Please Look Up

Beth and Leon discuss what's in the night sky in May. Why Boeing starliner is having so many troubles, the oddly shaped radio telescope that was an important part of WA Broadcast history, and listen to the creepy sound of Vela's pulsar.

Beth and Leon are back to tell you what you need to know about space this month.

First, what's in the sky this month, including an amazing solar eclipse that you'll be able to watch... over live stream, because it happens on the other side of the world.

Space Flight Focus: How is SpaceX going with launching the biggest ever rocket? Well, Leon boldly forecasts that their Starships will be carrying cargo within the year.

Space Picture of the Month: We're back with more super radio friendly content. Visit our Instagram to see the pictures, and listen along as Beth talks about seeing ourselves from space, and Leon describes how the Landsat program captures data from space that can help us understand how earth is changing.

Constellation of the Month: Puppis (with special mention of a nebula that looks like a zucchini and smells like a rotten egg).

Find more space news on the Particle website

If you have a question about space, reach out on instagram. We might be able to answer it in an upcoming episode. Find us @particlewa

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Hosts: Leon Smith, Beth Maskall

Producers: Michelle Aitken, Zaya Altangerel

Did you know that Leon is the biggest space nerd of the Scitech Planetarium crew? This month we turn the tables and let Beth ask all the questions. We also introduce new segments for some fresh perspectives on space news.

First, what's in the sky this month as usual.

Space Flight Focus: Beth asks Leon about recent attempts to land on the moon and whether we'd call them successes or failures.

Space Picture of the Month: The duo challenge each other to describe pictures of space. See what they're talking about on our Instagram.

Constellation of the Month: Carina (and Leon manages to talk about Dune Part 2.)

Find more WA space news on the Particle website

If you have a question about space, message us on Instagram! We might be able to answer it in an upcoming episode. Find us @particlewa

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Hosts: Leon Smith and Beth Maskall

Producers: Michelle Aitken, Zaya Altangerel

Leon is joined by Amanda, a Scitech Planetarium Presenter, to highlight all the different planets and constellations you'll be able to spot throughout December.

The duo also discuss what went wrong with the second Space X Starship launch.

To find out more about WA space news, visit: www.particle.scitech.org.au/category/space/

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Host: Leon Smith

Guest: Amanda Hunter

Producer: Zaya Altangerel, Michelle Aitken, Alyshia Gatani

Leon is joined by Sharna, a Scitech Planetarium Presenter, to highlight a collection of creatively named objects you can see in the Perth night sky. Some examples include Grus the Crane and the Spare-tyre nebula.

The duo also discuss how scientists are going to calculate the weight of our universe.

To find out more about WA space news, visit: www.particle.scitech.org.au/category/space/

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Host: Leon Smith

Guest: Sharna Lambert

Producer: Zaya Altangerel

Leon is joined by Beth, a Scitech Planetarium Presenter, to highlight some spectacular constellations visible in the October night sky – and the dramatic mythologies that inspired their names!

The duo also discuss how and why we are studying two different asteroids – Bennu and Psyche.

To find out more about the WA space news, visit: www.particle.scitech.org.au/category/space/

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Host: Leon Smith

Guest: Beth Maskall

Producer: Zaya Altangerel

Leon is joined by Amanda to give you tips on how to spot Saturn, Jupiter, Venus and Mercury alongside a peculiar constellation known as Pavo the Giant Space Slug.

The duo also update us on the Chandrayaan-3 mission. And give us the hot details on India's newest space mission to study the Sun with ADITYA-L1.

To find out more about the WA space news, visit: www.particle.scitech.org.au/category/space/

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Host: Leon Smith

Guest: Amanda Hunter

Producer: Zaya Altangerel

As we head into the Noongar season of Djilba, Leon is joined by Amanda to talk all things stargazing and space news.

In addition to highlighting the constellations and planets visible in the WA sky this month, Amanda answers the question of "What exactly is a blue moon?"

The duo also talk about photographing black holes, and the launch of Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft.

To find out more about the WA space news, visit: www.particle.scitech.org.au/category/space/

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Host: Leon Smith

Guest: Amanda Hunter

Producers: Zaya Altangerel, Michael Gatt & Alyshia Gatani

Leon is joined by Professor Steven Tingay, the Deputy Executive Director of ICRAR, to talk all about the Murchison Widefield Array.

Join us as we discover the:

• purpose of the ground-breaking telescope
• meaning behind the MWA's Wajarri name
• MWA's influence on the Australian economy
• importance of saving ALL your data and more!

For more WA space news visit: www.particle.scitech.org.au/

To learn more about the Murchison Widefield Array, visit: www.mwatelescope.org/

Credits

Host: Leon Smith

Guest: Professor Steven Tingay

Producers: Zaya Altangerel, Michael Gatt & Alyshia Gatani

Leon is joined by Sharna, a Scitech Planetarium Presenter, to talk all about the big stuff.

The duo discuss the importance of the Euclid Consortium and try to sum up 'dark matter' and 'dark energy' in a few short minutes.

To find out more about the WA space news, visit: www.particle.scitech.org.au/category/space/

Credits

Host: Leon Smith

Guest: Sharna Lambert

Producers: Zaya Altangerel & Michael Gatt