Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain)
Guests: Alessondra Springmann (@sondy), Brian Koberlein (@briankoberlein, briankoberlein.com), Nicole Gugliucci (cosmoquest.org / @noisyastronomer)
Stories this week:
Sondy:
Arecibo radar penertrates the lunar surface
Red Spot is Shrinking
Brian:
BICEP2 rumors
Using interstellar media as a pulsar lens
Supramassive neutron stars as a solution to fast radio bursts
Nicole:
Rosetta’s target comet becoming active
BOOP! Phobos and Jupiter conjunction from Mars
Fraser:
Proton Launch Failure
Kepler Funding
Exoplanet imaged
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.
Well over 5,000 planets have been found orbiting other star systems. One of the satellites…
Over the last few years I have been renovating my home. Building on Earth seems…
Astrobiologists continue to work towards determining which biosignatures might be best to look for when…
Planetary nebula are some of nature's most stunning visual displays. The name is confusing since…
The venerable Hubble Space Telescope is like a gift that keeps on giving. Not only…
The venerable Voyager 1 spacecraft is finally phoning home again. This is much to the…