#115 - January 2022 Part 1

#115 - January 2022 Part 1

The Discussion:

  • Astronomy Christmas presents
  • Listener's email about the value of early human space endeavours
  • Listener's email about the marvelousness of Musk

The News: Rounding up the astronomy news in October, we have:

  • The largest valley in the solar system (on Mars) is packed with water
  • More evidence to suggest there may be living organisms in Venus' atmosphere
  • The sharpest images yet of the region around our galaxy's supermassive black hole
  • Astronomers find 70 new rogue planets free-floating in space
  • The James Webb Space Telescope finally launches!

The Interview: this month we interview… the constellation Orion!

The Sky Guide: This month we're taking a look at the constellation of Orion with a guide to its history, how to find it, a couple of deep sky objects and a round-up of the solar system views on offer in January.

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