#92 - February 2020 Part 2

#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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#89 - November 2019 Part 2

#89 - November 2019 Part 2

The Discussion: Ralph's been in Washington – which, of course, means a visit to the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum, we say goodbye to Russian cosmonaut, Alexi Leonov, and take a look at listeners' ema...

14 Nov 201949min

#89 - November 2019 Part 1

#89 - November 2019 Part 1

The Discussion: Before we start the show proper, we discuss Jeni's encounter with Nobel Laureate Kip Thorne, her new research paper undergoing a painfully slow peer review and we take a look at Chris ...

1 Nov 20191h 5min

#88 - October 2019 Part 2

#88 - October 2019 Part 2

The Discussion: As a reward for good behavior, we've dispensed with wittering on about us and gone straight into the news. The News: Rounding up the space exploration news this month we have: The...

15 Okt 201953min

#88 - October 2019 Part 1

#88 - October 2019 Part 1

The Discussion: A look back at our 50th anniversary of the moon landings-themed dark sky star party, AstroCamp, and some wonderful suggestions as an alternative name for a 'pair instability supernova'...

30 Sep 20191h 12min

#87 - September 2019 Part 2

#87 - September 2019 Part 2

The Discussion: Nuking hurricanes and the lessons of Chernobyl. The News: Rounding up the space exploration news this month we have: A new adaptor on the ISS making two emergency exits Russia sen...

15 Sep 201952min

#87 - September 2019 Part 1

#87 - September 2019 Part 1

The Discussion: A good old British whinge about the weather and looking forward to our biannual dark sky star party, AstoCamp. The News: Rounding up the astronomy news this month we have: An expe...

1 Sep 20191h 7min

#86 - August 2019 Part 2

#86 - August 2019 Part 2

The Discussion: Following on from last month's 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, we take a look at the recent movies and documentaries & social media: High Life, 8 Days to the Moon and B...

14 Aug 201956min

#86 - August 2019 Part 1

#86 - August 2019 Part 1

The Discussion: Space education at science fairs, sweating in space suits, the public attitude towards space exploration while there are so many relevant shows on TV. A correction from a listener and ...

1 Aug 201951min

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