So much space news, so little time. We had a great Weekly Space Hangout with several of our familiar space journalist friends. No huge stories, but lots of interesting tidbits, about asteroid protection, balloon trips to the edge of space, and the discovery of the furthest galaxy.
Host: Fraser Cain
Panel: Alan Boyle, Amy Shira Teitel, David Dickinson, Nancy Atkinson, Elizabeth Howell
Stories:
Preventing Asteroid Strikes
Japanese Asteroid Cannon
How to see Other Comets
Furthest Galaxy Found
More than 1000 Exoplanets
Worldview Balloon Flights
Watch the Sun Split Apart
What’s the Weather on Titan
Spider Adapts to Return to Gravity
ExoMars Rover
We record the Weekly Space Hangout every Friday at 12:00 pm Pacific / 3:00 pm Eastern. You can watch us live on Google+, Universe Today, or the Universe Today YouTube page.
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