ScientistPankaj: This Week In Space podcast: Episode 115

Monday, June 17, 2024

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 115 — Our Friendly Mr. Sun

Voyager 1 is back online, returns data from all instruments | Space Quiz! How long does it takes Earth's sun to emit the same amount of energy emitted by a fast radio burst (FRB) in a thousandth of second? | This Week In Space podcast: Episode 115 - Friendly Mr. Sun

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June 17, 2024

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The Launchpad

Voyager 1 is back online, returns data from all instruments

(NASA)

All right, everyone - we can all breathe a sigh of relief. NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft is fully operational once more, with all four science instruments returning usable data to Earth.

Full Story: Space (6/14)

Space Quiz! How long does it takes Earth's sun to emit the same amount of energy emitted by a fast radio burst (FRB) in a thousandth of second?

Learn the answer here!

2 thousandths of a second

3 days

1 minute

4 hours

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 115 - Friendly Mr. Sun

(TWiS)

Dr. Alex Young, the Associate Director for Science in the Heliophysics Science Division at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, joins us to talk about the recent solar storms that have given us auroras and some communications blackouts, the science from the Parker solar probe, and much more.

Full Story: Space (6/15)

Skywatching

10 top tips for planning your 2027 solar eclipse trip

(Michael Zeiler/GreatAmericanEclipse.com)

Are you preparing for the "eclipse of the century"? Once word gets out about the landmark total solar eclipse on Aug. 2, 2027, you can bet that thousands of eclipse chasers will plan a trip to the path of totality.

Full Story: Space (6/16)

Spaceflight

Satellite spots Boeing's Starliner docked at ISS

(Maxar Technologies)

An Earth-observing satellite has given us a unique view of Boeing's new Starliner astronaut taxi in space. A day after Starliner's arrival to the International Space Station, Maxar Technologies' WorldView-3 satellite snapped this striking photo of the spacecraft, which is prominently featured near the center of the frame.

Full Story: Space (6/14)

Science & Astronomy

Astronomers closer to solving mystery of fast radio burst

(NRAO Outreach/T. Jarrett (IPAC/Caltech); B. Saxton, NRAO/AUI/NSF)

Despite their power and the fact that around 10,000 fast radio bursts (FRBs) could erupt in the sky over Earth every day, these blasts of radiowaves remain mysterious. One of the biggest puzzles surrounding FRBs is why most flash once and then disappear while a tiny minority (less than 3 percent) repeat the flash. This has led scientists on a quest to discover the mechanisms that launch FRBs. Some even believe different celestial objects can produce both repeating and non-repeating FRBs.

Full Story: Space (6/14)

Search for Life

Could nearby stars have habitable exoplanets?

(NASA/CXC/M.Weiss)

The search for life beyond Earth dutifully continues. Astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, as well as the European Space Agency's XMM-Newton, are contributing some new research to the hunt — and hoping to lay the groundwork for future projects.

Full Story: Space (6/15)

Entertainment

How the Griffith Observatory became a Hollywood star

(Getty Images/Mitch Diamond)

Next year will mark the 90th anniversary of the Griffith Observatory, that stately Art Deco landmark poised atop the southern slope of Mount Hollywood in Los Angeles' Griffith Park, and the grand old lady has never been more popular, especially when seen in blockbuster movies and TV series.

Full Story: Space (6/15)

Star Trek

Who is Dr. Kovich in 'Star Trek: Discovery'?

(Paramount)

With his trademark suit-and-tie an anomaly among the primary-coloured uniforms of the 32nd century, Dr. Kovich always looked like a man out of time. Played by legendary director David Cronenberg - who, like "Star Trek: Discovery" itself, hails from Toronto - Starfleet's biggest enigma has been an unknowable presence at Starfleet headquarters ever since the Disco crew landed in the distant future.

Full Story: Space (6/16)