Here’s our Weekly Space Hangout for July 19, 2013. Watch as a team of space and astronomy journalists discuss the big space stories of the week. We do this every Friday at 12:00 pm Pacific Time / 3:00 pm Eastern Time. You can join us live, or watch the archive here or on Google+.
Host: Fraser Cain
Participants: Sondy Springmann, Amy Shira Teitel, Jason Major, David Dickenson, Dr. Matthew Francis
And here are the stories that we covered.
At our current level of knowledge, many exoplanet findings take us by surprise. The only…
A little known periodic comet graces northern hemisphere summer skies.
At first glance, the universe and night sky seem largely unchanging. The reality is very…
Many space fans have been following the successful launch of the Boeing Starliner, another commercial…
Most neutron stars spin rapidly, completing a rotation in seconds or even a fraction of…
Earth observations are one of the most essential functions of our current fleet of satellites.…