Categories: Weekly Space Hangout

Weekly Space Hangout – October 25, 2013: Preventing Asteroids, More Comets, Worldview Balloon

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.

Fraser Cain

Fraser Cain is the publisher of Universe Today. He's also the co-host of Astronomy Cast with Dr. Pamela Gay. Here's a link to my Mastodon account.

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