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#101 - November 2020 Part 2
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The Discussion: The ongoing saga of Jeni’s PhD thesis and a couple of listener emails.
The News: Rounding up the space exploration news we have:
- More destruction to the giant Arecibo radio telescope
- Keeping in touch with our intergalactic emissaries
- More information from the Rosettta mission.
- A new exoplanet characterising spacecraft gets the go ahead form ESA
- NASA’s Mars sample return mission plans
- China picks its Mars landing zone for February’s arrival
- Lockheed propose a new space launch facility in Scotland
Main news story: Congratulations to OSIRIS-REx at asteroid Bennu.
The Electromagnetic Spectrum: The gamma ray end of the spectrum. How these telescopes were developed and became ever more powerful.
Christmas gift ideas: We replace the Q&A section this episode as the holidays are getting closer and we thought you might appreciate some suggestions for the young, new or amateur astronomer in your life.
332 episodes
Manage episode 277512736 series 2686358
The Discussion: The ongoing saga of Jeni’s PhD thesis and a couple of listener emails.
The News: Rounding up the space exploration news we have:
- More destruction to the giant Arecibo radio telescope
- Keeping in touch with our intergalactic emissaries
- More information from the Rosettta mission.
- A new exoplanet characterising spacecraft gets the go ahead form ESA
- NASA’s Mars sample return mission plans
- China picks its Mars landing zone for February’s arrival
- Lockheed propose a new space launch facility in Scotland
Main news story: Congratulations to OSIRIS-REx at asteroid Bennu.
The Electromagnetic Spectrum: The gamma ray end of the spectrum. How these telescopes were developed and became ever more powerful.
Christmas gift ideas: We replace the Q&A section this episode as the holidays are getting closer and we thought you might appreciate some suggestions for the young, new or amateur astronomer in your life.
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