SpaceTime with Stuart Gary 14: New Type of Aurorae Discovered
Feb 14, 2020
44:27
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 14
*New type of aurorae discovered
A new type of aurora called the dunes has been discovered in the skies above Finland.
*Rare Atiras asteroid discovered
Astronomers have discovered a rare asteroid orbiting inside the orbit of Venus.
*Astronauts wrap up refurbishment of cosmic ray detector
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have successfully completed their fourth spacewalk designed to refurbish the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer.
*Orion spacecraft under test
NASA’s new manned spacecraft for missions to the Moon, Mars and beyond is now undergoing testing at the Plum Brook facility in Ohio.
*Skywatch
We check out the night skies of February on Skywatch
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*New type of aurorae discovered
A new type of aurora called the dunes has been discovered in the skies above Finland.
*Rare Atiras asteroid discovered
Astronomers have discovered a rare asteroid orbiting inside the orbit of Venus.
*Astronauts wrap up refurbishment of cosmic ray detector
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have successfully completed their fourth spacewalk designed to refurbish the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer.
*Orion spacecraft under test
NASA’s new manned spacecraft for missions to the Moon, Mars and beyond is now undergoing testing at the Plum Brook facility in Ohio.
*Skywatch
We check out the night skies of February on Skywatch
For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotes
Get immediate access to over 175 commercial-free, double episode editions of SpaceTime plus extended interview bonus content. Subscribe via Patreon or Supercast....and share in the rewards. Details at www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary or if you’re not a fan of Patreon, go to Supercast - https://bitesznetwork.supercast.tech/
RSS feed: https://rss.acast.com/spacetime
Email: SpaceTime@bitesz.com
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