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Friday 28 February 2020

Space news this week: A new space industry is born, Earth has another moon, huge meteors galore, and lots, lots more...











From the video store:




Satellite servicing mission profile:



...and how it unfolded:



Earth got a visitor the other night part 1: Meteor lights up Arizona skies




Earth got a visitor the other night part 2: Meteor lights up Tucson skies



An oldie but goodie: Take a tour of the International Space Station, from its (former) commander.



How big are asteroids?




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NASA's Insight mission reveals surprising findings about Martian geology here, and here.


Friday 21 February 2020

This week in space news: U.S. space policy gets more confused, Japan heads to Phobos, SpaceX accidentally lands it's booster in the sea, space industry tops $400 billion, and lots, lots more....


Pick o' the podcasts:
From the video store:

Why do we only ever see one side of the Moon?




Cargo ship S. S. Robert H. Lawrence launches to the international space station


How far can we see through the Universe?


SpaceX launches 60 new Internet satellites with a 4x reused rocket... but manages to land it in the drink


...and see their newest batch of starlink satellites passing overhead:

Watch the Moon pass in front of Mars




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Friday 14 February 2020

This week in Space news: Learn about Axiom Space's plan for the first commercial space station, space hazards are an urgent cause for US politicians, astronaut meets dog, watch ESA's Solar Orbiter mission launch, and a lot more...


Want to support the future science and engineering? You can do so through one of these charities:

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The Association for Science Education 





From the video store:

Watch the mission profile for the launch of ESA's Solar Orbiter:

Watch the launch of ESA's Solar Orbiter mission

Take a tour of the International Space Station:


Watch record breaking astronaut Christina Koch re-unite with her dog, who goes utterly ballistic!




Monday 3 February 2020

This week in space news: Jupiter revealed, bizarre Martian weather, commercial space station by Axiom, mounds of Parker Solar Probe discoveries and lots, lots more...


Learn the ins and outs of pseudoscience, and debunking it: Read 'Escaping The Rabbit Hole' here.

Want to support the future science and engineering? You can do so through one of these charities:

Skeptoid media
The Association for Science Education 


From the video store:

Parker Solar Probe reveals the Sun's eerie 'song'



What would we see if the oceans were drained? 


Footage of Virgin Galactic's White Knight Two



Huge meteor explodes over Derby


Axiom space will be building a commercial ISS extension / space station - see their  plans here.

Arianespace launches 34 OneWeb internet satellites on a single launch.



Saturday 1 February 2020

In the news this week: Mega constellations, Clone Wars trailer, the Sun up close, and lots lots more...



Main engine cut off 2: The White House's NASA appropriations bill.



From the video store:

Trailer for the final season of Clone Wars:


Cutting edge solar telescope sees the Sun's seething surface in unprecedented detail:


SpaceX launches another 60 Starlink internet satellites:


….lands both the booster an nosecone for re-re-use...


 ..then deliberately explodes a full fuel tank.


What's powering the geysers of Enceladus?


What was the Carrington event, and should we worry?



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