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Nov 7, 2022 • 13min

Official Alien Contact Protocols Plan

Monday November 7, 2022Today’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 reach reveals the world will experience more rainbows due to climate change - Bonus!- Japan and France have joined forces and hope to build India's first State of the art planetarium - The Interplanetary Metaverse project, which is looking to establish a city on Mars, has announced that its first rocket launch is scheduled to lift off on November 30. - A powerful eye in the sky is helping scientists monitor super emitters of methane - And one of the areas of high interest is finding other life forms beyond Earth, whether they be microbial or intelligent. And what if it was intelligent? Scientists are currently working on an official alien contact protocol for when, uh, we hear from other beings.)Astronomy Daily – The PodcastS01E52Andrew’s back! Big thank you to Steve for the great job he did while Andrew was away, and Steve will be returning down the track a little.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 Or stream from our websites at www.spacenuts.io or our HQ at www.bitesz.com If you’d like to find out more about the stories featured in today’s show, you can read today’s edition of the Astronomy Daily Newsletter at any of our websites – www.spacenuts.io , www.bitesz.com or go directly to www.astronomydaily.io – subscribe and get the new edition delivered to your mailbox or RSS reader every day….it’s free from us to you.Please subscribe to the podcast and if you have a moment, a quick review would be most helpful. Thank you…#space #astronomy #science #podcast #astronomydaily #spacenuts #spacetimeBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/astronomy-daily-the-podcast--5648921/support.
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Nov 4, 2022 • 16min

Much Ado About Mars and Meteors - Astronomy Daily the Podcast S01E51

Friday November 4, 2022Today’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 should check out the Pleiades. Star clusters are awesome !- NASA is trying various ways to land cheaply on Mars. One new idea is… Crashing. Of course.- An inflatable heat shield is another great design that might get spacecraft to the Martian surface safely. It looks like a UFO from a 50’s SciFi - so it must be OK, right?- Look up - Taurids meteors… but avoid the full moon (pretty but spoils viewing a bit)Astronomy Daily – The PodcastS01E51Andrew’s taking a short holiday…so for the next little while Astronomy Daily – The Podcast is being hosted by his brother Steve…and Halley of course.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 If you’d like to find out more about the stories featured in today’s show, you can read today’s edition of the Astronomy Daily Newsletter at any of our websites – www.spacenuts.io , www.bitesz.com or go directly to www.astronomydaily.io – subscribe and get the new edition delivered to your mailbox or RSS reader every day….it’s free from us to you.Please subscribe to the podcast and if you have a moment, a quick review would be most helpful. Thank you…#space #astronomy #science #podcast #astronomydaily #spacenuts #spacetimeBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/astronomy-daily-the-podcast--5648921/support.
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Nov 3, 2022 • 11min

Work Continues on One of the Great Space Mysteries - Astronomy Daily the Podcast S01E50

Thursday November 3, 2022Today’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 570 MegaPixel Camera? How about searching the universe for Dark Energy? Sounds pretty amazing.- Look out! - Huge, mega comet headed this way… Well, it’s still two billion kilometres off and just doing its thing going around the sun. But it’s amazingly huge!- Venus probes. Has it really been 50 years? Seems like only yesterday the Soviets sent those little things to their doom to gather only a few moments of data… RIP Venera. You did your best.- It’s one thing to move home, but to begin the search is a whole other ballgame. Researchers are already searching for habitable planets in other galaxies - And we don’t even have a way of getting there! That’s real optimism.Astronomy Daily – The PodcastS01E50Andrew’s taking a short holiday…so for the next little while Astronomy Daily – The Podcast is being hosted by his brother Steve…and Halley of course.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 If you’d like to find out more about the stories featured in today’s show, you can read today’s edition of the Astronomy Daily Newsletter at any of our websites – www.spacenuts.io , www.bitesz.com or go directly to www.astronomydaily.io – subscribe and get the new edition delivered to your mailbox or RSS reader every day….it’s free from us to you.Please subscribe to the podcast and if you have a moment, a quick review would be most helpful. Thank you…#space #astronomy #science #podcast #astronomydaily #spacenuts #spacetimeBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/astronomy-daily-the-podcast--5648921/support.
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Nov 2, 2022 • 12min

The Sound of Earth's Magnetic Field Under Attack

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 are Galactic Patrols ahead.- James Webb discovers an exoplanet with sandy clouds.- We find out what Halle and her pals get up to on a girl’s night in - Just what is Doing Turning?- Meteorite Impacts on Mars detected by nearby probes.6:00- COMING UP: Luna Eclipse November 8, 2022 - We want to see your photos.!Astronomy Daily – The PodcastS01E49Andrew’s taking a short holiday…so for the next little while Astronomy Daily – The Podcast is being hosted by his brother Steve…and Halley of course.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 If you’d like to find out more about the stories featured in today’s show, you can read today’s edition of the Astronomy Daily Newsletter at any of our websites – www.spacenuts.io , www.bitesz.com or go directly to www.astronomydaily.io – subscribe and get the new edition delivered to your mailbox or RSS reader every day….it’s free from us to you.Please subscribe to the podcast and if you have a moment, a quick review would be most helpful. Thank you…#space #astronomy #science #podcast #astronomydaily #spacenuts #spacetimeBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/astronomy-daily-the-podcast--5648921/support.
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Nov 1, 2022 • 11min

Artemis-1 and Space Force Updates

Tuesday November 1, 2022Today’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 packs.- Did you see the Solar Eclipse? Why not send us your photos? Head over to “Space Nuts Podcast Group” and show us all what you captured.- A SETI array in California is used to study star systems that have found to possess planets.- The Draco Constellation is filled with strange stars… but they are being very helpful to measure vast distances…. but it has nothing to do with Harry Potter OK?!Astronomy Daily – The PodcastS01E47Andrew’s taking a short holiday…so for the next little while Astronomy Daily – The Podcast is being hosted by his brother Steve…and Halley of course.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 If you’d like to find out more about the stories featured in today’s show, you can read today’s edition of the Astronomy Daily Newsletter at any of our websites – www.spacenuts.io , www.bitesz.com or go directly to www.astronomydaily.io – subscribe and get the new edition delivered to your mailbox or RSS reader every day….it’s free from us to you.Please subscribe to the podcast and if you have a moment, a quick review would be most helpful. Thank you…#space #astronomy #science #podcast #astronomydaily #spacenuts #spacetimeBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/astronomy-daily-the-podcast--5648921/support.
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Oct 31, 2022 • 14min

Open Star Clusters Puzzle for Researchers

Astronomy Daily – The PodcastShow NotesS01E47Astronomy 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 taking a short holiday…so for the next little while Astronomy Daily – The Podcast is being hosted by his brother Steve…and Halley of course.Monday October 31, 2022Today’s headline stories:- Open Star Clusters pose a puzzle for researchers - Is Newton being shown the back door?- Astronaut first… Never has an astronaut been arrested or charged with kidnapping or attempted murder, until now, according to police.- Dust storms on Mars damage Rover… She’s a hardy little trooper and the dust storms on Mars can be mean but she’s still sending data.- Spooky stuff happening at the edge of the Solar System… They say it’s weird… reason enough to send a probe.- Hubble's most famous image, the Deep Field Image is getting a do-over… new processing techniques are bringing out MORE… yes… MORE!If you’d like to find out more about the stories featured in today’s show, you can read today’s edition of the Astronomy Daily Newsletter at any of our websites – www.spacenuts.io , www.bitesz.com or go directly to www.astronomydaily.io – subscribe and get the new edition delivered to your mailbox or RSS reader every day….it’s free from us to you.Please subscribe to the podcast and if you have a moment, a quick review would be most helpful. Thank you…#space #astronomy #science #podcast #astronomydaily #spacenuts #spacetimeBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/astronomy-daily-the-podcast--5648921/support.
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Oct 28, 2022 • 14min

International Space Station Identifies Environmental Threats from Space

Astronomy Daily – The PodcastShow NotesS01E46Astronomy 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 taking a short holiday…so for the next little while Astronomy Daily – The Podcast is being hosted by his brother Steve…and Halley of course.Friday October 28, 2022Today’s headline stories:- Remember that Infra-red video in the airport that made it possible to see people, you know, letting one go… Well, there’s a sensor on the ISS that’s detecting massive methane plumes - and some are really quite impressive. It’s beyond college humour… really.- Take it easy - Where better to train your Artemis crew?… Winslow Arizona, of course. BYO Flatbed Ford.- The best place to study huge astrophysical events like a “once in a thousand-year” radiation storm is inside an old tree - of course.- Subsurface lakes on Mars - The debate continues… I vote. Yes… I mean… wait, Is there a cabana?- NASA has a plan. “If you’re going to do science, you going to need infrastructure.” I know, it's no “one step for man…”, but they mean well.If you’d like to find out more about the stories featured in today’s show, you can read today’s edition of the Astronomy Daily Newsletter at any of our websites – www.spacenuts.io , www.bitesz.com or go directly to www.astronomydaily.io – subscribe and get the new edition delivered to your mailbox or RSS reader every day….it’s free from us to you.Please subscribe to the podcast and if you have a moment, a quick review would be most helpful. Thank you…#space #astronomy #science #podcast #astronomydaily #spacenuts #spacetime #issBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/astronomy-daily-the-podcast--5648921/support.
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Oct 27, 2022 • 15min

Billboards In Space - Really

Astronomy Daily – The PodcastShow NotesS01E45Astronomy 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 taking a short holiday…so for the next little while Astronomy Daily – The Podcast is being hosted by his brother Steve…and Halley of course.Thursday October 27, 2022Today’s headline stories:- Do you want to see billboards in space? There’s a Russian businessman who thinks it’s a great idea… WOW!- Being an Astronaut is a dangerous job on any day - but who would have thought it could cause brain damage too.- Heard of Lego? Well, researchers have found a way to make bricks on the moon out of regolith - I think we should call them REGO… Brilliant! Let's get it in the stores by Christmas 2042.- Russian Cargo resupply heading for ISS - Fresh water, Nitrogen… start-up material for a Starbucks franchise (lol)- More interesting data about the Martian Sample Return Mission (Bring him home, bring him home !!!!)These stories and more in this episode…If you’d like to find out more about the stories featured in today’s show, you can read today’s edition of the Astronomy Daily Newsletter at any of our websites – www.spacenuts.io , www.bitesz.com or go directly to www.astronomydaily.io – subscribe and get the new edition delivered to your mailbox or RSS reader every day….it’s free from us to you.Please subscribe to the podcast and if you have a moment, a quick review would be most helpful. Thank you…#space #astronomy #science #podcast #astronomydaily #spacenuts #spacetimeBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/astronomy-daily-the-podcast--5648921/support.
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Oct 26, 2022 • 14min

Artemis 1 Updated Launch Dates Confirmed

Astronomy Daily – The PodcastShow NotesS01E44Astronomy 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 taking a short holiday…so for the next little while Astronomy Daily – The Podcast is being hosted by his brother Steve…and Halley of course.Wednesday October 26, 2022Today’s headline stories:- Artemis Update - NASA is still on track for the early November launch date following three failed attempts due to mechanical problems and a hurricane.- How did Uranus get its tilt? It’s been called the lazy boy of the solar system and one theory suggested it got punched up by marauding planetesimals a long time ago - but there’s a new theory.- Guess who’s looking for UFO’s now? Leave it to NASA… About time you say? They’ve got a team and it’s full of “… top people,” …. you know… “.. top… people.”- This month back in 1946 a V2 rocket snapped a pic of the earth for the first time from space… Smile!These stories and more in this episode…If you’d like to find out more about the stories featured in today’s show, you can read today’s edition of the Astronomy Daily Newsletter at any of our websites – www.spacenuts.io , www.bitesz.com or go directly to www.astronomydaily.io – subscribe and get the new edition delivered to your mailbox or RSS reader every day….it’s free from us to you.Please subscribe to the podcast and if you have a moment, a quick review would be most helpful. Thank you…#space #astronomy #science #podcast #astronomydaily #spacenuts #spacetimeBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/astronomy-daily-the-podcast--5648921/support.
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Oct 25, 2022 • 15min

Ancient Star Map Discovery

Astronomy Daily – The PodcastShow NotesS01E43Astronomy 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 taking a short holiday…so for the next little while Astronomy Daily – The Podcast is being hosted by his brother Steve…and Halley of course.Tuesday October 25, 2022Today’s headline stories:Researchers find an ancient Star Map.Orionid meteor shower latest - Streaks and fireballs! On this day in 2007 The ISS gets some extensions.Aurora blamed for Ozone depletion.Perseverance prepares to drop its load.The last solar eclipse for the year.India launches satellites - Very accurately. Virgin take delivery of their new carrier aircraft, Cosmic Girl. Japan’s Geotail probe has tragically lost its last surviving data recorder. Happily, NASA has cleared their EVA suits for spacewalks again. Researchers are still pondering interstellar objects following a mysterious visitor five years ago… These stories and more in this episode…If you’d like to find out more about the stories featured in today’s show, you can read today’s edition of the Astronomy Daily Newsletter at any of our websites – www.spacenuts.io , www.bitesz.com or go directly to www.astronomydaily.io – subscribe and get the new edition delivered to your mailbox or RSS reader every day….it’s free from us to you.Please subscribe to the podcast and if you have a moment, a quick review would be most helpful. Thank you…#space #astronomy #science #podcast #astronomydaily #spacenuts #spacetimeBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/astronomy-daily-the-podcast--5648921/support.

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