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The 365 Days of AstronomyApril Jubett - Listen to the Universehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxWwlwvcQDg&t=0s https://plus.nasa.gov/video/listen-to-the-universe/ From Jun 5, 2024. NASA is famous for beautiful space images, but did you know you can listen to them? Go behind the scenes with the team that creates “sonifications,” translations of data into sound, and learn how meaningful they are to people who are blind or low-vision. "Listen to the Universe" - Audio-described version for better accessibility Organization: NASA/ Marshall Space Flight Center/Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory/Chandra X-ray Center & NASA's Universe of Lea...2025-01-0928 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyAwesome Astronomy - Christmas Panto!Paul Hill and Dr. Jenifer “Dr. Dust” Millard host. Damien Phillips, John Wildridge and Dustin Ruoff produce. It’s that time of year again where the team get silly. The Martians have a bit of a lark mucking about in this year’s pantomime. This year Butch and Suni hijack the ISS… They do also touch on the space news from 2024 and what to expect in 2025. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.c...2025-01-0845 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyAstronomy Cast Ep. 30: The Sun, Spots & Allhttp://www.astronomycast.com/archive/ From April 2, 2007. It’s Spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and that means the Sun is back. But it’s more than just a free heat lamp for your garden, it’s an incredible, dynamic nuclear reaction complete with flares, coronal mass ejections, twisting magnetic fields and the solar wind. Put in your headphones, head outside and enjoy the sunshine while you listen to this week’s podcast. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visi...2025-01-0626 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyTravelers in the Night Eps. 773 & 774: Discovery and Recovery & Loss and GainDr. 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: - New observations linked with discovery observations 10 years earlier provide a significant improvement in the precision of our knowledge of 2013 TG6’s orbital elements and thus its position on the sky well into the future.It is important for asteroid hunters to keep track of small asteroids like this one to make sure sure that their path doesn’t change to make them a thre...2025-01-0506 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyThe Last Minute Astronomer - January 2025Hi everybody, I’m Rob Webb, your Last Minute Astronomer, bringing astronomy to normies and nerds, with little time to spare. We’ll start by talking about January’s big events, then highlight the naked eye planets, and finish up with the lunar phases, so you can plan ahead better than me. January 2025 is a PLANETARY month! Mars gets big, Mars gets occulted, Mars gets outshined by Venus, Saturn, and Jupiter, then Venus and Saturn pass right by each other, and a brief but intense meteor shower shows up. 13th - Occultatio...2025-01-0412 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyEVSN - Science Here & Far: The Moon, Asteroids, Dark Comets... & Dark EnergyFrom December 25, 2024. Let's take a fast-paced journey thru new discoveries planetary science and Cosmology. We look at Dark Comets, Io's gooey mantle, the colonization of a Ryugu sample by Earth bacteria, galaxies growing too fast too early, and more. As always, we'll also bring you tales from the launch pad. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and se...2025-01-0330 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyActual Astronomy - The Observer’s CalendarHosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan. actualastronomy@gmail.com This month is our Observer’s Calendar for January 2025 but I’ve had Marie Newnham working with me on the RASC Observer’s Colander and she came up with a. Variety of new targets I’ll start adding but have never seen for myself. Jan 5- Neptune 1.1 S of Moon - Occultation for Central and North EU Jan 6 - First Quarter Moon and Walthier Sunrise Ray visible on Moon Jan 7 - Lunar Straight Wall visible and “Eyes...2025-01-0238 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyCheap Astronomy - Dear CA #114: Making Sense of ComplexityHosted by Steve Nerlich. Dear Cheap Astronomy – Why do further way galaxies moving faster mean the Universe is expanding? It is all a lot to take in – not only is farther away stuff moving faster, also the Universe is expanding faster now than it was in the past and there’s standard candles and red-shift and much room for confusion. Dear Cheap Astronomy – Is there such a thing as a dead planet? To start with it’s probably unreasonably biocentric to define spherical objects that orbit the Sun and have cleare...2025-01-0114 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyUNAWE Space Scoop - Tune in to the Exoplanetary RadioAstronomers think that studying the effects of spaceweather and radiation in space will shed more light on exoplanetary atmospheres. You see, spaceweather is what we call the variations in the space environment. Here in our solar system we experience spaceweather as solar wind, solar flares, solar storms, coronal mass ejections from the Sun and even cosmic rays from the rest of the Universe. Did you see the aurora borealis this year? That’s spaceweather! Want to know more? You can visit https://www.spacewe...2024-12-3107 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyAstronomy Cast Ep. 17: Where Does the Moon Come From?http://www.astronomycast.com/archive/ From January 1, 2007. We take the Moon for granted, but its effect on the Earth is very important; possibly even critical for the formation of life. But where did it come from? Did the Earth and Moon form together? Or did the Earth capture a wayward Moon? Or was there a more catastrophic cause to this lunar mystery? We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as...2024-12-3024 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyTravelers in the Night Eps. 771 & 772: Nice PHA & M31, Our Neighbor’s SurpriseDr. 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: - NASA classifies 2023 SZ1 as a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid since it is larger than 140m in diameter and on its current path can come to about 6 times the Moon’s distance from us.Fortunately on its current path 2023 SZ1 will not come any closer than 42 times the Moon’s distance from us until after 2171. - Marcel Drechsler, Xavier Strottner, and Yann Sainty’s imag...2024-12-2905 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyThe Cosmic Savannah - Ep. 64: Bursts From SpaceIn this episode, Tshiamiso and Dan have a discussion with Alexander Andersson from Oxford University about Zooniverse, citizen science projects and how citizens can contribute to the work that astronomers do. During the episode Alex discusses how important and useful the work done by participants in the Bursts from Space project is for helping scientists train AI in the search for radio transients – or as Alex puts it: “Things that go bump in the night”. Join us for another exciting episode and learn how you can contribute to the fascinating research going on in Astr...2024-12-2835 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyEVSN - Impact Gardening Churns Surface of Saturn’s Moon EuropaFrom July 17, 2021. Over tens of millions of years, the surface of Europa has been churned by impacts down to an average depth of 30 centimeters. This churning means that the search for chemical biosignatures must look below that zone. Plus, methane and icequakes at Enceladus, predicting underwater eruptions, Virgin Galactic's flight, and a Chinese spacewalk. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast wi...2024-12-2720 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyH’ad Astra Historia - Ep. 108: Put a Ring On ItHosted by Loretta Cannon for the AAS-HAD. Historical Astronomy Division of AAS https://had.aas.org/ Today’s guest: Dr. Linda Spilker (JPL Fellow and Senior Research Scientist) discusses the Cassini mission to Saturn (1997-2017) that she worked with for 30 years, the last 10 as Project Scientist. H’ad astra historia is the official podcast for the Historical Astronomy Division of the American Astronomical Society. We’re here to share stories from and about the people who study the stars, planets, and the cosmos. We’ll be hearing from individ...2024-12-2629 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyPamela Gay - ’Twas The Observer’s Day Before ChristmasHosted by Dr. Pamela Gay. Description: Pamela tells a Christmas tale for astronomers one and all. With apologies to Clement Clarke Moore. Bio: Dr. Pamela L. Gay is co-host of the popular AstronomyCast podcast. Additionally, she created Astrosphere New Media Association, a nonprofit organization that promotes science through internet based technologies, in order to keep many of the IYA projects alive. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as mu...2024-12-2506 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyExoplanet Radio - Ep. 31: Astronomers Confirm Proxima Centauri b is Not A Transit ExoplanetFrom September 6, 2023. Hosted by Tony Darnell. Astronomers have recently concluded an observation study of the closest exoplanet to Earth, Proxima Centauri b and found that the planet does not transit its star. These observations settle a question that astronomers have been asking since the exoplanet's discovery in 2016 using the radial velocity method. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast wit...2024-12-2406 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyAstronomy Cast Ep. 738: Looking Ahead to 2025https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot1o31zqF8s Streamed live on Dec 16, 2024. What can we hope (or dread) to see in 2025? Last week we talked about the 2024 strangeness. Now we’re gonna talk about the upcoming space stories for 2025 that we’re looking forward to. It’s a nice mix of new rockets, new missions and new fly-bys. Hosted by: Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela L. Gay SUPPORTED BY YOU! This Episode is made possible thanks to our Patrons on Patreon. Join at the Gal...2024-12-2328 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyTravelers in the Night Eps. 769 & 770: Green Comet & Hycean WorldDr. 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: - Given the effects of climate change today who can predict what planet Earth will be like when C/2023 P1(Nishimura) comes back near our home planet in approximately 2455 AD. - Hycean Worlds, with masses between Earth and Neptune which have thin hydrogen rich atmospheres above a liquid water ocean may be very common in our neighborhood of the Milky Way. They...2024-12-2205 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyCheap Astronomy - Dear CA # 113: The PlanetsWe’ve plundered Earth, what’s next? Dear Cheap Astronomy – If we did colonize the Solar System, what would we do with the different planets? It remains to be seen if we will spread out across the solar system. While we starting to feel more confident about avoiding a mass extinction asteroid strike, a super-volcano eruption could just as easily end civilization as we know it. There’s also the more mundane scenario of where our population keeps growing, we run low on resources and then fight a bunch of wars over what’s left, pretty-muc...2024-12-2114 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyEVSN - Searching for Dark Energy in Black HolesFrom December 11, 2024. From baby planets to ancient black holes, let's look at the week's space news, including the discovery of a planet around a still-forming star, our Sun's massive outbursts as measured by tree rings, a new catalog of white dwarfs in binary systems, and a deep dive into the possibility that black holes create dark energy. As always, we'll also bring you tales from the launch pad. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.co...2024-12-2027 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyActual Astronomy - Observing Lists & Eyepiece CleaningHosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan. actualastronomy@gmail.com The Actual Astronomy Podcast Episode 464 presents Observing Lists and Eyepiece Cleaning. In this episode we talk about a few observing lists Chris is working on for the RASC Observer's Handbook and Calendar plus some Wide Field Wonders. Shane details his cleaning process for eyepieces. My little counterweight arrived! Bought a semi-truck snow brush to clear snow from the rails Sadly where the roll off rails enter the observatory freezing rain and snow accumulate behind the wh...2024-12-1954 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyAwesome Astronomy - Re-examining UranusPaul Hill and Dr. Jenifer “Dr. Dust” Millard host. Damien Phillips, John Wildridge and Dustin Ruoff produce. This month we look at new old data about Uranus, a possible second dinosaur asteroid the first image of a star in another galaxy and the image of a new planet forming. Plus sky and launch guides and a chat about Christmas present ideas! We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as...2024-12-181h 02
The 365 Days of AstronomyAsk A Spaceman Ep. 238: What Makes the Sun’s Corona So Dang Hot?How can the solar corona be hotter than the surface? What has the Parker Solar probe learned so far? What do magnetic fields have to do with all this? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/spaceman and get on your way to being your best self. Visit BetterHelp to get 10% off your first month! Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/pmsutter All episodes: http://www.AskASpaceman.com Fo...2024-12-1737 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyAstronomy Cast Ep. 737: Weird Science Stories From 2024https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4SjpJT2FFg Streamed live December13, 2024. Hosted by: Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela L. Gay. 2024 was a strange year! I’ll let your imagination take flight and consider how 2024 was weird for you. But, for space and astronomy we had some interesting, revolutionary, unsettling and downright weird stories pop up. Today let’s talk about them. SUPPORTED BY YOU This Episode is made possible thanks to our Patrons on Patreon. Join at the Galaxy Group level or higher to be listed in ou...2024-12-1634 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyTravelers in the Night Eps. 767 & 768: A Really Tough Customer & Capricoernus Observatory CsokakoDr. 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: - The more we learn about 322P/SOHO the stranger it becomes. - In 2023 T. Maroti of the Capricornus Observatory, Csokako, Hungary discovered two Earth approaching asteroids which were passing through the night sky unnoticed by other observers. His equipment is an 11 inch telescope, electronic camera, and computer. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of A...2024-12-1505 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyNOIR Lab - DESI Tests Gravity at Cosmic ScalesGravity has shaped our cosmos. Its attractive influence turned tiny variations in the amount of matter present in the early Universe into the sprawling strands of galaxies we see today. A new study using the first year of data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) has traced how this cosmic structure grew over the past 11 billion years, providing the most precise test to date of how gravity behaves at very large scales. In this podcast, Dr. Pauline Zarrout discusses these results and the future of DESI research. Bios: Rob Sparks is in the Communications, E...2024-12-1412 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyEVSN - Eccentric Minor Planet to Make Close Pass to Saturn’s Orbit in 2030From Jun 22, 2021. Minor planet 2014 UN271, discovered in data collected by the Dark Energy Survey, is set to make a close pass to Saturn’s orbit at the end of the decade, giving astronomers a chance to observe a rare trans-Neptunian object from up close...ish. Plus, Venus, Jupiter, the Milky Way, and an invisible galactic structure discovered quite by accident. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can!2024-12-1318 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyCosmic Perspective - Andrew Chaikin Interview(From Wikipedia) Andrew L. Chaikin (born June 24, 1956) is an American author, speaker and science journalist. He lives in Vermont. He is the author of A Man on the Moon, a detailed description of the Apollo missions to the Moon. This book formed the basis for From the Earth to the Moon, a 12-part HBO miniseries. From 1999 to 2001, Chaikin served as executive editor for space and science at Space.com. From 2008 to 2011, he was a faculty member for Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana. In 2013, he wrote and performed the narration on a NASA v...2024-12-1256 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyBig Impact Astronomy - Ep 1: Susan Murabana & Daniel Chu OwenHosted by Mike Simmons. (From Wikipedia) - Susan Murabana Owen is a Kenyan astronomer. The co-founder of Traveling Telescope, she is known for her efforts to promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics in Africa, particularly among girls. grew up in Nairobi, Kenya, and studied sociology and economics at the city's Catholic University of Eastern Africa. In 2011, she graduated with a master's degree in astronomy from James Cook University in Australia. - Daniel Chu Owen established Traveling Telescope, in which he had travelled around his home country, the United Kingdom, allowing the p...2024-12-1155 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyAwesome Astronomy - Comets, Cruises & OutreachPaul Hill and Dr. Jenifer “Dr. Dust” Millard host. Damien Phillips, John Wildridge and Dustin Ruoff produce. #149 November 2024. This month the episode is all about astronomy! Yep just astronomy. We catch up with the wonderful comet observations of the autumn, Jen’s aurora cruise in Norway and we talk outreach astronomy in response to a listener's question. www.awesomeastronomy.com Bio: Awesome Astronomy explores the frontiers of science, space and our evolving understanding of the universe. Join Paul & Jeni for informative and fun a...2024-12-101h 12
The 365 Days of AstronomyAstronomy Cast Ep. 736: Gift Guide 2024https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYyhpoOV-zk Streamed live on Dec 2, 2024 Hosted by: Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela L. Gay It’s time for our Holiday Gift Guide, where we suggest ideas for presents for the space fans in your life! What books are we reading? What games are we playing and what telescopes are we admiring? SUPPORTED BY YOU !!! This Episode is made possible thanks to our Patrons on Patreon. Join at the Galaxy Group level or higher to be listed in our YouTube videos. https://www...2024-12-0936 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyTravelers in the Night Eps. 7? 295E & 296E: Martian Motherlode & Our NumberDr. 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: - Jul 30, 2024. Water for Martian Colonists! Martian colonists will need to create mini environments with air to breathe and water to drink. Energy will be required to keep warm, power the settlement, and enable vehicles to move around the planet. - Aug 6, 2024. Recently my Catalina Sky Survey teammate Greg Leonard discovered, 2016 WJ1, a relatively large asteroid...2024-12-0805 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyLast Minute Astronomer - December EpisodeI’m Rob Webb, your Last Minute Astronomer, bringing astronomy to normies and nerds, with little time to spare. Joining me today is my son, Soccorso. 13th – 14th – Geminid Meteor Shower – The Geminids are usually a good shower, with up to 100 meteors per hour. That means that, even though this is not a great year for them (Full Moon will brighten the sky and reduce how many meteors we’ll see), hanging outside for 20-30 minutes should still bring you some good sights. When? Really, any time of the night is good. After midnight is a...2024-12-0721 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyEVSN - Trojan Asteroids: Understanding the Past to Explore the FutureFrom March 3, 2021. Just how were the Trojan asteroids in orbit with Jupiter discovered? And how were they named? We take a look back at these objects as we get closer to the launch of the Lucy spacecraft. Plus, a cluster of galaxies, a meteoroid explosion at Jupiter, seafloor microbes, wildfires, and an interview with Fraser Cain, publisher of Universe Today and co-host of Astronomy Cast! We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and do...2024-12-0633 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyActual Astronomy - The Observer’s Calendar for DecemberHosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan. actualastronomy@gmail.com Dec 6th Friday - Moment of Global Darkness occurs when 85% of the global population experience night simultaneously. According to Date & time .com Nighttime for Almost Everyone—How Is That Even Possible? Just like at any other moment, the Sun will illuminate one half of the globe on December 6 at 19:56 UTC. The other half will be dark, and people living there will experience nighttime. The reason why so many people will be in darkness is that the world’s most...2024-12-0541 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyBig Impact Astronomy - Manisha Dwa - Women in Science: Leading Astronomy in Nepal- Manisha represents several international astronomy education organizations and is a leader in the Nepal Astronomical Society. - Founder of Women in Science Nepal, all while studying for her PhD. - **Highlight:** Explore her leadership role in promoting astronomy education and supporting women in science. Mike Simmons is the founder of Astronomy for Equity ( https://bmsis.org/astro4equity/ ). Others on the team, including people around the world in astronomy and space exploration, authors and philosophers, designers and artists and more will be added as the website is developed. ...2024-12-0451 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyAsk A Spaceman Ep. 237: Could Any Supernova Harm The Earth?Death by supernova. Are we “in range” of any potential supernovae? Has the Earth ever been hit in the past? And what about gamma-ray bursts from across the galaxy, are we safe from those? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/spaceman and get on your way to being your best self. Visit BetterHelp to get 10% off your first month! Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/pmsutter All epis...2024-12-0332 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyAstronomy Cast Ep. 735: Albert Einsteinhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15sOxk6cwaQ Streamed live on Nov 25, 2024. Last week we talked about the Einstein probe. So this week it is only natural that we talk about the man himself, Albert Einstein. He revolutionized the field of physics, played a vital role in the early 20th century and struggled to unite the forces of the Universe at the end of his career. Hosted by: Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela L. Gay SUPPORTED BY YOU! This Episode is made possible thanks to our Patrons o...2024-12-0236 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyTravelers in the Night Eps. 293E & 294E: Bright and Bald & 200 Yards of TroubleDr. 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: - Jul 16, 2024. My Catalina Sky Survey teammate Carson Fuls discovered 2015 TC25 as a rapidly moving point of light in the night sky. Followup observations using data from four different telescopes has enabled a team of astronomers led by Dr. Vishnu Reddy of the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory to determine that this small asteroid reflects four times more of the...2024-12-0105 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyCheap Astronomy - Dear CA Ep. 112: Getting CloserNext steps, if we don’t trip first. Hosted by Steve Nerlich. Dear Cheap Astronomy – How will we find the first evidence of extra-terrestrial life? Well of course, we don’t know – the question is more invitation to review the various options and rank the relative likelihood of those options based on the information we have to hand. So - it’s possible that we’ll first find evidence of intelligent life in the form of an electromagnetic signal of technological origin coming from another star system. Dear Cheap Ast...2024-11-3015 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyEVSN - Pluto’s Atmosphere Freezing Out as Pluto Moves AwayFrom October 5, 2021. Scientists analyzed the results of a stellar occultation when Pluto passed in front of a distant star and found that Pluto’s atmosphere is freezing to the surface as the planet moves away from the Sun. Plus, an interview with Dr. Kat Volk regarding Transneptunian space and the possibility of Planet 9. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and...2024-11-2922 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyBig Impact Astronomy - Mirjana Povic: Women in Science: Inspiring Women in STEM Across AfricaHosted by Mike Simmons. - Mirjana, born and raised in Serbia during the Balkan Wars, now works on inspiring students, especially women and girls, across Africa. - Focuses on countries in crisis, using astronomy to bring hope and education. - **Highlight:** Discover her journey and the profound impact of her work on young girls aspiring to enter STEM fields. Mike Simmons is the founder of Astronomy for Equity ( https://bmsis.org/astro4equity/ ). Others on the team, including people around the world in astronomy and space exploration, authors and p...2024-11-271h 17
The 365 Days of AstronomyExoplanet Radio - Ep. 30: The Many Earth-sized Worlds of TOI-700https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gL95pvc5OI From Aug 30, 2023. TRAPPIST-1 has held our attention for a long time because it has so many rocky worlds orbiting a star that may allow some of them to have liquid water. The promise of life is too great to ignore, so we turn our most powerful telescopes to this system whenever possible. Now there’s been a new system on the block. The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, or TESS, has brought us the discovery of a system that is every bit as int...2024-11-2606 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyAstronomy Cast Ep. 123: Homogeneityhttp://www.astronomycast.com/archive/ From January 9, 2009. As astronomers discovered that we live in a great big universe, they considered a fundamental question: is the Universe the same everywhere? Imagine if gravity was stronger billions of light years away… Or in the past. It sounds like a simple question, but the answer has been tricky to unravel. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! 2024-11-2530 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyTravelers in the Night Eps. 765 & 766: Bright Fireball & Korean Asteroid HuntersDr. 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: - Bright fireball meteors sometimes rain pieces of themselves onto the ground for meteorite hunters to discover. - The Catalina Sky Survey and the Korean teams of asteroid hunters will discover and track Earth approaching objects making the residents of our home planet safer. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, h...2024-11-2405 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyCosmic Savannah Ep. 063: How the Galaxy Evolves, the Quest for Cold CosmosHosted by Dr. Jacinta Delhaize & Dr. Tshiamiso Makwela. In this episode, Jacinta sits down with Dr. Sthabile Kolwa to discuss the ways in which galaxies change over cosmic time, how astronomers are able to study these changes and what these studies can tell us about the cosmos as a whole. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and se...2024-11-2354 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyEVSN - Mars Could Have Supported Life Longer Than ThoughtFrom February 8, 2022. A NASA-funded simulation of early Mars revealed that the climate three billion years ago on the red planet was very similar to Earth now, with a stable ocean in the northern hemisphere. This new timeline would have given life another 500 million years to develop. Plus, a dwarf galaxy, Saturn’s aurorae, a Soyuz launch, and an interview with Dr. Adam Szabo, mission scientist for the Parker Solar Probe. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www...2024-11-2226 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyActual Astronomy - Observing in the Namibian DesertHosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan. actualastronomy@gmail.com The Actual Astronomy Podcast presents Observing in the Namibian Desert. Mark Radice from the Refreshing Views YouTube Channel joins us from the Namibian Desert to talk about his experiences under the southern sky. We traverse continents and topics from the planets to the Magellanic Clouds as Mark guides us through his recent journeys. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365Da...2024-11-211h 01
The 365 Days of AstronomyBig Impact Astronomy - Yumna Majeed: Reaching for the Stars: Inspiring Girls in PakistanHosted by Mike Simmons. - Yumna is dedicated to astronomy education, inspiring girls in cities and isolated rural regions. - Often volunteers her own time and resources to follow her passion. - **Highlight:** Witness her incredible dedication to bringing the wonders of the universe to underserved communities. Mike Simmons is the founder of Astronomy for Equity ( https://bmsis.org/astro4equity/ ). Others on the team, including people around the world in astronomy and space exploration, authors and philosophers, designers and artists and more will be added as the website i...2024-11-2054 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyAsk A Spaceman Ep. 236: How Exactly Do Black Holes Merge?How do black holes get close enough to merge? What causes them to emit gravitational waves, and where do the waves come from? What does the merger process look like? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/spaceman and get on your way to being your best self. Visit BetterHelp to get 10% off your first month! Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/pmsutter All episodes: http://www.AskASpaceman.com 2024-11-1936 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyAstronomy Cast Ep. 734: The Einstein Missionhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s25QUO5oQL0 Streamed live on Nov 11, 2024. Hosted by: Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela L. Gay. Another day, another space telescope! Today we’re looking at the newly launched Einstein Probe. A collaboration between the Chinese Space Agency and the European Space Agency. The mission has been operating since January searching the cosmos for short, bright flashes of X-rays. SUPPORTED BY YOU This Episode is made possible thanks to our Patrons on Patreon. Join at the Galaxy Group level or higher to b...2024-11-1830 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyTravelers in the Night Eps. 763 & 764: Hogan’s Big Rock & Green AirglowDr. 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: - My Catalina Sky Survey teammate Josh Hogan was asteroid hunting in the constellation Sextans with our 60 inch telescope on Mt. Lemmon, Arizona when he discovered the largest asteroid in nearly a decade. 2023 HQ2 is its name. - The natural night sky is alive with its own lights. In addition to celestial sources often there is natural night sky airglow powered by...2024-11-1705 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyGuide To Space - The Mars Project! Von Braun's Ideas for a Mars Missionhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVPcRUUlov0 A collaboration with Vintage Space! From May 22, 2017. In a special two part episode, Fraser collaborates with space historian Amy Shira Teitel at Vintage Space to investigate what spaceflight advances could have happened. Amy looks at the lost Apollo Missions, while Fraser talks about Werhner Von Braun’s “Mars Project”. Watch Vintage Space's episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUHyDnMS5oo&t=0s Visit Vintage Space's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw95T_TgbGHhTml4xZ9yIqg Visit Vi...2024-11-1612 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyEVSN - Aerospace vs Climate ChangeFrom 12 November, 2024. Let's take a fast-paced journey thru all that's new in space and astronomy, including the first results from Euclid, Roman and Rubin get ready to search for Dark Energy, a deep dive into the effects of rockets and satellites on our atmosphere, and tales from the launch pad. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and se...2024-11-1527 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyCheap Astronomy - Dear CA #111: PracticalitiesPractically speaking. Hosted by the ever practical Steve Nerlich. Dear Cheap Astronomy – Is in situ resource utilization really worth the trouble? Here at Cheap Astronomy we tend to say disparaging things about in-situ resource utilization, but usually in response to suggestions that if we want to land on Mars all we have to do is make rocket fuel out of in situ resources to take off again. While ostensibly true, a substantial amount of infrastructure would be needed to both source and refine the ingredients to make that fuel and you’d probably want...2024-11-1414 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyBig Impact Astronomy - Debunking Myths and Rediscovering Wonder with Phil PlaitHosted by Mike Simmons. - Phil Plait, known as “The Bad Astronomer,” ( https://badastronomy.beehiiv.com ) discusses his journey in science outreach, from debunking astronomy myths to writing popular books and consulting for science fiction. - He emphasizes the importance of reconnecting people with the wonder of the night sky, combating the disconnection caused by light pollution and digital media. - **Highlight:** *Science fiction's balance between storytelling and science accuracy:* "The story is more important than getting the science 100% right, but doing both creates a deeper experience." Mike Simmons is th...2024-11-1344 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyExoplanet Radio Ep. 29: Meet TrES-2b (aka Kepler-1b): The Planet That Reflects Almost No Lighthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8gSywBF4bI From Aug 29, 2023. Hosted by Tony Darnell. This planet was discovered in August 2006 by the Trans-Atlantic Exoplanet Survey. It became the very first planet observed by the Kepler Space Telescope with the designation Kepler-1b. Kepler-1b is a gas giant that is slightly larger than Jupiter and has one and a half times its mass, but orbits much closer to its star than Mercury does to our Sun. It takes only 2.5 days to complete one orbit, meaning that its year is...2024-11-1205 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyAstronomy Cast - Ep. 733: Euclid Of Alexandriahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTC31YkygZE Streamed live on Nov 5, 2024. Last week we talked about the mission. This week we’ll talk about Euclid of Alexandria, the ancient Greek mathematician who inspired the mission. Let’s learn about his life and the ground breaking work that made so much of our modern mathematics possible. Hosted by: Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela L. Gay. SUPPORTED BY YOU! This Episode is made possible thanks to our Patrons on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/AstronomyCast Jo...2024-11-1127 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyTravelers in the Night Eps. 761 & 762: Alexandra’s Duo & Kacper’s PHADr. 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: - In less than two hours my Catalina Sky Survey teammate Allesandra Serrano discovered two small fast moving space rocks. Both of them passed through the Earth-Moon system unimpeded. Other space rocks are not so lucky. - An object like 2023 MN5 impacts Earth once every 90,000 years or so creating a crater 5 miles in diameter an 1800 feet deep in sedimentary rock. 50 miles from...2024-11-1005 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyEVSN - Aquatic Planets Like Earth Could Abound in Milky WayFrom March 10, 2021. A new study examines the formation of rocky worlds from dust particles containing ice and carbon, increasing the possibility that our own Milky Way galaxy could be filled with aquatic planets similar to Earth. Plus, a simulation of the Milky Way-Andromeda collision and an overview of asteroid Apophis. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and se...2024-11-0822 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyGuide To Space - How Do Ion Engines Work?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6H0qsqZjLW0 The Most Efficient Propulsion System Out There From May 15, 2018. People always ask me why we’re stuck with chemical rockets. Seriously, exploding a bunch of hydrogen or kerosene is the best we can do? Good news, there are other, exotic science fiction-sounding propulsion systems out there which use electromagnetic fields to accelerate atoms, allowing their spacecraft to accelerate for months at a time. I’m talking about ion engines, of course, and several spacecraft have already used these exo...2024-11-0710 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyBig Impact Astronomy & Astronomy For Equity - Taisiia Karasova: Inspiring Astronomy Education in WartimeHosted by Mike Simmons. Astronomy as a grounding force during war: "In times of extreme stress, focusing on studies and astronomy helps students stay grounded, offering a sense of normalcy and future hope." Taisiia Karasova, a Ukrainian student at MIT, shares her journey from founding Astro Sandbox to promoting astronomy education in Ukraine, even during wartime. She emphasizes how the Astro Sandbox initiative fosters community and academic excellence in astronomy for high school students through webinars, tournaments, and resource archives. Big Impact Astronomy: Through the Telescope is a video po...2024-11-0635 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyAsk A Spaceman Ep. 235: Is it Time to Redefine the Planet?How did Pluto get demoted? What makes a planet a planet anyway? Why do we now have so many different kinds of planets, and should we make things simpler? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/spaceman and get on your way to being your best self. Visit BetterHelp to get 10% off your first month! Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/pmsutter All episodes: http://www.AskASpaceman.com Fo...2024-11-0539 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyAstronomy Cast Ep. 732: The Euclid Telescopehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGHhhcHF23Y Streamed live on Oct 28, 2024. Let's look at the Euclid Space Telescope. Hosted by: Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela L. Gay The Euclid 208-Gigapixel image! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86ZCsUfgLRQ SUPPORTED BY YOU! This Episode is made possible thanks to our Patrons on Patreon. Join at the Galaxy Group level or higher to be listed in our YouTube videos. Thanks to: Andrew Poelstra, BogieNet, Brian Cagle, David, David Truog, Ed, Ge...2024-11-0433 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyTravelers in the Night Eps. 759 & 760: Number 7 & Discover an AsteroidDr. 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: - Hungarian astronomer and geography teacher Krisztián Sárneczky was asteroid hunting in the constellation of Lynx with 0.6m (24 inch) telescope at the Piszkéstető station in the Mátra Mountains when an unknown object streaked through a set of his images. It is the 7th such object to be tracked in outer space and then observed to enter our atmosphere. A tiny aster...2024-11-0305 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyLast Minute Astronomer - November EpisodeI’m Rob Webb, your Last Minute Astronomer, bringing astronomy to normies and nerds, with little time to spare. Let’s start by talking about the naked eye planets visible this month, the lunar phases, and then the meteor shower and other events, so you can plan further ahead than me. Similar to October, in November Saturn and Jupiter are the steady highlights above, Venus shines brilliantly after sunset, and rocks fall from the sky. A highlight: 17th - 18th – Leonid Meteor Shower – This annual, weak (10-15 per hour) meteor shower can have so...2024-11-0214 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyEVSN - Hera & Clipper Plan on Getting Up Close With Other Worlds & Black Hole NewsFrom October 25, 2024. Let's take a fast-paced journey thru all that's new in space and astronomy, including microscopic black holes trying to be dark matter, massive black holes firing off jets, a deep dive into Hera and Clippers journey to look at other worlds, and tales from the launch pad. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send th...2024-11-0134 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyActual Astronomy - The Observer’s Calendar for NovemberHosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan. actualastronomy@gmail.com Nov 1 - New Moon! Nov 3 - Mercury 2° North of Moon, Mercury is basically right of the Moon just after Sunset. Nov 4 - Venus 3° North of Moon Nov 5th - early morning -S. Taurid Meteors Peak - The Halloween Fireballs! Nov 9 - First Quarter Moon Nov 11 - Saturn as close as 0.09° n of the Moon - NZ Occultation Nov. 12 - Neptune as close as 0.6° south of the Moon, Occultation for some in NA and western Hemisphere Nov 15 - Full Moon Nov 16 - Moon as c...2024-10-3129 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyGeorge’s Random Astronomical Object #136: BariumGeorge’s Random Astronomical Object presents HD 11397. This Sun-like star might seem ordinary, but it actually contains abnormally large amounts of heavy elements, most notably barium, that it could not have formed itself. Brief biography: Dr. George Bendo is an astronomer who specializes in studying interstellar dust and star formation in nearby galaxies. He currently works at the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics at the University of Manchester, and his primary role is to support other astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). He has been creating biweekly episodes of George’s Random Astrono...2024-10-3011 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyAstronomy Cast Ep. 731: Neil Gehrelshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv1Ngx8Pcqw Streamed live on Oct 21, 2024. Let's look at the man whose name is carried by the Neil Gehrels Swift Telescope. Hosted by: Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela L. Gay. SUPPORTED BY YOU! This Episode is made possible thanks to our Patrons on Patreon. Join at the Galaxy Group level or higher to be listed in our YouTube videos. Thanks to: Andrew Poelstra, BogieNet, Brian Cagle, David, David Truog, Ed, Gerhard, Schwarzer, Jeanette Wink, Siggi Kemmler, Stephen Veit ...2024-10-2828 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyTravelers in the Night Eps. 757 & 758: Alien Signals & Weird SupernovaDr. 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: - Project Breakthrough Listen is spending $100 million over 10 years so that radio telescopes can search for signals which may indicate extraterrestrial intelligence.In a recent article in the Astronomical Journal a team of astronomers published a paper entitled “A 4–8 GHz Galactic Center Search for Periodic Technosignatures”. The teams first effort yielded a null result, however, they plan to continue to search for rotating beacons which...2024-10-2705 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyThe Cosmic Savannah - Ep. 62: Behind the Scenes of the SKAO with Phil DiamondHosted by Dr. Jacinta Delhaize, Dr. Tshiamiso Makwela & Dr. Daniel Cunnama. Part 3 – SKAO Construction Commencement Ceremony In the third and final part of the SKAO Construction Commencement Ceremony series, Jacinta sits down with Professor Phil Diamond, the Director-General of the SKAO to discuss his thoughts and feelings around the construction commencement ceremony in Australia and on the future of the project as a whole. Professor Phil Diamond has been a strong supporter of the SKA (Square Kilometre Array) since it was first proposed in the early 1990s and officially joined the pro...2024-10-2638 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyEVSN - Bumper Crop of Gravitational Wave Events Detected!From October 30, 2020. Today’s top story brings us 39 new gravitational wave detections of black holes and neutron stars, courtesy of the LIGO and VIRGO detectors. Also, it’s Titan’s turn for interesting molecules in the atmosphere, and researchers examined impact craters to see what might lie beneath Titan’s surface. Plus, Hayabusa2’s impact on Ryugu and an updated origin story for Jupiter and Saturn. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate a...2024-10-2515 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyH’ad Astra Historia Ep. 106: Astronomy Oral History Project Part 2Dr. Jarita Holbrook continues with her story of the AAS’ Astronomy Oral History Project. Dr. Holbrook (Harvard Smithsonian Ctr. for Astrophysics, Univ. of Edinburgh, Univ of the Western Cape) continues with her story of the AAS’ Astronomy Oral History Project. You’ll learn about her favorite interviews, and she gives me some advice for future podcast episodes. H’ad astra historia is the official podcast for the Historical Astronomy Division of the American Astronomical Society. We’re here to share stories from and about the people who study the stars, planets, and the cosmos. We’ll...2024-10-2420 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyCheap Astronomy - Implausible Engineering Ep. 2: Embracing Your Inner RobotRobots Like Us... Implausible Engineering – Episode 2a: Brain in a robot In a step towards technoevolution and potential immortality that some future generation of humanity will develop the ability to transfer their brains into robot bodies and hence have prolonged if not immortal lives. Various complications arise in trying to engineer this. Assuming you have all the vital veins and arteries attached to tubes which feeds a nutrient solution in and out with some kind of hemoglobin carrier in it that donates oxygen and removes carbon dioxide – all you are really doing is replacing the life...2024-10-2315 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyExoplanet Radio Ep. 28: How Starshades Can Help Find New WorldsFrom August 28, 2023. Most of the 5,000 exoplanets discovered so far have been found using methods that don’t actually see the planet at all. Brightness dimmings and star wobbles only get us so far. They limit our ability to study them in detail and astronomers are working on gigantic starshades to resolve planets directly! We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your...2024-10-2205 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyAstronomy Cast Ep. 730: The Neil Gehrels Swift Telescopehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXEOjeE6VZw Streamed live October 15, 2024. Let's look over the long life of the Neil Gehrels Swift Telescope as it watches for the multi-spectral flashes of high energy explosions. This Episode is made possible thanks to our Patrons on Patreon. Join at the Galaxy Group level or higher to be listed in our YouTube videos. Thanks to: Andrew Poelstra, BogieNet, Brian Cagle, David, David Truog, Ed, Gerhard, Schwarzer, Jeanette Wink, Siggi Kemmler, Stephen Veit We've added a new way to donat...2024-10-2127 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyTravelers in the Night Eps. 291E & 292E: Tiny Atira & Ethics and MarsDr. 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: - Atira, named for the Pawnee goddess of Earth and the Morning and Evening Star orbits the Sun inside of our path. Atira, the first of this type of asteroid, was discovered by the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research Program using telescopes in New Mexico. Atira is a stony object more than a mile in diameter, spins on it's axis of rotation once every three h...2024-10-2005 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyGuide To Space - What Are Quark Stars? Searching For These Exotic Objectshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLKco7pC4qI From Jul 25, 2016. Astronomers have theorized there could be an intermediate stage between neutron stars and black holes called quark stars. Are they out there? Team: Fraser Cain - @fcain Jason Harmer - @jasoncharmer Chad Weber - weber.chad@gmail.com Created by: Fraser Cain and Jason Harmer Edited by: Chad Weber Music: Left Spine Down: “X-Ray” We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support...2024-10-1906 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyEVSN - Neutron Star in Supernova 1987A May Have Been FoundFrom March 1, 2021. Scientists have been looking for the reclusive neutron star expected to be at the center of supernova 1987A for over thirty years, and they may have finally found it in new images from the Chandra and NuSTAR observatories. Plus, a look at conflicting papers on the object that wiped out the dinosaurs, a roundup of news, and this week’s What’s Up. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate...2024-10-1823 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyActual Astronomy Ep. 452: Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-AtlasHosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan. actualastronomy@gmail.com Happy Canadian Thanksgiving, beer, turkey, bacon and observing. Did you buy that 17”? Had some notes and a photo from Wade in Australia where the comet has been Have you seen the comet? Clark wrote of his success on October 3rd. Concluding Listener Message: Please subscribe and share the show with other stargazers you know and send us show ideas, observations and questions to actualastronomy@gmail.com We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editin...2024-10-1739 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyGeorge’s Random Astronomical Object Ep. 135: NGC 3801Welcome to episode 135 of George’s Random Astronomical Object, or, if you prefer Roman numerals, episode CXXXV. Every episode, I run a random number generator to select random astronomical coordinates in the sky, and I then search for an astronomical object near those coordinates and talk about what makes that object so interesting to astronomers. So let’s now turn on the random number generator. The coordinates for this episode are 11:40:16.9 right ascension and +17:43:41 declination. This points to the galaxy NGC 3801, which is located at a distance of roughly 176 million light years (54 Mpc) from Earth in th...2024-10-1610 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyAsk A Spaceman Ep. 234: How Could We Turn the Sun Into a Telescope?How do gravitational lenses work? Where would a spacecraft need to be to use the Sun’s gravity as a telescope? What could we learn about exoplanets with this on weird trick? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/spaceman and get on your way to being your best self. Visit BetterHelp to get 10% off your first month! Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/pmsutter All episodes: http://www.AskASp...2024-10-1535 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyAstronomy Cast Ep. 70: How To Win a Nobel Prizehttp://www.astronomycast.com/archive/ From January 7, 2008. Now that you’ve got your career in astronomy, obviously the next goal is to win a Nobel prize. We’re here at the American Astronomical Society meeting in Austin, which is just one tiny step that a person has to take before you get that Nobel prize. Before you get that call in the middle of the night from Sweden, you’re going to need to come with an idea, do some experiments, write a paper, get published and a bunch of other stuff. This week, we’ll tell...2024-10-1430 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyTravelers in the Night Eps. 289E & 290E: Murky & Egg RockDr. 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: - It was murky cloudy night on Mt. Lemmon where I was trying to find Earth approaching objects with the Catalina Sky Survey 60 inch telescope. At about 1AM another hole in the clouds opened and I could see stars on the all sky video camera. On this fourth attempt, one set of images showed a bright rapidly moving object. Followup observations by my teammate...2024-10-1305 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyNOIRLab - NSF NOIRLab and Project ASTROProject ASTRO was started by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific in 1994 and expanded to NSF NOIRLab (formerly the National Optical Astronomy Observatory) in 1996. This podcast tells the story of how Project ASTRO has been working to improve science education for almost 30 years at NSF NOIRLab. Hosted by Rob Sparks of the Communications, Education and Engagement group at NSF’s NOIRLab in Tucson, Arizona. Links: NOIRLab social media channels can be found at https://www.facebook.com/NOIRLabAstro https://twitter.com/NOIRLabAstro https://www.instagram.com...2024-10-1209 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyEVSN - SpaceX vs FAA & EPA & Cards Against HumanityFrom October 2, 2024. This week we’re doing something we’ve never done before; we’re dedicating the majority of the show to a single story: SpaceX’s recurring failure to follow the rules, regulations, and norms of international spaceflight. We have the receipts, and we hope that you will hear us out before you hit that comment button. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share th...2024-10-1130 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyCheap Astronomy - Implausible Engineering Episode 1: How To Live Longer & Talk To AliensHosted by Steve Nerlich. Episode 1a: The Relativity Vault We’re all going to die. But let’s say you’re going to die from some incurable disease – or even just from ageing – and you’ve got some time to plan ahead. One option is to assume that future science could save you. A common strategy to access this option is to get yourself frozen – or even just get your head frozen –until medical science can find a cure for whatever ails you. Episode 1b: The welcome note2024-10-1014 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyAwesome Astronomy - October Part 1Paul Hill and Dr. Jenifer “Dr. Dust” Millard host. Damien Phillips, John Wildridge and Dustin Ruoff produce. This month the episode comes from the dark skies of Wales as it is AstroCamp time! Discussion of Hera and Europa Clipper probes, comet news and the live recording of the Astrocamp panel! Enjoy www.awesomeastronomy.com Bio - Awesome Astronomy explores the frontiers of science, space and our evolving understanding of the universe. Join Paul & Jeni for informative and fun astronomy programmes dedicated to space and astronomy news a...2024-10-091h 21
The 365 Days of AstronomyExoplanet Radio - How the Roman Space Telescope Will Revolutionize Our Understanding of Exoplanetshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4DAVgeCVsI Hosted by Tony Darnell. From Aug 25, 2023. The next big milestone in our study of exoplanets is a telescope that can see beyond the limits of our eyes, beyond the boundaries of our solar system, beyond the frontiers of our knowledge. A telescope that can reveal the secrets of the stars and the mysteries of the planets. A telescope that can take us closer to finding another home in the cosmos. That telescope is the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, a NASA observatory that is scheduled t...2024-10-0805 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyAstronomy Cast Ep. 729: The James Webb Space Telescopehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xd21ZBju3Kg Streamed live on Sep 30, 2024. Let's talk about that giant telescope that's changing everything. We have been waiting our entire careers to make this episode on the James Webb Space Telescope, AKA the JWST. This historic Observatory was launched just a couple of years ago and it's already overturning our understanding of the early Universe star formation and exoplanets! We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.pa...2024-10-0738 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyTravelers in the Night Eps. 755 & 756: Geyser of Life – Maybe & Nice PHADr. 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 From July 28 & August 4, 2023. Today's 2 topics: - In 2023 the James Webb Space Telescope spotted a geyser of water vapor extending more than 80% of the Earth’s diameter erupting from Saturn’s moon Enceladus. If life does exist in the salty ocean of Enceladus shielded from the rest of the Universe by a thick layer of ice and rock its nature remains a mystery. - My...2024-10-0605 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyGuide To Space - Cosmological Horizons. The Past, Present & Future Limits of Astronomy With Dr. Paul Sutterhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXtWrDjDIGI From May 22, 2018. The observable Universe is finite, which means there are limits to what we can see, now and deep into the future. Dr. Paul Sutter joins Fraser to talk about the various cosmological horizons that surround us. Paul’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBr7XOxxQyBHEwqkhoci7vw We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you...2024-10-0511 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyEVSN - Planning for Asteroid Attacks, Dino Prints Cross Ocean, Viper Updates, & More!Let's take a fast-paced journey thru all that's new in space and astronomy, including volcanic glass beads, dino prints that span the ocean, a deep dive into asteroid exploration, and tales from the launch pad. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too! Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------...2024-10-0428 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyActual Astronomy - The Observer’s Calendar For OctoberHosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan. actualastronomy@gmail.com The Observer’s Calendar for October 2024 and Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-Atlas on Episode 450 of the Actual Astronomy podcast. I’m Chris and joining me is Shane. We are amateur astronomers who love looking up at the night sky and this podcast is for everyone who enjoys going out under the stars. - Oct 1 - Zodiacal light is visible again this month. Actually, Alister and I observed it back on Sept. 8th, so it does become visible even in late summe...2024-10-0328 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyGeorge’s Random Astronomical Object: Object 134: Not Dead YetHosted by George Bendo. George’s Random Astronomical Object presents the planetary nebula NGC 7094. While this object may look fairly typical in terms of planetary nebulae, the star at the center is not quite a dead white dwarf yet. Brief biography: George Bendo is an astronomer who specializes in studying interstellar dust and star formation in nearby galaxies. He currently works at the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics at the University of Manchester, and his primary role is to support other astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). He has been creati...2024-10-0208 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyAsk A Spaceman Ep. 233: Why Do We Care About Methane On Mars?What’s behind the Martian Methane Mystery? Is it a sign of life, or just some strange chemical process? Or are we just fooling ourselves? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/spaceman and get on your way to being your best self. Visit BetterHelp to get 10% off your first month! Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/pmsutter All episodes: http://www.AskASpaceman.com Follow on Twitter: http...2024-10-0135 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyAstronomy Cast Ep. 728: Solar Scientist Eugene Parkerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uf4qdzyKsfY Streamed live on Sep 23, 2024. Last week, we talked about the Parker Solar Probe. As always, we like to talk about the person who inspired the mission. What makes this amazing and different is that Eugene Parker was there to watch the launch of the mission that shares his name. Why is he so influential on solar astronomy? SUPPORTED BY YOU! This Episode is made possible thanks to our Patrons on Patreon. Join at the Galaxy Group level or higher to be l...2024-09-3030 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyTravelers in the Night Eps. 753 & 754: Impactor Lights Up the Night Sky & Very Fast Moving Object in the Night SkyDr. 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: - One meter diameter 2022 WJ1 holds the record as the smallest asteroid ever detected! It even hit the ground as it entered Earth’s atmosphere. - Very small fast moving asteroids pass through our solar system.About once a month an object like 2023 KU4 enters our atmosphere, releases the energy of approximately 2.4 tons of TNT, explodes at an altitude of about 280,000 feet, cr...2024-09-2905 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyThe Cosmic Savannah - Ep. 61: SKAO Construction Commencement Ceremony-AustraliaHosted by Dr. Jacinta Delhaize & Dr. Daniel Cunnama. The 5th of December 2022 sees the commencement of construction of the long-awaited Square Kilometre Array (SKA)! SKAO: https://www.skao.int/ The SKA Observatory (SKAO) is a next-generation radio astronomy facility that will revolutionise our understanding of the Universe and the laws of fundamental physics. Formally known as the SKA Observatory, the SKAO is an intergovernmental organisation bringing together nations from around the world. The observatory consists of the SKAO Global Headquarters in the UK, the SKAO’s two telescopes at radi...2024-09-2836 min