astronomy, but it feels like things are just accelerating. Space travel is happening! What does the long-term future hold for our place in the Universe? We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. J…
Thinking small can sometimes achieve big things. A new generation of diminutive robots can enter our bodies and deal with medical problems such as intestinal blockages. But do we really want them swimming inside us, even if they’re promising to help? You might change your mind when you hear what else is cruising through our bloodstream: microplasti…
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Travelers in the Night Eps. 609 & 610: Lurking & Atmospheric Gravity Waves
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Dr. Al Grauer hosts. Dr. Albert D. Grauer ( @Nmcanopus ) is an observational asteroid hunting astronomer. Dr. Grauer retired from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 2006. travelersinthenight.org Today's 2 topics: - Greg Leonard discovered 2,200’ diameter 2020 PC5. - Gravity wave examples are wind-generated waves on the surface of an ocean…
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Deep Astronomy - NASA’s DART Mission: Protecting Earth From Hazardous Asteroids
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ACZFtTadTk DART is a planetary defense-driven test of technologies for preventing an impact of Earth by a hazardous asteroid. DART will be the first demonstration of the kinetic impactor technique to change the motion of an asteroid in space. This asteroid system is a perfect testing ground to see if intentionally c…
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Weekly Space Hangout - CREW HaT: An Answer to Radiation Shielding? with NIAC 2022 Awardee Dr. Elena D’Onghia
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https://youtu.be/5M7fAyDBP6c Host: Fraser Cain ( @fcain )Special Guest: As humanity dreams of exploring destinations both within our own solar system as well as those far beyond, the greatest challenge to be overcome is how to provide effective protection against the inevitable, prolonged exposure to lethal levels of radiation. We all know that Ear…
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Actual Astronomy - Ep. 320: Observing Double Stars
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Hosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan. Today we have a special guest today the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada’s Observing Chair Blake Nancarrow who is going to talk with us about double star observing. He’s the author of The Binary Universe as well as published in the RASC Journal & http://blog.lumpyd…
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Awesome Astronomy - June Part 2 (The Space Exploration Show)
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Paul Hill, Ralph Wilkins and Dr. Jenifer “Dr. Dust” Millard host. Damien Phillips, John Wildridge and Dustin Ruoff produce. The Discussion: Discrimination in science and academia. Returning to the Welsh valleys to attempt astronomy. Free NASA merch from Official NASA Gear. Listener’s comments on Boeing and the state of spaceflight innovation. The N…
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The Daily Space - Found: Dying Galaxies Containing Active Black Holes
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Astronomers combined observations of far distant galaxies exhibiting no signs of star formation and found active supermassive black holes that may have contributed to the evolution of their parent galaxies. Plus, rocket launches, detecting earthquakes, and why Uranus and Neptune are different shades of blue. We've added a new way to donate to 365 D…