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New observations from the National Science Foundation’s NOIRLab and other telescopes have found a planet that doesn’t quite match how astronomers expected planets to form. In 2016, astronomers found a young exoplanet known as K2-25b. This planet...
Join us today as we cover all the news about Ceres that culminated in SEVEN papers, revealing the existence of a salty subsurface ocean and active cryovolcanism. After, Dr. David Grinspoon will join us to talk about a conference on technosignatures....
Muskaan Gupta is a rising senior at the Westminster School in Atlanta, Georgia. She tells us about the end of the Spitzer Space Telescope’s impressive infrared science mission. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to...
From October 22, 2007. Returning to our tour of the solar system, let’s voyage away from the largest planet to the second largest, Saturn. Once again, we’ll break up our visit because there’s lots to talk about. This week, we talk about Saturn...
Dr. Al Grauer hosts. Dr. Albert D. Grauer ( ) is an observational asteroid hunting astronomer. Dr. Grauer retired from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 2006. Today's 2 topics: - Beyond, what solar system scientists now call the "snow...
Hosted by Dr. Jacinta Delhaize & Dr. Daniel Cunnama. In Episode 19 we learn all about the inspirational Astro Molo Mhlaba project in Khayelitsha (Cape Town). This project targets the issues of inclusivity and diversity in South African astronomy...
One of the great accomplishments of the Apollo missions was to bring home hundreds of kilograms of lunar rock. Suddenly, geologists had a lifetime’s worth of lunar samples captured from several different spots across the Moon. These rocks and dust...
Join us today as we talk about newly released research that suggests the waters on ancient Mars were subglacial and not free-flowing. Also, a black hole goes dormant and star formation goes wild. Meanwhile, computer models show that unequal neutron...
Paul Hill, Ralph Wilkins and Jenifer Millard host. Damien Phillips and John Wildridge produce. The Discussion: Jen on the radio discussing the Perseids. Starlink satellites flaring over our heads. TV shows "From the Earth to the Moon" and "For All...
Are there more than four forces of nature? Is dark matter connected to dark energy? What the heck are dark photons? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! Support the show: All episodes: Follow on Twitter: Like on...