Universe Today
Host:
Fraser Cain (
@fcain
)
Special Guest:
This week we welcome Astronomy in Chile Educator Ambassadors Program Participants: Michael Prokosch (
Seeing Stars Blog
, MikeProkosch@shsuobservatory) Tim Spuck ([email protected]) Brian Koberlein (
@briankoberlein
/
briankoberlein.com
) Vivian White ([email protected]).
Guests:
Jolene Creighton (
@jolene723
/
fromquarkstoquasars.com
) Brian Koberlein (
@briankoberlein
/
briankoberlein.com
) Morgan Rehnberg (
cosmicchatter.org
/
@MorganRehnberg
) Alessondra Springmann (
@sondy
)
This Week's Stories:
Three candidates for ESA's next medium-class science mission
Russia conducts surprise Soyuz 2-1A launch carrying Kobalt-M
Meet Adeline, Airbus' Answer To SpaceX Reusability
Airbus unveils Adeline, its clever answer to SpaceX's reusable rockets
United Arab Emirates to Launch Mars Mission by 2021
Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator Test
Sharpest View Ever of Star Formation in the Distant Universe
Sails in Space: Partial Photo, Video and Light Curve
NASA Awards $30 MIllion to #SpaceX For Pad Abort Milestone?
Circumbinary Planets
NASA Aiming for Multiple Missions to Jupiter Moon Europa
Nearby 'dwarf' galaxy is home to luminous star cluster
Researchers characterize mysterious ultraluminous X-ray sources
Exoplanets: Atmospheric signs of volcanic activity could aid search for life
A Celestial Butterfly Emerges from its Dusty Cocoon
and
here
XCOR Selects Matrix Composites to Develop Lynx Chines
Supernova prized by astronomers begins to fade from view
Spacecraft glitch shifts orbiting ISS
International Space Station back on track after Soyuz thrusters activated inadvertently, changing its orientation
and
here
Work-experience schoolboy discovers a new planet
Schoolboy discovers alien world during work experience
17-year-old discovers a huge alien planet 1,000 light-years from Earth
New Solar Storm Forecasting Technique Breaks The 24-Hour Warning Barrier For Earth
LightSail Team Declares Solar Sail Success as Mission Nears Its End
TWiM: Elon Musk's plan to put the Internet in space moves to launch pad
Saturn's outermost ring stuns astronomers
Shift Change in Space - Summer 2015 Edition
Crew return home after extended stay on the space station
Trio create model to explain massive heat in the Sun's corona
Robotic tunneler may explore icy moons
Milky Way Map Pins Down Our Galaxy's Arms
Mystery on Mercury: Strange Pattern of Huge Cliffs Defy Explanation
First US deep space weather satellite reaches final orbit
Actor Christopher Lee dies at 93 (Count Dooku/Saruman/ Count Dracula)
Jack King, NASA's "Voice of Apollo," dies at 84
The quest to find Philae
From Andy Weir's Facebook Page (Posted June 11, 2015): The Martian's release date has been bumped up to October 2nd.
Trek On, Spock: Asteroid Now Carries Leonard Nimoy's Name
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