Weekly Space Hangout - Guest: Dr. Ian O'Neill

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_YDMr4-QEA Host: Fraser Cain ( @fcain ) Special Guest: This week we welcome our good friend Dr. Ian O'Neill to the Weekly Space Hangout. Long time viewers of the WSH will recognize Ian from our early days when he was a regular contributor to the show. Ian has over a decade of experience as senior producer, writer, editor, and video host. Ian specializes in online digital content production and has written science articles, blogs and op-eds for companies such as Universe Today, Discovery News (now Seeker.com), Discovery Channel, Space.com, HowStuffWorks, Scientific American (SciAm), Al Jazeera English, and other online and print outlets. He is an experienced space science communicator, space technology enthusiast, and an outspoken human spaceflight advocate. Ian holds a Ph.D in solar physics and a Masters in astrophysics. To stay up to date with Ian and his writing, visit and register on his site at https://astroengine.com/. Regular Guests: Dr. Morgan Rehnberg ( http://cosmicchatter.org/ & @MorganRehnberg ) Dr. Kimberly Cartier ( http://KimberlyCartier.org & @AstroKimCartier ) This week's stories: - Event Horizon Telescope - FINALLY!!! It's not Sag A*, though... - Katie Bouman is awesome! - Volcanoes on metallic asteroids. - Martian methane. - Curiosity sees 2 eclipses on Mars. - An artificial aurora. - Exciting stuff happening tomorrow!   The Weekly Space Hangout is a production of CosmoQuest. Want to help CosmoQuest? Here are specific ways you can help: Donate! (Streamlabs link) https://streamlabs.com/cosmoquestx Buy stuff from our Redbubble https://www.redbubble.com/people/cosm... Help us find sponsors by sharing our program and fundraising efforts through your networks. Become a Patreon of Astronomy Cast https://www.patreon.com/astronomycast Sponsor 365 Days of Astronomy http://bit.ly/sponsor365DoA A combination of the above!   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].