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Hello, hope you had a great weekend. Andrew Dunkley here for Astronomy Daily, another week of space and astronomy news ahead of us. And on today's program, we're going to be looking at the role of NASA and some of the first commercial transactions on...

Hello, thanks for joining us on Astronomy Daily, the podcast that provides news and information about astronomy and space science. My name is Andrew Dunkley, your host. Coming up on this edition, scientists have created a black hole simulation in the...

This is Astronomy Daily, my name is Andrew Dunkley, your host and coming up on today's edition, Artemis 1 at last, off the ground and headed to the moon. We'll talk about that at length and joining us will be Professor Fred Watson. We're also going...

On the program today we're going to look at how the Sun will die. Scientists have made some predictions. The star Betelgeese, Betelgeist, Betelgeuse, whatever you want to call it, has dimmed by about 60% and they think they have a theory as to why....

Tuesday November 15, 2022 Today’s headline stories: This is Astronomy Daily and I'm your host, Andrew Dunkley. Coming up on today's edition, scientists have been able to trace the Earth's path through the galaxy through the discovery of crystals...

Monday November 14, 2022 Today’s headline stories: Astronomy Daily – The Podcast Coming up on today's edition, we look at getting information from Mars. Getting the data is one thing, getting it back to Earth is another. We'll talk about that....

Friday November 11, 2022 Today’s headline stories: Astronomy Daily – The Podcast -NASA will continue a lunar smallsat mission for launch in mid 2023, despite exceeding its cost cap by 30%. -The Atlas rocket family, a staple of the US. Launch...

Thursday November 10, 2022 Today’s headline stories: - The Hubble Space Telescope has witnessed the death throes of a very distant Core-Collapse supernova, one that occurred more than 11 billion years ago - The Arecibo Observatory, located in...

Today’s headline stories: - Spider Oak, which is a leader in cybersecurity solutions for next generation space systems, has been awarded a contract by the US. Defense Innovation unit - . The New Horizon spacecraft, which flew by Pluto three years...

Tuesday November 8, 2022 Today’s headline stories: - It's been confirmed that Chinese rocket debris weighing 23 tons crashed back to Earth in an uncontrolled descent. - . The New Horizon spacecraft, which flew by Pluto three years ago, looks like...

Monday November 7, 2022 Today’s headline stories: - A contract the US. Space Force awarded last month to Firefly Aerospace and Millennium Space was just the first step toward the goal of launching a space mission on 24 hours’ notice. - Climate...

Friday November 4, 2022 Today’s headline stories: - Rocket spotters can see the Antares ISS resupply launch on November 6 in Virginia USA - Climate reach reveals the world will experience more rainbows due to climate change - Bonus! - Stargazers...

Thursday November 3, 2022 Today’s headline stories: - What Causes Fast Radio Bursts? To astronomers, it’s one of the great unknowns - to date, we’ve rules out super black holes and shock jocks. But the research continues. - What do you do with a...

Today’s headline stories: - Earth’s Magnetic Field sounds scary. - Check out the sound bite … Weird! - Out of the Wreckage - Arecibo delivers data for greater definition of asteroids. - Earth sets new speed record - Flash your headlights if there...

Tuesday November 1, 2022 Today’s headline stories: - Artemis launch date set - Details inside... - SpaceX Fires up Falcon Heavy in a successful static fire test - on track to carry Space Force stuff soon. Can’t wait… Obviously ray guns and jet...

Astronomy Daily – The Podcast Show Notes S01E47 Astronomy Daily – The Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/astronomy-daily-the-podcast/id1642258990 Spotify:...

Astronomy Daily – The Podcast Show Notes S01E46 Astronomy Daily – The Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/astronomy-daily-the-podcast/id1642258990 Spotify:...

Astronomy Daily – The Podcast Show Notes S01E45 Astronomy Daily – The Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/astronomy-daily-the-podcast/id1642258990 Spotify:...

Astronomy Daily – The Podcast Show Notes S01E44 Astronomy Daily – The Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/astronomy-daily-the-podcast/id1642258990 Spotify:...

Astronomy Daily – The Podcast Show Notes S01E43 Astronomy Daily – The Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/astronomy-daily-the-podcast/id1642258990 Spotify:...

Astronomy Daily – The Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/astronomy-daily-the-podcast/id1642258990 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2kPF1ABBW2rCrjDlU2CWLW Andrew’s...

Astronomy Daily – The Podcast Show Notes S01E41 Astronomy Daily – The Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/astronomy-daily-the-podcast/id1642258990 Spotify:...

Astronomy Daily – The Podcast Show Notes S01E40 Astronomy Daily – The Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/astronomy-daily-the-podcast/id1642258990 Spotify:...

Astronomy Daily – The Podcast Show Notes S01E39 Astronomy Daily – The Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/astronomy-daily-the-podcast/id1642258990 Spotify:...