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

You can watch the video of this recording (and our live Episode 45 recording on 27th April) at:

https://www.youtube.com/user/AwesomeAstroPod/videos

 

This show is a response to the many requests we get to do an episode dedicated to answering listeners’ space & astronomy questions. Producer John thought lockdown would be the perfect time to do it, when we can try and help ease the stress, boredom and isolation.

 

Senior Astronomer and Institute Fellow at the SETI Institute, Dr. Seth Shostak. We asked him:

- What’s currently big in the world of extraterrestrial hunting?

- What happens when we discover possibly habitable planets? From @WrathfulTumbles.

- Square Kilometre Array or JWST. Which is going to generate the most exciting science? And if each one could answer just 1 question about the Universe, what would you like it to be?  From Mark De Vri.

 

Other listener inspired topics discussed by the podcast crew:

- You talk about the ELT in April part 1. But how on God's green Earth do you keep a mirror like that clean? From @SeamasterGMT

 

US Spaceflight researcher and chronicler, Gavin Price. We asked him for:

- An overview of the Apollo 13 mission that was limping back to Earth 50 years ago today.

- The key Apollo 13 decisions and preparations that were underway at this point - a day before splashdown.

- A discussion about, and nod to the BBC World Service podcast  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w13xttx2 "13 Minutes to the Moon". From Peter Ellinger.

 

Other listener inspired topics discussed by the podcast crew:

- A discussion on the ‘Ashen light of Venus’ inspired by @Blixbuller

 

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Bio: Awesome Astronomy is a podcast beamed direct from an underground bunker on Mars to promote science, space and astronomy (and enslave Earth if all goes well).

 

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