#92 - February 2020 Part 2
AWESOME ASTRONOMY14 Helmi 2020

#92 - February 2020 Part 2

The Discussion: The reason we have leap years; a look at Ad Astra, Lucy in the Sky and Picard; and the history of the Stonewall Riots (don't think it's just astronomy here – you get a fully rounded education, dear listener); and a look at your reviews and emails.

The News: Rounding up the space exploration news this month we have:

  • Direct TV's ticking timebomb in space
  • DARPA's XS-1 reusable spaceplane gets cancelled
  • ESA's Solar Obiter heads off to the sun
  • NASA ask you to vote for the official name of their Mars 2020 rover (www.mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/participate/name-the-rover/)
  • NASA's costs for the 2024 moon landing are imminent

Main news story: SpaceX gears up for crewed spaceflight following successful abort tests

The Electromagnetic Spectrum: How parts of the EMS outside visible light were discovered, who discovered them and what that means for us today.

Q&A: Have the crew of the ISS (or any other spaceflight with room to try it) propelled themselves through their craft using flatulence? From Brychan James from Wales on Twitter (@BrychanJames)

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#59 - May 2017

#59 - May 2017

The Discussion: Jeni's missing this month as she collects transiting exoplanet data in South Africa using the SIRIUS camera on the Japanese 1.4 metre Infrared Survey Facility telescope. So Paul & Ra...

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Sky Guide May 2017

Sky Guide May 2017

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Extra: AstroCamp Spring 2017

Extra: AstroCamp Spring 2017

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17 Huhti 201723min

#58 - April 2017

#58 - April 2017

The Discussion: Paul and Jen packed out the Star Stage at this year's Big Bang Fair in Birmingham as Sirius Astronomy ran experiments to explain how rockets and space suits work and how space capsules...

1 Huhti 20171h 27min

Sky Guide April 2017

Sky Guide April 2017

What to look out, and up, for in April. Our highlights of this month's skies with the planets on offer to observers and imagers: A pair of comets to observe with amateur telescopes or binoculars ...

29 Maalis 201711min

Extra: A Star System Full of Earths

Extra: A Star System Full of Earths

Following a recent NASA press conference – a regular event that fills us with dread as we anticipate an anticlimax – this time NASA really get us excited with the announcement of seven rocky Earth siz...

12 Maalis 201737min

#57 - March 2017

#57 - March 2017

The Discussion: Jeni's been teaching the teachers of Wales how to include astronomy in their classroom exercises as part of the school curriculum. Ralph takes us on a historical tour of the King's Obs...

1 Maalis 20171h 19min

Sky Guide March 2017

Sky Guide March 2017

What to look out, and up, for in March. Our highlights of this month's skies with the planets on offer to observers and imagers: The moon, Mercury and Mars close together on the 29th The King of ...

27 Helmi 201710min

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