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#87 - September 2019 Part 1

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#87 - September 2019 Part 1

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#87 - September 2019 Part 1

FromAWESOME ASTRONOMY

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Length:
67 minutes
Released:
Sep 1, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The Discussion: A good old British whinge about the weather and looking forward to our biannual dark sky star party, AstoCamp. The News: Rounding up the astronomy news this month we have: An experiment in an underground lab in London to understand dark energy Eight new repeating fast radio burst source Help us come up with a cooler name than a pair-instability supernova The late accretion phase of the formation of the solar system The discovery of interstellar radioactive iron in the Antarctica Spitzer reveals surprising exoplanetary details. A new exoplanet discovery of three rocky worlds in the same system Using oceanography to suggest greater exoplanet biodiversity The main news story discussion: The latest big Juno discovery at Jupiter. The Sky Guide: Covering the solar system and deep sky objects on offer to amateur astronomers in September: Jen: A tour of the planets on offer and the zodiacal light Ralph: Jupiter Saturn and two meteor showers in September. Then further afield, a double star, an open cluster and a dark Nebula in Cepheus. Main Object: Messier 27, The Dumbbell Nebula Q&A: How can Titan have such a thick atmosphere with such a low gravity? From Alastair Frith in the UK
Released:
Sep 1, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

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Awesome Astronomy explores the frontiers of science, space and our evolving understanding of the universe. Join Ralph, Paul & Jeni for informative and fun astronomy programmes dedicated to space and astronomy news and monthly podcast extras covering hot topics and special interviews in the world of science and astronomy.