Weekly Space Hangout - Guest: Dr. Alan Stern, PI of New Horizons

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJESfcOg3rg Streamed live September 11, 2019. Host: Fraser Cain ( @fcain ) Special Guest: We are once again privileged to welcome Dr. Alan Stern, Principal Investigator on the New Horizons mission, to the Weekly Space Hangout. This week, Alan will bring us all up to date about what we have learned about Ultima Thule since New Horizons completed its flyby, as well as the prospects for yet another extension of this exciting mission! Regular Guests: Dr. Morgan Rehnberg ( http://cosmicchatter.org/ & @MorganRehnberg ) Dave Dickinson ( http://astroguyz.com/ & @Astroguyz ) Moiya McTier ( https://www.moiyamctier.com/ & @GoAstroMo ) Michael Rodruck ( https://sites.psu.edu/mrodruck/ ) This week's stories: - StarHopper & SpaceX! - A volcanic exomoon! - Hypervelocity star almost kicked outta the Milky Way! - The loss of India's Moon lander. - Water vapor found around exoplanet in habitable zone.   We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too! Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://astrogear.spreadshirt.com/ for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by Astrosphere New Media. http://www.astrosphere.org/ Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at [email protected].