Weekly Space Hangout - Jan. 16, 2015: Hard Landings, False Alarms & Found Beagles

Host:

Fraser Cain (

@fcain

)

Guests:

Morgan Rehnberg (

cosmicchatter.org

/

@MorganRehnberg

) Ramin Skibba (

@raminskibba

) Brian Koberlein (

@briankoberlein

)

This Week's Stories:

Rare Eclipse of Alpha Comae Berenices

Beagle 2 Found

False alarm on the ISS

SLS RS-25 Engine Test

Falcon 9 landing attempt

Milky Way's long spiral arms

Pulsar goes quiet

Measuring Saturn's position accurately

Retro NASA Travel Posters Invite You to Real Alien Worlds

Sudden Impact: Did Meteorite Carve Icy Crater in Antarctica?

World's Most Powerful Camera Receives Funding Approval

Has Curiosity Found Evidence for Ancient Microbial Life on Mars? Maybe, Says Noted Geobiologist.

January 2015 Launch Schedule

APOD: 2015 January 12 - Super Planet Crash; Semi-interactive Simulation of Planetary Orbital Mechanics

First Notable Solar Flare of 2015

SpaceX: Falcon Heavy Poised to Fly This Year

Virgin Galactic Planning Spaceship 2 Return to Flight

Extrasolar Storms: How's the Weather Way Out There? [Storms on Brown Dwarfs]

Wax Fuel Gives Hybrid Rockets More Oomph

XCOR's Path to Space

SpaceX Breaks Ground, Dragon Berths, and a New Era Begins

Shields Up: Star Trek "Shields" Science Fiction? Not So Fast…

Musk Cites USAF-ULA Relationship in Certification Delay

New Horizons Begins Pluto Encounter Operations

QVC Doesn't Know What the Moon Is

[Included as a bit of humor - or incredulity - on a Friday.]

Three Nearly Earth-Size Planets Found Orbiting Nearby Star

NOAA: 2014 Was Warmest Year on Record

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Fraser Cain

Fraser Cain

Fraser Cain is the publisher of Universe Today, founding the website in March 1999. He's also the co-host of Astronomy Cast.