Categories: Weekly Space Hangout

Weekly Space Hangout – April 4, 2014: Space Politics, Skydiving Meteor, and Enceladus Ocean

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.

Host: Nicole Gugliucci (cosmoquest.org / @noisyastronomer)
Guests: Morgan Rehnberg, Scott Lewis, Nancy Atkinson, Dave Dickinson

This Week’s Stories:
Morgan Rehnberg (cosmicchatter.org / @cosmic_chatter):
NASA lowballs Europa mission
Enceladus ocean confirmed?

Scott Lewis (@ScientificScott):
NASA cutting ties w/ Russia except ISS

Nancy Atkinson (@Nancy_A):
Skydiver Almost Hit By Meteor

Dave Dickinson (@astroguyz):
Mars Opposition
Lunar Eclipse

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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