The 365 Days of Astronomy

What’s the deal with time crystals? Do they break physics as we know it? Or are they merely…neat? What do symmetries and the conservation of energy have to do with it? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman!

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http://www.astronomycast.com/2007/04/episode-33-coosing-and-using-a-telescope/

From April 23, 2007.

Buying your first telescope can be a nerve-wracking experience filled with buyer’s remorse. This week we discuss the basics of purchasing your first binoculars and telescope. What to look for, how to clean older equipment, and how to use it for the first time. Let’s make sure your first investment in this wonderful hobby is money well-spent.

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Avivah Yamani hosts.

This story comes from Nias Island. It is about residents of the Moon and to how they relate to the local people's view of death.

There was a restless man called Lawaendröna who lived on Nias Island. He did not want to die; he wanted to live forever.

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Dr. Al Grauer hosts. Dr. Albert D. Grauer ( @Nmcanopus ) is an observational asteroid hunting astronomer. Dr. Grauer retired from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 2006.

Today's 2 topics:

- Our host, Al Grauer, found 2016 VA in a hole in the clouds on a murky night. The rock passed 59,000 miles away from Earth, traveling 13 miles/sec. It'll be back in 2024.

- NASA's Curiosity rover has studied a shiny, smooth rock on Mars' Mt. Sharp. Nicknamed "Egg Rock" it appears to be a nickel/iron meteorite.

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Hosted by Mike Simmons. His guests today are retired NASA Astronauts Ron Garan ( https://www.facebook.com/RonGaran?fref=mentions ) & Nicole Passonno Stott ( https://www.facebook.com/nicole.p.stott?fref=mentions ), who share their views on "The Orbital Perspective" ( https://www.facebook.com/OrbitalPerspective/?fref=mentions ) and how they are supporting programs that allow everyone to make a difference with world-wide issues affecting each of us.

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On June 30th, 1908, a fireball was seen streaking across the morning sky in a remote area of Siberia in Russia. Seconds later, an explosion ripped through the air with enough energy to destroy an area of forest almost the size of Tokyo, flattening about 80 million trees. The earth trembled and many windows were smashed at the Vanavara trading post 65 kilometers away. And the people there felt the heat from the blast.

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

The Discussion: Combating light pollution for the AstroCamp in the Welsh Brecon Beacons and fighting to help the National Park retain its International Dark Sky Reserve status. Then we turn our attention to politics in space science and listeners’ views on politics in podcasts.

The News: Rounding up the space and astronomy news this month we have:

• Another gravitational wave detection and what we’re learning from it
• The European Space Agency’s latest mission approvals
• NASA’s last exoplanet data dump from the Kepler mission
• China’s experiment observing long distance quantum entanglement
• Britain’s ambitious space ambitions and Europe freezing out the UK
• Has the origin of the Wow Signal finally been solved?
• How common are the ingredients for life in the universe?

The Hat of Woo: This month we look at EM drives and NASA’s cover up hiding the warp drive they’ve developed at their super-secret Eagleworks and aren’t using but they definitely, definitely have it. Honestly.

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Welcome to the 8th episode of the Urban Astronomer Podcast!  This week, Cathrine continues her series on The Planets with the hottest world in our Solar System: Venus.  Allen then reports on the discovery, by a telescope at SAAO's facility in Sutherland, of KELT-11b, an unusually inflated exoplanet.  And finally we look at what is apparently a common question in parts of the world: Is it safe to watch a Lunar Eclipse, while pregnant?

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http://www.astronomycast.com/2007/09/episode-55-the-asteroid-belt/

From September 24, 2007.

In the last few weeks we’ve had many emails saying that our tour of the solar system would not be complete without a show on the asteroid belt. Your wish is our command! We talked about Mars in episode 52, and now that we’re back on track our next stop is the asteroid belt.

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Dr. Al Grauer hosts. Dr. Albert D. Grauer ( @Nmcanopus ) is an observational asteroid hunting astronomer. Dr. Grauer retired from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 2006.

Today's 2 topics:

- The Schiaparelli lander crashed on Mars. It was a joint mission by the ESA and Roscosmos. The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter that ferried it to Mars, however, fared better and is ready to do good science in orbit.

- Rose Matheny is still at it! She discovered 2016 RB1, which was on a very close pass by Earth. The metal-rich and 20' diameter object is not big enough to cause any significant damage to the planet, though. It would have made some nice meteorites, however.

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