Paul Hill, Ralph Wilkins and Jenifer Millard host. Damien Phillips and John Wildridge produce.

The Discussion:

As we welcome in the New Year, we discuss the holiday season and your suggestions to replace the Guide to the Electromagnetic Spectrum section of the show.

 

The News:

Rounding up the astronomy news at the beginning of 2021, we have:

- Finding exoplanets that have a good chance of being able to see us.

- The ‘Lithium Problem’.

- Chasing down the Hubble Constant.

- A new method for detecting exoplanets.

- Was there another dwarf planet in the inner solar system?

Main News story:

That intriguing radio signal found coming from the vicinity of Proxima Centauri.

 

The Sky Guide: This month we’re taking a look at the great winter 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 January.

 

Q&A: We know there is a lower temperature limit (absolute zero), but is there an upper temperature limit? From Matt in California.

 

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