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Join this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu93zN6Q_ygmzRcIa8elTTw/joinMary RODWELL is the Founder and Principal of AustralianClose Encounter Resource Network (ACERN)ACERN's primary role is to offer professional counselling,support, hypnotherapy and information to individuals and theirfamilies with ‘anomalous' paranormal experiences, particularlyspecializing in Abduction-contact experiences.Mary is recognised internationally as one of the worlds leadingresearchers in the UFO and Contact phenomenon. She isthe author of Awakening: How Extraterrestrial Contact CanTransform Your Life (2002), and The New Human: Awakeningto Our Cosmic Heritage (2016). Mary has also produced twoEBE award-winning documentaries, Expressions of ET Contact:A Visual Blueprint? (2000), and Expressions of ET Contact:A Communication and Healing Blueprint? (2004). Most recently,Mary has featured in several documentaries, including ETContact: They Are Here (2017) and Australian Skies 2 (2018)

Well, here we come, waltzing down the street, getting hot and sweaty, with all this humidity. Hey hey we’re the Nerds yeah, and people say we look kind of funny, particularly Buck the big Boomer. Haha, admit it, you started to sing that in to the Monkey’s theme tune didn’t you, if not you just went back and tried it. We this week we bring you another awesome episode to listen to while you rest in the shade and enjoy a breeze on the long weekend.First up we are taking flight with Buck, Toyota, and Joby. No, Joby is not a new host, it is an aviation company that Toyota is investing in to increase its presence in the transport arena. Also this is the next step to having vehicles like in the Jetsons. Check out the drawings in the link, a tilt-engine vehicle that looks like a cross between a drone and a helicopter. This is seriously cool. Also while looking around at all the different transport tech news Buck also found some artists renderings of potential vehicles for space travel from Lexus. Wait till you hear what Buck and Professor think one of them looks like. Which is your favorite option?Next up DJ has a story about the Producers Guild Awards, in particular 1917. Want to know what movies won which awards, listen in. Also you can hear about the movie 1917, with some of the various story plot points to look out for. For those unfamiliar with it 1917 is a movie set in World War One. It is the story of a soldier and his friend trying to save the lives of 1600 British troops. There are some funny parts, but it is a moving drama based on stories told by the Grand Father of the Director Sam Mendes. DJ has also asked for your predictions for the Oscars and who you think should be nominated and win, so let us know on either: Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.Next up we have Professor bringing us an update on the saga of Crytek and CIG (Star Citizen). Would you believe that so far CIG have spent over $900,000 on this legal matter? Yep, for the company started on kickstarter and now sells space fleets for $27000 they are really going hard. Want to know what has happened then listen in. As usual we have all the shout outs, remembrances, birthdays, and events of interest. Until next week, please remember to take care of yourselves, look out for each other, and stay hydrated.Toyota joins Joby Aviation - https://www.technology.org/2020/01/17/toyota-is-joining-forces-with-the-leader-of-commercial-evtol-technology-electric-air-taxis-are-coming/Lexus brings us drawing of Moon/space vehicles - https://www.engadget.com/2020/01/18/lexus-moon-space-vehicles/‘1917’ Becomes Oscar Front-Runner After Producers Guild Win - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/19/movies/1917-producers-guild-america-award.htmlCrytek vs Star Citizen an update - https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/eqedb8/crytek_vs_star_citizens42_update_cigs_response_to/Does Google Stadia Stink like old socks? - https://www.businessinsider.com.au/google-stadia-early-adopters-giving-up-2020-1?utm_source=reddit.com&r=US&IR=TGames PlayedProfessor– Steamworld - http://imageform.se/game/steamworld-dig/Rating: 4/5Buck– Thunder Run: War of Clans - https://www.facebook.com/ThunderRunWarOfClans/?epa=SEARCH_BOXRating: 3/5DJ– Darwin Project - https://store.steampowered.com/app/544920/Darwin_Project/?fbclid=IwAR0Sp5FnKYv9vrxu9FdrXRH5PLWk4rooNt8vIqMEPAnx3GvOjU-Ob8cGZxcRating: 4/5Other topics discussedJoby Aviation (American venture-backed aerospace company and developer of VTOL personal air vehicles designed for air taxi services)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joby_AviationNine News Australia - Mates go fishing from drone towed deck chair- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LLx8JKCrhMFederal Aviation Administration (FAA) (governmental body of the United States with powers to regulate all aspects of civil aviation in that nation as well as over its surrounding international waters.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Aviation_AdministrationCivil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) (Australian national authority for the regulation of civil aviation.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Aviation_Safety_AuthorityThe Verge: Uber’s air taxis will resemble nice helicopters on the inside-https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/11/18661129/uber-air-taxi-cabin-interior-elevate-helicopterWant to escape Sao Paulo's traffic? Take a flying taxi- https://phys.org/news/2017-07-sao-paulo-traffic-taxi.htmlChina Daily: Market for air taxis set to take off-https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201910/15/WS5da5c483a310cf3e35570a5a.htmlBig Yellow Taxi (song written, composed, and originally recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell in 1970, and originally released on her album Ladies of the Canyon.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Yellow_TaxiMore details on Lexus’s concept drawings on space vehicles- https://pressroom.lexus.com/lexus-creates-moon-mobility-concept-sketch-for-lunar-design-portfolio/James May contemplating retirement- https://www.ladbible.com/entertainment/celebrity-james-may-talks-about-quitting-the-grand-tour-as-hes-falling-apart-2019123131st Producers Guild of America Awards (honoring the best film and television producers of 2019)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/31st_Producers_Guild_of_America_AwardsWar Horse (2011 American war drama film directed and co-produced by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay written by Lee Hall and Richard Curtis, based on Michael Morpurgo's 1982 novel of the same name and its 2007 play adaptation.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Horse_(film)World War I (also known as the First World War or the Great War, contemporaneously described as "the war to end all wars".)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_IDad’s Army (BBC sitcom about the British militia called the Home Guard during the Second World War.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dad%27s_ArmyDoomsday Clock: 100 seconds before midnight.- https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/24/opinions/doomsday-clock-emergency-moon-robinson-brown-perry/index.html1917 (2019 British-American epic war film directed, co-written, and produced by Sam Mendes. Filming took place in England and Scotland, with cinematographer Roger Deakins and editor Lee Smith using long takes to have the entire film appear as two continuous shots.) (CONTAINS SPOILERS)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1917_(2019_film)Dunkirk (2017 war film written, directed, and produced by Christopher Nolan that depicts the Dunkirk evacuation of World War II.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunkirk_(2017_film)92nd Academy Awards (presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), will honour the best films of 2019)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/92nd_Academy_AwardsJeff Bezos (American internet and aerospace entrepreneur, media proprietor, and investor. Best known as the founder, chief executive officer, and president of Amazon.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_BezosJeff Bezos’ divorce worth $35 billion- https://www.forbes.com/sites/noahkirsch/2019/04/04/bezos-by-far-the-5-largest-billionaire-divorces-in-history/#69fadb806870CryEngine (game engine designed by the German game developer Crytek.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CryEngineAmazon Lumberyard (free cross-platform game engine developed by Amazon and based on CryEngine, which was licensed from Crytek in 2015.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Lumberyardjacksepticeye & Google Stadia- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW-hfrqmMlwGoogle Glass (simply Glass, is a brand of smart glasses—an optical head-mounted display designed in the shape of a pair of eyeglasses.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_GlassKilled by Google (Killed by Google is the Google Graveyard. A full list of dead products killed by Google in the Google Cemetery.)- https://killedbygoogle.com/PlayStation will not be in E3 2020- https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-01-11-playstation-will-not-participate-in-e3-2020Steam controller (game controller developed by Valve for use with personal computers running Steam on Windows,macOS,Linux,smartphones or SteamOS.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_ControllerSnow overtakes Canadian home- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bub7FY8UYh0Floof & Pupper (TNC Podcast)- https://thatsnotcanon.com/floofandpupperpodcastEverybody Wants To Be A Cat (TNC Podcast)- https://thatsnotcanon.com/everybodywantstobeacatShout Outs- 21 January 2020 – Terry Jones - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_JonesTerry Jones died on 21 January 2020 from complications of dementia at his home in Highgate, north London. Jones was a Welsh actor, writer, comedian, screenwriter, film director and historian. He was a member of the Monty Python comedy team.After graduating from Oxford University with a degree in English, Jones and writing partner Michael Palin (whom he met at Oxford) wrote and performed for several high-profile British comedy programmes, including Do Not Adjust Your Set and The Frost Report, before creating Monty Python's Flying Circus with Cambridge graduates Eric Idle, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, and American animator/filmmaker Terry Gilliam. Jones was largely responsible for the programme's innovative, surreal structure, in which sketches flowed from one to the next without the use of punchlines. He made his directorial debut with the team's film, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, which he co-directed with Gilliam, and also directed the subsequent Python films Life of Brian and The Meaning of Life.Jones co-created and co-wrote with Palin the anthology series Ripping Yarns. He also wrote an early draft of Jim Henson's 1986 film Labyrinth, though little of his work remained in the final cut. Jones was a well-respected medieval historian, having written several books and presented television documentaries about the period, as well as a prolific children's book author. In 2016, Jones received a Lifetime Achievement award at the BAFTA Cymru Awards for his outstanding contribution to television and film. After living for several years with a degenerative aphasia, he gradually lost the ability to speak and died on 21 January 2020 from frontotemporal dementia.- 19 January 2020 – SNOWMAGEDDON - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/19/snowmageddon-cleanup-begins-after-record-newfoundland-stormMassive snow fall during epic blizzard swallows entire towns in Canada in a record breaking event- 19 January 2020 – SpaceX successful mission abort test - https://www.space.com/spacex-crew-dragon-launch-abort-test-success.htmlSpaceX just took a giant leap forward in its quest to launch astronauts. The private spaceflight company intentionally destroyed one of its rockets on Sunday (Jan. 19) as part of a crucial test of its new Crew Dragon capsule's launch escape system.- 21 January 2020 – Cyclist saves Doggo - https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/world/heart-warming-moment-a-cyclist-carries-a-dog-to-safety-on-his-back-after-finding-the-abandoned-pooch-dehydrated-in-the-middle-of-a-road/ar-BBZa7c3This is the moment a cyclist in racing gear carries a dog on his back after finding the animal abandoned and severely dehydrated in the middle of the road. The incident was filmed in the southern Argentine province of Rio Negro and the footage was shared on Facebook by 'Marican Team' where it has been viewed over 600,000 times. In the footage, a man in cycling gear is seen carrying the large black and white dog slung across his back as he pedals along the road.Remembrances- 21 January 1793 – Execution of Louis XVI - https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/king-louis-xvi-executedOne day after being convicted of conspiracy with foreign powers and sentenced to death by the French National Convention, King Louis XVI is executed by guillotine in the Place de la Revolution in Paris.- 21 January 1950 – George Orwell - https://www.onthisday.com/people/george-orwellDied: January 21, 1950 (aged 46) Cause of Death: Burst pulmonary arteryEric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950), better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English novelist and essayist, journalist and critic. His work is characterised by lucid prose, awareness of social injustice, opposition to totalitarianism, and outspoken support of democratic socialism.As a writer, Orwell produced literary criticism and poetry, fiction and polemical journalism; and is best known for the allegorical novella Animal Farm (1945) and the dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949). His non-fiction works, including The Road to Wigan Pier (1937), documenting his experience of working-class life in the north of England, and Homage to Catalonia (1938), an account of his experiences soldiering for the Republican faction of the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939), are as critically respected as his essays on politics and literature, language and culture. In 2008, The Times ranked George Orwell second among "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945".Orwell's work remains influential in popular culture and in political culture, and the adjective "Orwellian" – describing totalitarian and authoritarian social practices – is part of the English language, like many of his neologisms, such as "Big Brother", "Thought Police", and "Hate week", "Room 101", the "memory hole", and "Newspeak", "doublethink" and "proles", "unperson" and "thoughtcrime".- 21 January 1926 – Camillo Golgi - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camillo_GolgiGolgi and the Spanish biologist Santiago Ramón y Cajal were jointly given the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1906 "in recognition of their work on the structure of the nervous system". Camillo Golgi was an Italian biologist and pathologist known for his works on the central nervous system. He studied medicine at the University of Pavia between 1860 and 1868 under the tutelage of Cesare Lombroso. Inspired by pathologist Giulio Bizzozero, he pursued research in the nervous system. Italian physician and pathologist who won the Nobel Prize in Medicine with Santiago Ramón y Cajal in recognition of their work on the structure of the nervous system.Famous Birthdays- 21 January 1953 – Paul Allen was born in Seattle Washington https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_AllenPaul Gardner Allen (January 21, 1953 – October 15, 2018) was an American business magnate, researcher, investor, and philanthropist. He is best known for co-founding Microsoft Corporation with childhood friend Bill Gates in 1975, which helped spark the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s and became the world's largest personal computer software company. Allen was ranked as the 44th-wealthiest person in the world by Forbes in 2018, with an estimated net worth of $20.3 billion at the time of his death.- 21 January 1869 – Grigori Rasputin - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grigori_RasputinGrigori Yefimovich Rasputin (/ræˈspjuːtɪn/;[1] Russian: Григорий Ефимович Распутин [ɡrʲɪˈɡorʲɪj jɪˈfʲiməvʲɪtɕ rɐˈsputʲɪn]; 21 January [O.S. 9 January] 1869 – 30 December [O.S. 17 December] 1916) was a Russian mystic and self-proclaimed holy man who befriended the family of Emperor Nicholas II, the last monarch of Russia, and gained considerable influence in late imperial Russia.Born to a peasant family in the Siberian village of Pokrovskoye in the Tyumensky Uyezd of Tobolsk Governorate (now Yarkovsky District of Tyumen Oblast), Rasputin had a religious conversion experience after taking a pilgrimage to a monastery in 1897. He has been described as a monk or as a "strannik" (wanderer, or pilgrim), though he held no official position in the Russian Orthodox Church. After traveling to St. Petersburg, either in 1903 or the winter of 1904–05, Rasputin captivated some church and social leaders. He became a society figure, and met the Tsar in November 1905.- 20 January 1934 – Tom Baker – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_BakerThomas Stewart Baker is an English actor and writer. He is well known for his portrayal of the fourth incarnation of the Doctor in the science fiction series Doctor Who from 1974 to 1981, a longer tenure than any other actor in the title role, and provided narration in the television comedy series Little Britain. WikipediaBorn: 20 January 1934 (age 86 years), Liverpool, United KingdomHeight: 1.91 mEvents of Interest- 21 January 1981 - Rocket Labs launch successfully reaches orbit - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_LabOn 21 January 2018 at 01:43 UTC, their second rocket on a flight named "Still Testing" launched, reached orbit and deployed three CubeSats for customers Planet Labs and Spire Global. The rocket also carried an additional satellite payload called Humanity Star, a 1-meter-wide (3 ft) carbon fiber geodesic sphere made up of 65 panels that reflect the Sun's light. Humanity Star re-entered Earth's atmosphere and burned up in March 2018. On 11 November 2018, the first commercial launch (third launch in total) of Electron occurred from Mahia Peninsula carrying satellites for Spire Global, GeoOptics, a CubeSat built by high school students, and a prototype of a dragsail.- 21 January 1981 - DeLorean 25 anniversary - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DMC_DeLoreanThroughout production the car was generally unchanged, although minor modifications were made to such parts as the hood and wheels. The first production car was completed on January 21, 1981. About 9,000 DeLoreans were made before production halted in late December 1982.In 2007, about 6,500 DeLorean cars were thought to still exist.- 21 January 1960 - Little Joe 1B - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Joe_1BThe Little Joe 1B was a launch escape system test of the Mercury spacecraft, conducted as part of the U.S. Mercury program. The mission also carried a female rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta) named Miss Sam in the Mercury spacecraft. The mission was launched January 21, 1960, from Wallops Island, Virginia. The Little Joe 1B flew to an apogee of 9.3 statute miles (15.0 km) and a range of 11.7 miles (18.9 km) out to sea. Miss Sam survived the 8 minute 35 second flight in good condition. The spacecraft was recovered by a Marine helicopter and returned to Wallops Island within about 45 minutes. 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In January 2018, Rocket Lab sent a surprise to orbit. Along with its normal payloads, the launch company deployed a shiny object it dubbed the Humanity Star—basically a 3-foot-wide disco ball. Its reflective surface would shine down on Earth's inhabitants, visible to the naked eye for a few months. “No matter where you are in the world, or what is happening in your life, everyone will be able to see the Humanity Star in the night sky,” founder Peter Beck said in a statement.

Part 2 of my conversation with visiting NASA Sagan Fellow and exoplanet-studying astrophysicist Dr Ben Pope is a lot like a Jane Austen novel. We unpack our prejudice against the Humanity Star and Musk's space Tesla, we spend a lot of time talking about money and the elite, and ultimately find common ground in our mutual embarrassment about Australia's obsession with STEM. We hope you enjoy this wild ride through politics, philosophy, sociology and stolen biccies. Ben did his undergraduate degree in Physics and Astrophysics at the University of Sydney. He then completed a PhD at Balliol College, Oxford, where he most notably competed on the winning team in University Challenge, 2017. Ben currently lives in the USA where he researches exoplanets. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/space-junk-podcast. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/space-junk-podcast. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Space Graffiti n. Objects placed in orbit for the sole purpose of being seen from Earth. In January a company called Rocket Lab secretly added an extra point of light to the night sky. Dubbed the Humanity Star, it was a faceted carbon-fiber sphere parked in low Earth orbit, designed to twinkle as it caught the sun's rays, thus creating a “shared experience for everyone on the planet.” Astronomers were not amused.

Вместе с Пашей Поцелуевым из проекта Alpha Centauri вспоминаем самые важные события из мира космоса и науки за первую половину этого года. Ведущий: Антон Поздняков Темы [00:00:33] ⋅⋅⋅ Приветствие. [00:02:00] ⋅⋅⋅ Подкаст Late Night Space, канал Alpha Centauri [00:04:58] ⋅⋅⋅ SpaceX: запуск Falcon Heavy, Falcon 9 Block 5, секретный запуск Zuma и спутниковый интернет Starlink [00:14:31] ⋅⋅⋅ Rocket Lab: коммерческие запуски Electron и зеркальный спутник Humanity Star [00:17:38] ⋅⋅⋅ NASA: смена администрации, политические игры, формирование нового бюджета [00:21:31] ⋅⋅⋅ Роскосмос: отказ от Протона, спорная ориентация на Ангару [00:23:25] ⋅⋅⋅ Китай: 20 запусков за полгода, падение Тьянгун-1 и планы на свою космическую станцию [00:25:53] ⋅⋅⋅ Луна: проект лунной орбитальной станции Deep Space Gateway [00:28:50] ⋅⋅⋅ Марс: сбои в работе MRO, запуск робота-геолога InSight, дрон-вертолет для ровера Mars 2020, глобальная пылевая буря и великое противостояние [00:31:42] ⋅⋅⋅ Космос: запуск телескопа TESS, окончание миссии Kepler, Хаябуса-2 и астероид Рюгу [00:35:33] ⋅⋅⋅ Астрономия: рой черных дыр в центре Млечного пути, большой датадроп от GAIA [00:36:42] ⋅⋅⋅ Физика: развенчание мифа EmDrive, смерть Стивена Хокинга [00:38:23] ⋅⋅⋅ Чего ждать от второй половины 2018: Parker Solar Probe, BepiColombo, прибытие OsirisRex, тесты пилотируемых капсул, New Horizons [00:42:29] ⋅⋅⋅ Прощание Поддержи Бородокаст Patreon Подписывайся Наши подкасты: BeardyBuilding | BeardyCast | The Big Beard Theory Свои вопросы присылайте на почту ap@beardycast.com. Вступай в наш публичный чат и читай наш новостной канал в Телеграме. Не знаете как подписаться на подкаст? Читайте статью «Как слушать подкасты»! Special Guest: Павел Поцелуев.

Vi gör ett försök att komma fram till det primära syftet med vår podcast och det slutar med att vi pratar om rymden. Saker och personer vi nämner i avsnittet: - SpaceX: http://www.spacex.com/ - Falcon Heavy Test Flight (måste ses!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbSwFU6tY1c - Hubble: http://hubblesite.org/ - James Webb: http://webbtelescope.org/ - Kina sprängde en sattelit 2007: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Chinese_anti-satellite_missile_test - Rymdskrot (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_debris - Rymdskrot (NASA): https://www.orbitaldebris.jsc.nasa.gov/ - Humanity Star: https://www.thehumanitystar.com/ - Carl Sagan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Sagan - Janna Levin: http://jannalevin.com/ - Neil deGrasse Tyson: http://www.haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/ - Cosmos (den gamla): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081846/?ref_=nv_sr_4 - Cosmos (den nya): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2395695/ - Wait but Why (Elon Musk): https://waitbutwhy.com/2017/03/elon-musk-post-series.html

The pilot episode of The 9pm Probe, long-form interviews with interesting people. Today, space archaeologist Dr Alice Gorman aka Dr Space Junk from Flinders University in South Australia.As some of you may know, I was a bit of an enthusiastic Space Age kid, so this is a very self-indulgent conversation.We talk about: How the live TV images of the Apollo 11 mission were really quite dull; Vanguard 1, currently the oldest human satellite in space; how civilian and military space programs have always been closely intertwined; citizen science in space; a brief mention of the Manned Orbital Laboratory (MOL); CORONA and the movie Ice Station Zebra; the International Geophysical Year (IGY); the International Polar Year; why people get angry about the concept of space archaeology; Australia's early involvement in the Space Age; the Woomera test range; the Zuni rocket; WRESAT; the European Launcher Development Organisation (ELDO), the forerunner to the European Space Agency (ESA); rocket playgrounds; Ray Bradbury's short story Rocket Man; the inevitability of Uranus jokes; the start of the Second Space Age; our shared love of the Soviet technological aesthetic; the cube-sat revolution; the recent launch of rogue satellites; space tourism; Australia's planned new space agency; SpaceX's recent work, including firing a Tesla into space; Rocket Lab's Humanity Star; the live video feed from the International Space Station; and the Aboriginal use of bottle glass after European colonisation; and colonial processes in space.At the end, I also mention the licenses you need to fly a spacecraft.This episode was recorded on Monday 26 March 2018 at Flinders University.Full episode credits and links at:https://stilgherrian.com/edict/00076/

Die ganze Welt hatte Angst, dass ihnen eine chinesische Raumstation auf den Kopf fallen könnte. Die ganze Welt? Nein! Zwei Podcaster leisten den Eindringlingen Widerstand. Wir reden über Tiangong-1 und warum der Wiedereintritt eigentlich keine große Sache ist. Es geht auch den Humanity Star von Rocket Lab, der ganz heimlich in der Erdatmosphäre verglüht ist. Über das Nachfolgemodell des Hubbel Space Telescope, das James-Webb-Telescope, gibt es leider nichts gutes zu berichten, aber dafür hat die NASA jetzt mehr Plutonium für ihre Deep Space Missionen als gedacht. Im Bereich des Kuriosem gibt es gute Nachrichten von "Mad" Mike Hughes, ein Mensch der glaubt die Erde sei flach, und das mit einer selbstgebauten Rakete beweisen möchte.

In this episode our feature interview is with Laura Driessen who is an astrophysicist and PhD candidate based at Manchester University who is working with the MeerTRAP team using radio and optical data from the SKA precursor MeerKAT array to pinpoint the sources of mysterious Fast Radio Bursts. For observers and astrophotographers Dr Ian Musgrave gives us ‘What’s Up Doc’ and he tells us what to look for in our morning and evening skies, what planets, galaxies and nebula to look for, what occultations are happening, strategies for imaging both faint and bright objects, and how various imaging and stacking softwares can be used to do this. We mention how sometimes Mars can be ‘ rediscovered’ and in Ian’s Tangent, we talk about the reasons for the premature demise of Humanity Star and the much anticipated re-entry of Tiangong I over the upcoming Easter Weekend, which coincides with a very rare second Blue Moon in one year. In the News: 

1. Launch preparations for the Parker Solar Probe 2. Brendan has a gentle dig at the Australian Space Agency & orders a t-shirt Follow @AstroLauraD, @Astrophiz and @ianfmusgrave on FB & Twitter. And check out Laura's blog at Astrolaura.com and Ian’s Astroblog at astroblogger.blogspot.com.au

This week in SF history-- 1 April 1960. Launch of TIROS-1 (wikipedia.org) -- Maybe three pairs of solid spin motors? (science.nasa.gov)Spaceflight news-- Dawn plans to spiral down to a very low orbit around Ceres (jpl.nasa.gov)-- Astra's inaugural launch coming soon? (spacenews.com)Short & Sweet-- Bloostar gets 3D printed engine (zero2infinity.space) (youtube.com)-- Marshall Spaceflight Center is America's lead propulsion center (parabolicarc.com)-- Humanity Star has deorbited (astronomy.com)

Recent private space launches have provoked public awe but also a few dissenting voices

Today we are at FRB2018 speaking with Dr Emily Petroff who is a Post-doc Researcher at the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy in Dwingeloo. Hosted at Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne and sponsored by CAASTRO, this conference was dedicated to the still mysterious Fast Radio Bursts and attracted FRB researchers from all over the world. Among the first to conduct diagnostic research into FRBs and Perytons, Emily presented her most recent research at the conference and gives us a fascinating insight into this ongoing cosmic mystery. For observers and astrophotographers Dr Ian Musgrave gives us ‘What’s Up Doc’ and tells us what to look for in our morning and evening skies. He tells us how to observe some of Jupiter’s moons visible to the naked eye. In ‘Ian’s tangent’ he challenges us to use Calsky or Heavens-above websites to observe the ‘disco ball in the sky’ Humanity Star. In the news: * Earliest signals from the very first stars detected by a simple antenna at the Murchison Radio Observatory Quiet Zone. * Iconic Arecibo Observatory saved from destruction

This episode of "What's Up?" we discuss the launch of several things in Space; the Falcon Heavy payload of a Tesla model S, and "The Humanity Star". Listen Now!For more information on the Royal Observatory Edinburgh and the events on offer, click here.Music by: Lino Rise Title: “Intro Eagle One”Source: https://soundcloud.com/free-intro-music/intro-eaglel-oneAll views and opinions expressed in this podcast as those of the individual, and do not represent those of the organisations with which they are affiliated.

You’d think we’d have all of this sort of thing worked out by now, but clearly there are some issues that just won’t go away. Fortunately, we’ve got our own space to complain in and someone is always willing to add a new thing to complain about. We’re no gentlemen, but we could be.… Continue reading →

Episode 38! A Wyoming story, the Humanity Star, Deep Fakes, iPhone boot code leak, DIY herpes vaccine, Tesla and the Falcon rocket launch, Cloverfield Paradox, and The Shadow of the Colossus. Enjoy!

In this episode we talk about a few things that we think will be big in 2018. We also chat about AWS, drought, Voyager and more. If you have questions, comments or corrections then you can contact Alastair (@ajggeoger) and Andrew (@map_andrew) on Twitter using #scenefromabove or @eoscenefrom Shownotes: Sentinel 1 on AWS The Farthest DigitalGlobe ML for data storage RocketLab and the Humanity Star (and space graffiti) Planet Explorer Beta Cape Town Day Zero 20 years of Hype Cycles

When Rocket Lab’s Electron reached orbit for the first time on Jan. 21, space-pointed radar noticed a mysterious object in space alongside the three satellites it launched. Rocket Lab has launched the world’s first global strobe light. Called the Humanity Star, it’s a one-meter-tall carbon-fiber geodesic sphere made up of 65 highly-reflective panels. In space, it will spin, reflecting sun’s light back to earth and creating a flashing effect in the sky. The company claims it will be “the brightest object in the night sky,” Jeff and Anthony brainstorm other items enterprising minds might launch into space for all to see. GET BONUS EPISODES, VIDEO HANGOUTS AND MORE. VISIT: http://patreon.com/wehaveconcerns Get all your sweet We Have Concerns merch by swinging by http://wehaveconcerns.com/shop Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Or, you can send us mail! Our address: We Have Concerns c/o WORLD CRIME LEAGUE 1920 Hillhurst Ave #425 Los Angeles, CA 90027-2706 Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni Today’s story: https://qz.com/1187991/rocket-lab-electron-private-rocketeers-put-their-own-humanity-star-into-orbit/ If you’ve seen a story you think belongs on the show, send it to wehaveconcernsshow@gmail.com, post in on our Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/WeHaveConcerns/ or leave it on the subreddit: http://reddit.com/r/wehaveconcerns

Javítás!!! Billió, nem billiárd.. Ezt mindig elrontom. Sorry Sziasztok! Egy újabb adás, most majdnem teljesen háttérzene nélkül :) Audio anyagok, hírek, linkek: THE SAGAN SERIES - Life Looks for Life https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2oXFWKpJiA&t=19s IBM Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-FyH2A7Ed0&t=182s Humanity Star https://www.facebook.com/egenfoldonfoldalatt/posts/506355633081662 http://www.urvilag.hu/kornyezetunk_vedelme/20180127_szemeteljunk_diszkogombbel NASA Spinoff https://spinoff.nasa.gov/ ESO hírek: https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1803/ APOD - táguló Rák-köd https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap180104.html Zene: Stellardrone - http://stellardrone.bandcamp.com

It's a day late, but with all the musical features we have to offer today - one of which challenges Breki's ability to touch the high notes - we hope you're okay with that. Show notes and links: Burger King Fries FCC in 'Whopper Neutrality' Ad (geek.com) Detonating Landmines Is Better for the Environment Than Deactivating Them, Research Suggests (gizmodo.com) You can preorder Elon Musk's new flamethrower (thenextweb.com) Doomsday Clock moved to just two minutes to 'apocalypse' (bbc.com) The Humanity Star could become 'the brightest thing in the night sky' (mashable.com)