2020's spaceflight and astronomy highlights

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2020's spaceflight and astronomy highlights

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2020 has been quite a year, but for many of us the ever-present cosmos has been a source of inspiration and comfort. This episode we look back on the biggest astronomical discoveries of 2020 and reveal our stargazing highlights from the past 12 months. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Dec 17, 2020

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The Sun, a danger to life on Earth?: Chris Scott, Professor of Space and Atmospheric Physics at the University of Reading, speaks to us about just how dangerous solar activity is to life on Earth and what’s going on at the surface of the Sun. by Radio Astronomy
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Lunar eclipses, 2019’s space missions and green stars: The team of BBC Sky at Night Magazine discuss lunar eclipses look at the new raft of space missions coming in 2019, including an interview with Kerri Donaldson Hanna about the OSIRIS-Rex mission to the asteroid Bennu. by Radio Astronomy
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