The Cosmic Companion - Astronomy, Space, Technology Advancing Humanity

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Hello everyone!NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory saw a solar eclipse on 29 June, a sight unseen by observers on Earth. Here’s what’s happening!Listen to the podcast and then watch it on video - the eclipse is MUCH prettier with video! :)We hope you enjoyed the view!The Cosmic Companion will be on vacation for the next week, returning on 12 July with a special look at the first full-color images from the James Webb Space Telescope! See you then! VIP Subscriber Extra: A new, original image of the spiral galaxy NGC 6744!Clear skies!JamesVIP Subscriber Extra:A Cosmic Companion original image of the spiral galaxy NGC 6744, recorded on 29 June using the 0.6 meter CHI-1 Telescope in Chile, from Telescope Live. Recorded over 20 minutes in red. green, blue, and mono wavelengths.Thanks for being a VIP subscriber - you are the ones who make this all possible! James This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aicreatorhouse.substack.com/subscribe

The Moon has seen its share of booster rockets and other debris raining down on its surface. A recent crash, however, has an uncertain origin - and now we have the photos!Here is the newest installment of The Cosmic Companion for everyone! Enjoy!Enjoy the podcast here on Substack, or watch the video version of this episode on YouTube!Thanks for subscribing to this newsletter! Clear skies!JamesVIP subscribers: Check out our brand new image of the Omega Nebula below!VIP Extra:A brand-new image of the Omega Nebula, 5,500 light years, in Sagittarius. This cloud of gas and dust is lit up by ultraviolet light from hot stars within the body. Composite image from The Cosmic Companion, from raw images recorded on 22 May, using the 0.6-meter CHI-1 Telescope from Telescope Live.I hope you enjoyed! We have a special treat for you VIP members tomorrow - see you then!James This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aicreatorhouse.substack.com/subscribe

Mercury introduces new pictures of Mercury from the Bepi-Colombo spacecraft speeding past the speedy world!Hi everyone!The Bepi-Colombo Spacecraft just flew past Mercury for the second time! Here are some images!Listen to the podcast intro here on Substack, and watch the video on YouTube!Image credits: ESA/BepiColombo/MTMEnjoy! Thanks for being a subscriber!- James This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aicreatorhouse.substack.com/subscribe

Hello everyone! Here is a sneak preview of our upcoming episode - Extinction from Space: Asteroid! with world-renowned paleontologist Nizar Ibrahim from National Geographic. Listen to the podcast here or watch the video on YouTube.Join us on the 19 July for the full interview! Clear skies!James This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aicreatorhouse.substack.com/subscribe

Mercury, Venus, the Moon, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn all line up in the pre-dawn sky on 25 June!Here’s a look at this magical alignment with famed wizard Mauvais Sorcier! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aicreatorhouse.substack.com/subscribe

Our video editing software went down, but here is a podcast-only version of this week's episode - The Future of Robots w/ Jason McKenna of VEX Robotics! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-cosmic-companion/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-cosmic-companion/support This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aicreatorhouse.substack.com/subscribe

Hello everyone:We have a podcast-only episode of this week’s episode, as our video editing software went kaput on us. Completely dead, can’t process a single frame of video right now. But, I wanted to get something out for you - so here is a podcast of this week’s episode. It is largely unedited, and probably still has a few dings and dangs in it. We look at The Future of Robots as humanity stands at the precipice of three of the greatest changes yet seen in the history of our species. We talk with Jason McKenna, Director of Educational Strategy at VEX Robotics, about using robots to teach children science, engineering, and coding. It’s a fabulous interview!We’ll get video up and running again, but not today. :) Enjoy, and I will send out the full, finished video whenever the black boxes decide to start working again. Clear skies!James This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aicreatorhouse.substack.com/subscribe

Thousands of centuries ago, on the ancient plains of Africa, our most distant hominid ancestors looked upward, embracing the pitch-dark night sky above their heads.Cultures around the globe made up stories of the bright band of light which ran across the inky darkness.Little could any person imagine the Milky Way was composed of hundreds of billions of stars, let alone comprehending the notion of a trillion galaxies throughout the Cosmos.Later on in the show, we’ll talk with Dr. Joe Pesce, astrophysicist at the National Science Foundation, talking about the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-cosmic-companion/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-cosmic-companion/support This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aicreatorhouse.substack.com/subscribe

We take a look at the history of science fiction and talk about how these stories enrich the soil from which science grows, advancing our species to our future among the stars. We will be talking with Jenny Curtis and Chris Porter from the new hit podcast, Solar, starring Helen Hunt.Science fiction - stories set in worlds where science has changed society for good or bad, plays a central role in the development of society and culture. This genre has, in one form or another, been a part of the human psyche since antiquity...--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-cosmic-companion/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-cosmic-companion/support This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aicreatorhouse.substack.com/subscribe