Paul Hill, Ralph Wilkins and Dr. Jenifer “Dr. Dust” Millard host. Damien Phillips, John Wildridge and Dustin Ruoff produce.

The Discussion: 

- AstroCamp returns for listeners to observe with us 2-5th April. Book tickets here:

https://astrocamp.awesomeastronomy.com/

Listeners’ emails on:

- A Venus sample return mission.

- Why our website is so poor… :^(

 

The News: 

Rounding up the astronomy news in February, we have:

- A very big far away star with a very big planet.

- Unpicking the riddle of where the matter is that makes up all the stars.

- Another of Saturn moons may be hiding an ocean.

- Why there are no newly formed stars within 500 light years of the Sun.

- Big News Story: a mysterious radio signal points to a new type of magnetar.

 

The Sky Guide: 

This month we’re taking a look at the constellation of Auriga with a guide to its history, how to find it, a couple of deep sky objects and a round-up of the solar system views on offer in February. 

 

If you want to help chart the advancing light pollution:  

cpre.org.uk/what-we-care-about/nature-and-landscapes/dark-skies/star-count-2022/

 

Q&A: 

How are black holes able to evaporate? 

From our good friend Mitch in the United States.

 

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