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Nov. 21, 2022

Astronomy Daily - The Podcast - The Origin of Life in the Universe is - Mars? A New Theory

This is Astronomy Daily, I am your host, Andrew Dunkley, and coming up on this edition, Mars may have been where life came from. That is an interesting concept. We also look at where our water may have come from, the sun's influence on water, as in the weather in…

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Nov. 20, 2022

Astronomy Daily - The Podcast - The Growing Space Economy

Hello, hope you had a great weekend. Andrew Dunkley here for Astronomy Daily, another week of space and astronomy news ahead of us. And on today's program, we're going to be looking at the role of NASA and some of the first commercial transactions on the moon. We'll also be…

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Nov. 18, 2022

Astronomy Daily - The Podcast - Mars May Be Destroying One of its Own Moons - New Details

Hello, thanks for joining us on Astronomy Daily, the podcast that provides news and information about astronomy and space science. My name is Andrew Dunkley, your host. Coming up on this edition, scientists have created a black hole simulation in the lab, which sounds exciting and a little bit scary.…

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Nov. 16, 2022

Artemis-1 - Mission Underway

Coming up on this edition, We will be talking at last about the launch of Artemis 1, which is just fabulous news. And we'll talk about that mission. On the other side of the coin, some documentary makers have discovered a chunk of the Challenger shuttle in the Atlantic Ocean,…

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Nov. 16, 2022

Astronomy Daily - The Podcast - Artemis-1 - At Last!

This is Astronomy Daily, my name is Andrew Dunkley, your host and coming up on today's edition, Artemis 1 at last, off the ground and headed to the moon. We'll talk about that at length and joining us will be Professor Fred Watson. We're also going to look at the…

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Nov. 16, 2022

Space Nuts 331 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley | Podcast

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 331 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley live stream recording. Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Another all listener questions episode. For more Space Nuts, visit our websites. Links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ New: Listen to Space Nuts on your favorite app with the Universal…

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Nov. 15, 2022

Astronomy Daily - The Podcast - How Our Sun Will Die - The New Thinking

On the program today we're going to look at how the Sun will die. Scientists have made some predictions. The star Betelgeese, Betelgeist, Betelgeuse, whatever you want to call it, has dimmed by about 60% and they think they have a theory as to why. Up until now it's been…

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Nov. 14, 2022

Astronomy Daily - The Podcast - Why Haven't We Met Any Intelligent Life Yet?

Tuesday November 15, 2022 Today’s headline stories: This is Astronomy Daily and I'm your host, Andrew Dunkley. Coming up on today's edition, scientists have been able to trace the Earth's path through the galaxy through the discovery of crystals in our crust. So, what does that tell us? We're also…

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Nov. 13, 2022

Astronomy Daily - The Podcast - Mars Express Orbiter - How They Get the Data Back to Earth

Monday November 14, 2022 Today’s headline stories: Astronomy Daily – The Podcast Coming up on today's edition, we look at getting information from Mars. Getting the data is one thing, getting it back to Earth is another. We'll talk about that. We'll talk about what the likelihood is that there…

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Nov. 10, 2022

Astronomy Daily - The Podcast - The End of The Road for the Atlas Rocket

Friday November 11, 2022 Today’s headline stories: Astronomy Daily – The Podcast -NASA will continue a lunar smallsat mission for launch in mid 2023, despite exceeding its cost cap by 30%. -The Atlas rocket family, a staple of the US. Launch industry since June 1157, ended its West Coast operations…

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Nov. 10, 2022

AMA

We've got an episode that divides by five. So, it means it's all questions. And we've got a range of questions today, which cover the whole universe, basically. Several about the moon, which is a great one because by chance today there is an eclipse of the moon. But they…

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Nov. 9, 2022

Astronomy Daily - The Podcast - Witnessing a Supernova Collapse

Thursday November 10, 2022 Today’s headline stories: - The Hubble Space Telescope has witnessed the death throes of a very distant Core-Collapse supernova, one that occurred more than 11 billion years ago - The Arecibo Observatory, located in Puerto Rico, leaves a long legacy behind including being a movie star.…

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Nov. 9, 2022

Astronomy Daily - The Podcast - The Search for a New Moon Buggy Begins

Today’s headline stories: - Spider Oak, which is a leader in cybersecurity solutions for next generation space systems, has been awarded a contract by the US. Defense Innovation unit - . The New Horizon spacecraft, which flew by Pluto three years ago, looks like it still has much to offer.…

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Nov. 7, 2022

Astronomy Daily - The Podcast - 3D Printing of Satellites

Tuesday November 8, 2022 Today’s headline stories: - It's been confirmed that Chinese rocket debris weighing 23 tons crashed back to Earth in an uncontrolled descent. - . The New Horizon spacecraft, which flew by Pluto three years ago, looks like it still has much to offer. - The nation…

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Nov. 6, 2022

Astronomy Daily - The Podcast - Official Alien Contact Protocols Plan

Monday November 7, 2022 Today’s headline stories: - A contract the US. Space Force awarded last month to Firefly Aerospace and Millennium Space was just the first step toward the goal of launching a space mission on 24 hours’ notice. - Climate reach reveals the world will experience more rainbows…

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Nov. 3, 2022

Astronomy Daily - The Podcast - Much Ado About Mars and Meteors - Astronomy Daily the Podcast S01E51

Friday November 4, 2022 Today’s headline stories: - Rocket spotters can see the Antares ISS resupply launch on November 6 in Virginia USA - Climate reach reveals the world will experience more rainbows due to climate change - Bonus! - Stargazers should check out the Pleiades. Star clusters are awesome…

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Nov. 3, 2022

The Debate Rages On - Is There Water on Mars?

In this episode we're going to revisit Andrew’s favorite planet again with this continuing debate about whether there is liquid water underneath Mars' South polar ice cap that's taken a new turn, there is more news to talk about, which is very interesting. Plus, we look at some really exciting…

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Nov. 2, 2022

Astronomy Daily - The Podcast - Work Continues on One of the Great Space Mysteries - Astronomy...

Thursday November 3, 2022 Today’s headline stories: - What Causes Fast Radio Bursts? To astronomers, it’s one of the great unknowns - to date, we’ve rules out super black holes and shock jocks. But the research continues. - What do you do with a 570 MegaPixel Camera? How about searching…

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Nov. 1, 2022

Space Nuts 327 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley | Astronomy Science Podcast

The Moons Glass Beads Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 327 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley We have a story about what you can learn from beads, tiny beads of glass in the soil of the moon which have been brought back by the Changing Five…

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Nov. 1, 2022

Astronomy Daily - The Podcast - The Sound of Earth's Magnetic Field Under Attack

Today’s headline stories: - Earth’s Magnetic Field sounds scary. - Check out the sound bite … Weird! - Out of the Wreckage - Arecibo delivers data for greater definition of asteroids. - Earth sets new speed record - Flash your headlights if there are Galactic Patrols ahead. - James Webb…

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Oct. 31, 2022

Astronomy Daily - The Podcast - Artemis-1 and Space Force Updates

Tuesday November 1, 2022 Today’s headline stories: - Artemis launch date set - Details inside... - SpaceX Fires up Falcon Heavy in a successful static fire test - on track to carry Space Force stuff soon. Can’t wait… Obviously ray guns and jet packs. - Did you see the Solar…

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Oct. 30, 2022

Astronomy Daily - The Podcast - Open Star Clusters Puzzle for Researchers

Astronomy Daily – The Podcast Show Notes S01E47 Astronomy Daily – The Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/astronomy-daily-the-podcast/id1642258990 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/astronomy-daily-the-podcast/id1642258990) Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2kPF1ABBW2rCrjDlU2CWLW (https://open.spotify.com/show/2kPF1ABBW2rCrjDlU2CWLW) Andrew’s taking a short holiday…so for the next little while Astronomy Daily – The Podcast is being hosted by his brother Steve…and Halley…

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Oct. 27, 2022

Astronomy Daily - The Podcast - International Space Station Identifies Environmental Threats...

Astronomy Daily – The Podcast Show Notes S01E46 Astronomy Daily – The Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/astronomy-daily-the-podcast/id1642258990 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/astronomy-daily-the-podcast/id1642258990) Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2kPF1ABBW2rCrjDlU2CWLW (https://open.spotify.com/show/2kPF1ABBW2rCrjDlU2CWLW) Andrew’s taking a short holiday…so for the next little while Astronomy Daily – The Podcast is being hosted by his brother Steve…and Halley…

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Oct. 27, 2022

Europa's Exciting New Images

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 328 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley In this episode, we're going to visit Jupiter's moon Europa because there's new stuff from Europa, we've got new images which have come back from a flyby by the Juno spacecraft, plus some work…

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