
Astronomy Daily: Space News Updates
Join host Anna (and Steve, Hallie) for daily space & astronomy news, insights, and discoveries at Astronomy Daily!There's a lot going on 'out there ,' and we endeavour to bring it all to you.For more visit, our website and sign up for the free daily newsletter and check out our continually updated newsfeed. www.astronomydaily.io.Follow us on X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, YouTube and TikTok ...just search for AstroDailyPod. Enjoy!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/astronomy-daily-space-news-updates--5648921/support.
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Oct 13, 2022 • 15min
US National Security Strategy Released; OneWeb is Hiring; Professor Fred Watson Drops In
Astronomy Daily – The PodcastShow NotesS01E35Astronomy 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 Join Andrew Dunkley and his feisty AI Co-host Halley (no surname) as they bring you todays space, astronomy, and science news in an easy to digest podcast.Thursday October 13, 2022Today’s headline stories:The White House has released a long delayed national security strategy that lays out challenges the United States faces in a tripolar world.The largest asteroid ever to hit Earth, which slammed into the planet around 2 billion years ago, may have been even more massive than scientists previously thought.One web is inviting individuals, companies and academic organizations to propose applications for the London based Company's low earth orbit satellite constellation through the Connectivity and Beyond Innovation ChallengeThese 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.spacenutspodcast.com , 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-space-news-updates--5648921/support.

Oct 12, 2022 • 13min
NASA Declares DART A Success
Astronomy Daily – The PodcastShow NotesS01E34Astronomy 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 Join Andrew Dunkley and his feisty AI Co-host Halley (no surname) as they bring you todays space, astronomy, and science news in an easy to digest podcast.Wednesday October 12, 2022Today’s headline stories:The double asteroid redirection test that we witnessed a few weeks ago has been declared a success by NASA.Astronomer Avi Loeb has spoken out about the many UAP sightings over Ukraine where objects are seen flying at speeds that which cannot be achieved by humanmade craft A Japanese Epsilon rocket is scheduled to lift off from Uchinoura Space Center at 08:50 pm Eastern Daylight time tonight. That's 00:50 GMT and 09:50 am local Japan time on October 12.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.spacenutspodcast.com , 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 #dart#jaxa #ufos #uapsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/astronomy-daily-space-news-updates--5648921/support.

Oct 11, 2022 • 14min
China, Space-X, & The Pacific Ocean
Astronomy Daily – The PodcastShow NotesS01E33Astronomy 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 Join Andrew Dunkley and his feisty AI Co-host Halley (no surname) as they bring you todays space, astronomy, and science news in an easy to digest podcast.Tuesday October 11, 2022Today’s headline stories:The third and final module for China space Station has been filled with propellant in preparation for its journey into orbit later this month.SpaceX has successfully deployed the first two of seven satellites that Intelsat needs to clear the C-band spectrum in the United States.The Pacific Ocean will disappear in about 300 million years, but not because of climate change. It'll be because of continental drift.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.spacenutspodcast.com , 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-space-news-updates--5648921/support.

Oct 10, 2022 • 15min
Chinese Spacecraft Heads to the Sun; Astro-Photographer's Stunning Sun Image
Astronomy Daily – The PodcastShow NotesS01E32Astronomy Daily – The Podcast is now 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 Join Andrew Dunkley and his feisty AI Co-host Halley (no surname) as they bring you todays space, astronomy, and science news in an easy to digest podcast.Monday October 10, 2022Today’s headline stories:A Chinese spacecraft has taken off with the goal of studying the sun to improve space weather predictions.An Astro-photographer has captured an astonishing image of a massive plume of plasma shooting out of the sun.A new piece of kit has arrived at the University of Chicago campus in Hyde Park. The object is a telescope reflector made from 220-ton blocks of aluminum.An updated U. S. Strategy for the Arctic region was released by the Biden administration on Friday.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.spacenutspodcast.com , 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-space-news-updates--5648921/support.

Oct 7, 2022 • 10min
India Launching One Web Satellites; China's Space Station Gets Bigger & Martian Glaciers
Astronomy Daily – The PodcastShow NotesS01E31Astronomy Daily – The Podcast is now 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 Join Andrew Dunkley and his feisty AI Co-host Halley (no surname) as they bring you todays space, astronomy, and science news in an easy to digest podcast.Friday October 7, 2022Today’s headline stories:India is about to conduct the first launch of One Web satellites in eight months.China's space station is about to get a bit bigger with the attachment of the of a module today.Chemists at Purdue University in the US have uncovered a mechanism for peptide forming reactions to occur in water, something that has puzzled scientists for decades.Astronomers at MIT have now discovered a stellar binary, or pair of stars with an extremely short orbit appearing to circle each other every 51 minutes. The system seems to be one of a rare class of binaries known as a cataclysmic variable.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.spacenutspodcast.com , 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-space-news-updates--5648921/support.

Oct 6, 2022 • 13min
John Deere Tractors, A UFO & Space Advertising
Astronomy Daily – The PodcastShow NotesS01E30Astronomy Daily – The Podcast is now 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 Join Andrew Dunkley and his feisty AI Co-host Halley (no surname) as they bring you todays space, astronomy, and science news in an easy to digest podcast.Thursday October 6, 2022Today’s headline stories:Deer and Company, the makers of John Deere tractors and other agricultural equipment, has announced it has issued a satellite communications focused request for proposals to secure a cutting edge solution that will further connect its fleet of intelligent machines.A woman in East Yorkshire, England, may have experienced a genuine unidentified Flying Object UFO sighting earlier this month.Spin Launch, a California based startup developing a rotating arm that can fling small satellites into near Earth space, has pulled off its 10th successful test launch in less than a year.Space Advertising. A bold new idea.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.spacenutspodcast.com , 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 #johndeere @johndeereBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/astronomy-daily-space-news-updates--5648921/support.

Oct 5, 2022 • 16min
China Begins Recruiting New Astronauts
Astronomy Daily – The PodcastShow NotesS01E29Astronomy Daily – The Podcast is now 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 Join Andrew Dunkley and his feisty AI Co-host Halley (no surname) as they bring you todays space, astronomy, and science news in an easy to digest podcast.Wednesday October 5, 2022 featuring special guest appearance by Astronomer at Large, Professor Fred WatsonToday’s headline stories:China's Human Spaceflight Agency has begun the search for a new batch of astronauts.The Nobel Prize for Physics has been awarded to scientists working on a solution for quantum computing.Russia's space agency is discussing with Moscow a continuation of its participation in the International Space Station past 2024, a Ros Cosmos official said this week.European aerospace company Airbus has been testing its Mars sample fetch rover over the past few weeks in simulated Martian terrain in a quarry near London.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.spacenutspodcast.com , 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-space-news-updates--5648921/support.

Oct 4, 2022 • 11min
Happy Space Week!
Astronomy Daily – The PodcastShow NotesS01E28Astronomy Daily – The Podcast is now 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 Join Andrew Dunkley and his feisty AI Co-host Halley (no surname) as they bring you todays space, astronomy, and science news in an easy to digest podcast.Tuesday October 4, 2022Today’s headline stories:Happy Space WeekThe 2022 edition of World Space Week starts today, October 4, with events highlighting the theme space and sustainabilityEmergency responders dealing with the aftermath of hurricane in Florida seem to have suffered extra setbacks as a major solar flare disrupted radio communicationsImages from the Ingenuity helicopter show it had a piece of debris fluttering from its leg during its most recent flight.India's Mars orbiter mission or may have finally reached the end of its operations.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.spacenutspodcast.com , 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 #spaceweekBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/astronomy-daily-space-news-updates--5648921/support.

Oct 3, 2022 • 15min
NASA Sets New Artemis 1 Launch Date
Astronomy Daily – The PodcastShow NotesS01E27Astronomy Daily – The Podcast is now 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 Join Andrew Dunkley and his feisty AI Co-host Halley (no surname) as they bring you todays space, astronomy, and science news in an easy to digest podcast.Monday October 3, 2022Today’s headline stories:NASA sets possible new launch dates for Artemis 1The US. Space Development Agency is now officially part of the Space ForceSky watchers in some parts of the world will have a bit of a show later this month. When a partial eclipse of the sun occurs on October 25NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has spotted the oldest star clusters ever seen.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.spacenutspodcast.com , 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-space-news-updates--5648921/support.

Sep 30, 2022 • 12min
The World's Largest Digital Camera
Astronomy Daily – The PodcastShow NotesS01E26Astronomy Daily – The Podcast is now 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 Join Andrew Dunkley and his feisty AI Co-host Halley (no surname) as they bring you todays space, astronomy, and science news in an easy to digest podcast.Friday September 30, 2022Today’s headline stories:The world's largest digital camera A fast-moving black hole The Juno spacecraft is about to do something rather extraordinary. Why the Milky Way ripples like a pool of water.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.spacenutspodcast.com , 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-space-news-updates--5648921/support.