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May 31, 2019 State of Space News Pod 5-31-2019
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14 min
May 31, 2019 Supernovas May Have Helped Humans Walk Upright
As human ancestors went from swinging through trees to walking on two legs, they may have received a boost from an unlikely source: ancient supernovas.
These powerful stellar explosions may have showered Earth with enough energy to shift the planet's climate, bathing Earth in electrons and sparking powerful, lightning-filled storms, according to a new hypothesis.
Lightning then could have kindled raging wildfires that scorched African landscapes. As savanna replaced the forest habitat, early humans that lived there may have been pushed to walk on two legs, the new study suggests.
However, don't go jumping to conclusions just yet. Many factors likely contributed to the evolution of bipedalism, a process that began many millions of years before these stellar explosions took place, one expert told Live Science.
8 min
May 31, 2019 Supernovas May Have Helped Humans Walk Upright
As human ancestors went from swinging through trees to walking on two legs, they may have received a boost from an unlikely source: ancient supernovas.
These powerful stellar explosions may have showered Earth with enough energy to shift the planet's climate, bathing Earth in electrons and sparking powerful, lightning-filled storms, according to a new hypothesis.
Lightning then could have kindled raging wildfires that scorched African landscapes. As savanna replaced the forest habitat, early humans that lived there may have been pushed to walk on two legs, the new study suggests.
However, don't go jumping to conclusions just yet. Many factors likely contributed to the evolution of bipedalism, a process that began many millions of years before these stellar explosions took place, one expert told Live Science.
8 min
May 30, 2019 SpaceX to Mars in 4 Years and Life on Mars
Gwynne Shotwell said in a meeting at MIT on the 29th of May that SpaceX will be sending cargo to Mars in 4 Years. Also, 'Fettuccine' may be most obvious sign of life on Mars, researchers report
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9 min
May 30, 2019 SpaceX to Mars in 4 Years and Life on Mars
Gwynne Shotwell said in a meeting at MIT on the 29th of May that SpaceX will be sending cargo to Mars in 4 Years. Also, 'Fettuccine' may be most obvious sign of life on Mars, researchers report
https://patreon.com/spacenewspodcast
9 min
May 29, 2019 US and Japan Going to the Moon Together
The governments of the United States and Japan have agreed to further cooperation in space which could include flying Japanese astronauts to the moon.
At a joint press conference in Tokyo May 27 with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, President Donald Trump mentioned cooperation in space exploration as one outcome of their meetings during the president’s visit to the country.
"I am pleased to confirm that Prime Minister Abe and I have agreed to dramatically expand our nations’ cooperation in human space exploration," Trump said. "Japan will join our mission to send U.S. astronauts to space. We'll be going to the moon. We'll be going to Mars very soon. It's very exciting."
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8 min
May 29, 2019 US and Japan Going to the Moon Together
The governments of the United States and Japan have agreed to further cooperation in space which could include flying Japanese astronauts to the moon.
At a joint press conference in Tokyo May 27 with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, President Donald Trump mentioned cooperation in space exploration as one outcome of their meetings during the president’s visit to the country.
"I am pleased to confirm that Prime Minister Abe and I have agreed to dramatically expand our nations’ cooperation in human space exploration," Trump said. "Japan will join our mission to send U.S. astronauts to space. We'll be going to the moon. We'll be going to Mars very soon. It's very exciting."
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8 min
May 28, 2019 Should we colonize the moon?
I dig in to a few reasons why we should colonize the Moon.
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10 min
May 28, 2019 Should we colonize the moon?
I dig in to a few reasons why we should colonize the Moon.
https://spacenewspodcast.com
10 min
May 26, 2019How to see Starlink Satellite Constellation in the night sky
How to see Starlink Satellite Constellation in the night sky. #starlink #spacex
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Go to CalSky.com.

Start by setting your location here. (You can view Starlink without making an account, but I would recommend it so you can save a location for later use)

Click on ‘Satellites‘ then ‘Sat Library‘

Select your duration at the top of the page for the amount of time you would like to see future fly-by’s. (I usually select ‘1 Week’)

Type “starlink” in the or find a satellite by name or number box.

Click on “Sighting Opportunities” (bookmark this page)

Check the following boxes: (you can utilize others like transits/close encounters later on, but for the sole purpose of viewing use these)
Show satellite passes

Satellite must be illuminated

Scroll back up to the top and click “GO” again to refresh.

Scrolling down, you’ll see a list of the upcoming passes of the Starlink constellation.

If you are confused by the 24h time format “21:36:42” that means 9:36:42pm. (12 + 9 = 21) There is an option to switch to the 12h format (9:36 pm) located on the page where you set your location. (#2 on that page)

To know where to look, use the little map on the right side of each pass
This image shows the satellites will be starting from the southwest direction, peaking in the southeast part of the sky ~45deg up or so (halfway to straight up), then going towards the northeast.

Here’s another example: this one shows the satellites coming from northwest, going straight overhead, and towards the southeast. Starlink satellites will always be coming from the west and going east. (NW->SE & SW->NE, never from the east)

If you’re not familiar with which way is North/South/East/West, grab a compass app on your phone’s app store to assist.

Using the “another example” #2 map above as one: Appears = where the blue line starts (NW), Culmination = where the point of the blue arrow is (straight over your head), Disappears = where the blue line ends (SE) They are not always directly overhead, some may reach their peak height closer to the horizon, in one area of the sky (like #10, peaking in the SSE sky ~45° up)

Directions are from : https://www.tmahlmann.com/2019/05/how-to-watch-or-photograph-starlink/
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