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Unavailable#54 - December 2016
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#54 - December 2016

FromAWESOME ASTRONOMY


Currently unavailable

#54 - December 2016

FromAWESOME ASTRONOMY

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Length:
88 minutes
Released:
Dec 1, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The Discussion: This month we take a look at the recent supermoon and what it takes to make the moon ‘super’; Jeni goes teaching kids about space and hones her exoplanet hunting skills; while Paul’s been hosting events with British astronaut Tim Peake. The News: Rounding up the space and astronomy news this month we have: An update on Blue Origin’s spaceflight ambitions More on Shiaparelli and Exomars part 1 A NASA Director’s worries about science in a Trump administration An Ocean like the Dead Sea under Pluto’s ice sheets The roundest object in space Could dark energy actually be an emergent property of entropy? The dinosaur-killing asteroid may have turned planet Earth inside out The Hat of Woo: Delving into the rank and putrid world of conspiracy theories to debunk the nonsense that lies within. This month Paul pulls Project Pegasus out of his fetid hat where a young President Obama was part of a team of juveniles used in the 1980s to teleport to Mars and into the past. No, really! Q&A: Listeners’ questions via email, Facebook & Twitter take us on a journey into the astronomy issues that have always plagued our understanding or stretched our credulity. This month we go back to Tycho Brahe: What is a plain regular (non-super) nova? Doug, @DesRon94, Detroit Michigan
Released:
Dec 1, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Awesome Astronomy explores the frontiers of science, space and our evolving understanding of the universe. Join Ralph, Paul & Jeni for informative and fun astronomy programmes dedicated to space and astronomy news and monthly podcast extras covering hot topics and special interviews in the world of science and astronomy.