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Le commerce Chine-Afrique atteint un niveau record de janvier à mai；La Chine ajoute l'Indonésie à son programme de transit sans visa de 240 heures；Les aéroports de Beijing connaissent une hausse des détaxes pour les touristes étrangers；Le train de marchandises Chine-Europe a enregistré son 110.000è voyage ；Le secteur chinois des voitures particulières affiche une croissance stable en mai；7.165 vins provenant de 49 pays en compétition pour les "Olympiades du vin"；La sonde Tianwen-2 fonctionne sans problème en orbite；Un couple de pandas sauvages amoureux aperçu dans le nord-ouest de la Chine；Spider-Man tisse sa toile à Disney Shanghai

This week, China's Tianwen-2 spacecraft sent back its first image from space. It's headed to a rendezvous with the asteroid Kamoʻoalewa, one of Earth's “quasi-moons,” where it will collect samples in 2026. The mission comes after several successful lunar missions, including a lunar rover and a sample return mission from the far side of the moon. Host Ira Flatow talks with reporter Ling Xin from the South China Morning Post about the goals of China's space program, and what might be ahead.Plus, astronomer Dean Regas describes his new “tactile astronomy” book, which seeks to bring stories of the constellations to young blind and low-vision readers. Guests:Ling Xin is a science reporter at the South China Morning Post based in Ohio.Dean Regas is an astronomer, host of the “Looking Up” podcast, and author of the new book All About Orion.Transcript is available on sciencefriday.com. Subscribe to this podcast. Plus, to stay updated on all things science, sign up for Science Friday's newsletters.

The US Space Agency has announced 25 new NASA Open Innovation Service contracts. Protests are planned against proposed cuts to NASA's budget. The UK Space Agency has launched a call for proposals for a UK-led scientific instrument for NASA's Habitable Worlds Observatory, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Patrick O'Neill, Public Affairs and Outreach Lead at the International Space Station US National Laboratory. You can connect with Patrick on LinkedIn, and learn more about the ISS National Lab on their website. Selected Reading NASA Awards Third Crowdsourcing Contract Iteration Ex-NASA Admin pick blames Musk ties for pulled nomination- The Register Stop the NASA Budget Cuts Protest - Action Network UK aims to lead an instrument on NASA mission to find habitable worlds Canada reaffirms international collaboration with the European Space Agency SpaceX fires up Super Heavy booster ahead of Starship's 10th test flight (video)- Space Redwire Announces Amendment to the Agreement and Plan of Merger to Acquire Edge Autonomy Trump's Golden Dome Creates Opening for Space Force to Gain Relevance China's Tianwen 2 spacecraft sends home 1st photo as it heads for mysterious 'quasi-moon' asteroid- Space T-Minus Crew Survey Complete our annual audience survey before August 31. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

В този епизод Никола и Петко ни транспортират в дълбокия вакуум на най-новите събития от света на космическите технологии и амбиции: • iSpace с втори опит за кацане на Луната - японската компания iSpace не се отказва лесно. След неуспешния си първи опит миналата година, този път апаратът Resilience е на път да влезе в историята. Ще стане ли Япония третата държава, постигнала меко кацане на Луната чрез частен играч? • Starship – Полет №9 - най-мощната ракета, създавана някога, излетя и... отново се разпадна. Въпреки че мисията не завърши безпроблемно, полетът даде ценни данни за бъдещите амбиции на SpaceX. Какво работи, какво не, и защо този „неуспех“ всъщност е крачка напред? • Китай стартира мисия до древен астероид - Tianwen-2 вече е на път към астероид, за който се смята, че е „жив фосил“ от началото на Слънчевата система. Какво цели да научи мисията и защо тя е значима не само за Китай, но и за цялата планетарна наука? • EnduroSat с нова инжекция от €43 млн - българската компания EnduroSat привлече сериозно финансиране с амбицията да масово произвежда по-големи и по-умни сателити. Какво означава това за родната космическа индустрия и можем ли да очакваме още по-смели проекти? Гледайте видео към епизода тук: https://youtu.be/CTHZ0FVriK8 #links • iSpace с втори опит за кацане на Луната: https://www.space.com/space-exploration/missions/what-time-is-japan-ispace-resilience-moon-landing • 9-ият полет на Starship: https://www.sciencealert.com/spacex-starships-latest-test-ends-in-destruction-over-indian-ocean и https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GE1Af-ELHpE • Китай изстреляха първата си мисия до астероид: https://www.sciencealert.com/chinas-tianwen-2-launches-to-grab-first-living-fossil-asteroid-samples • ЕндуроСат набраха ново финансиране от €43млн: https://spacenews.com/endurosat-raises-49-million-to-mass-produce-larger-satellites/ #about #podcast В епизодите на Ratio Weekly, нашата импровизирана научна новинарска емисия, молекулярният биолог Никола Кереков в компанията на харизматичния водещ Петко Желязов ви представят най-новите открития и най-любопитните постижения в сферата на науката, технологиите и медицината от изминалата седмица. В тази мини-серия на Ratio Podcast говорим за неща като това как да общуваме ефективно с котките, защо китовете се самоубиват и какво живее на Венера. Това е една от шестте серии на Ratio Podcast – един подкаст за любопитни хора. С негова помощ ще си сверите часовника за всичко най-ново в света на науката и културата и ще чуете неформални разговори, свързани или вдъхновени от наука.

The China National Space Administration says the Tianwen-2 probe has been operating smoothly in orbit for over eight days, reaching a distance of over three million kilometers from Earth.

The White House has released its Fiscal Year 2026 congressional budget justification for NASA, and the implications are staggering. If enacted, this proposal would slash NASA’s science program funding by nearly half, cancel dozens of active and upcoming missions, and reduce the agency’s workforce by one-third. Sarah Al-Ahmed is joined by Jack Kiraly, The Planetary Society’s director of government relations, to examine what’s in the nearly 500-page document, what it means for the future of space science and exploration, and how advocates can still act to save NASA science. Then, in What’s Up, Planetary Society Chief Scientist Bruce Betts shares insights on China’s newly launched asteroid sample return mission, Tianwen-2. The spacecraft will rendezvous with near-Earth asteroid 469219 Kamoʻoalewa, offering new scientific opportunities amidst a moment of global uncertainty in space exploration. Discover more at: https://www.planetary.org/planetary-radio/2025-FY-2026-budget-proposalSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A finales de este mes, China se apuntará un nuevo éxito espacial con el lanzamiento de la misión Tianwen-2, una ambiciosa expedición que tiene como objetivo un pequeño asteroide llamado 469219 Kamo‘oalewa. Un asteroide, por cierto, que no es como los demas. Se trata, en efecto, de uno de los siete cuasi-satélites conocidos de la Tierra y, lo que es aún más fascinante, podría ser el primer asteroide que vemos hecho exclusivamente de material lunar. Esta hipótesis, que pondría en jaque mucho de lo que sabemos sobre los impactos cósmicos, podría ser confirmada por los estudios de laboratorio de los fragmentos que Tianwen-2 recolectará y traerá de vuelta a la Tierra en aproximadamente dos años y medio.

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La Chine lance Tianwen-2 pour récupérer des échantillons d'astéroïde;Première mondiale : la sonde lunaire chinoise se place sur une orbite complexe;La Chine appliquera l'exemption de visa pour l'Arabie saoudite, Oman, le Koweït et Bahreïn;Une hausse de 12 % des voyages transfrontaliers attendue pendant la Fête des bateaux-dragons;Les bénéfices industriels en hausse de 1,4 % de janvier à avril;IA cloud et conduite autonome, nouveaux moteurs de croissance pour Baidu;Un garçon chinois de 7 ans reçoit le plus petit cœur artificiel maglev;13,35 millions de candidats passeront l'examen annuel d'entrée à l'université;Legoland Shanghai Resort entame ses opérations d'essai avant son ouverture en juillet

China lanzó Tianwen-2 para traer rocas de un cuasi-satélite y estudiar un cometa que lanza polvo sin hieloPor Félix Riaño @LocutorCo   La misión Tianwen-2 buscará entender el origen del agua en la Tierra y revelar secretos del sistema solar.  China lanzó una sonda espacial que va a recorrer millones de kilómetros para estudiar dos cuerpos celestes que nunca antes habían sido visitados: un asteroide cercano a la Tierra que podría ser un trozo de la Luna, y un cometa con múltiples colas de polvo que gira en medio del cinturón de asteroides. La misión Tianwen-2 tiene dos metas científicas y una duración estimada de diez años. El asteroide se llama Kamoʻoalewa, un cuasi-satélite terrestre, y el cometa se llama 311P/PANSTARRS, una rareza con apariencia de cometa pero comportamiento de asteroide. ¿Qué pistas sobre el origen del agua en la Tierra podría darnos esta misión china?  Una roca vecina con pasado lunar  Kamoʻoalewa fue descubierto en 2016 por el telescopio Pan-STARRS en Hawái. Su nombre significa “fragmento que viaja solo” en hawaiano, y eso encaja perfectamente con lo que es: un pequeño objeto de entre 40 y 100 metros de diámetro que orbita el Sol, pero lo hace casi sincronizado con la Tierra, como si fuera una luna temporal. Algunos estudios apuntan a que este cuasi-satélite podría haber sido un pedazo de la Luna expulsado por un impacto hace millones de años. Por eso, si la misión logra traer muestras de él, podríamos compararlas con otras rocas lunares y confirmar su origen. Esa comparación podría reescribir parte de la historia del sistema Tierra-Luna.Pero hay un gran reto técnico   A diferencia de la Luna, este asteroide tiene una gravedad extremadamente baja, lo que complica cualquier intento de aterrizaje. La sonda Tianwen-2 va a usar dos métodos para recolectar unos 100 gramos de polvo: uno de contacto rápido y otro que usa un anclaje con taladro. Esta segunda técnica nunca se ha intentado antes.  El 29 de mayo de 2025, desde la provincia china de Sichuan, despegó el cohete Long March 3B con la nave Tianwen-2 a bordo. El plan es que en julio de 2026 llegue a Kamoʻoalewa, lo estudie durante un año y seleccione un sitio para recolectar muestras. En abril de 2027 la nave dejará el asteroide y enviará una cápsula con las muestras rumbo a la Tierra, que aterrizará en noviembre del mismo año. Ese será solo el primer capítulo. Después, la nave usará la gravedad de la Tierra como catapulta para continuar su viaje hacia otro destino completamente diferente: el cometa 311P/PANSTARRS, que orbita entre Marte y Júpiter.  El cometa 311P/PANSTARRS, también llamado P/2013 P5, es especial. Aunque se le llama cometa, en realidad es un “asteroide activo”: un objeto rocoso que, por alguna razón, expulsa polvo como si tuviera una cola. Este en particular tiene seis colas visibles, y los científicos creen que eso puede deberse a que gira tan rápido que lanza fragmentos de su superficie al espacio. O tal vez, dicen algunos, hay presión interna o pequeños impactos que activan ese comportamiento. Como nunca antes se ha visitado un objeto así, Tianwen-2 va a ser la primera sonda que nos muestre con detalle qué está pasando allí. La nave no va a aterrizar en él, pero sí va a orbitarlo y analizar su composición desde 2035.  Lo que hace única a Tianwen-2 no es solo su duración o los objetos que va a visitar, sino el tipo de datos que puede traer. Muestras directas de un cuasi-satélite son algo que ningún país ha obtenido antes. Y al comparar esas muestras con las de la Luna y con lo que sabemos del sistema solar temprano, podríamos confirmar si fragmentos lunares pueden quedar atrapados en órbitas cercanas. Por otro lado, el estudio de 311P nos va a ayudar a entender cómo se forman las colas de polvo sin necesidad de hielo, lo que cambia lo que creíamos saber sobre cometas y asteroides. China ya ha traído muestras de la Luna, incluso de su cara oculta. También tiene su propia estación espacial, y ahora va en camino a convertirse en el tercer país que logra traer muestras de un asteroide.  Tianwen-2 es parte de una serie de misiones más amplias. En 2020, Tianwen-1 fue la primera misión china a Marte y logró posar un rover en su superficie. La futura Tianwen-3 buscará traer rocas marcianas en 2028. Y Tianwen-4 irá más lejos aún: rumbo a Júpiter y Urano. China también ha ofrecido a otros países incluir experimentos científicos en futuras misiones. Las muestras de Kamoʻoalewa, si se confirman como fragmentos lunares, podrían revelar si hay más objetos así en el espacio cercano, lo que abriría una nueva rama de estudio sobre los materiales expulsados por impactos y sus trayectorias.  Tianwen-2 es una misión ambiciosa que busca traer muestras de un cuasi-satélite cercano y estudiar un cometa con múltiples colas. Para conocer más misiones que están expandiendo los límites del conocimiento, escucha Flash Diario en Spotify.  

China is aiming to join the small club of nations who have successfully returned scientific samples of asteroids for analysis on earth, teaching us more about how our and potentially other solar systems formed. Tianwen-2 launched successfully this week, bound for an asteroid known as Kamo‘oalewa, which sits in a very strange orbit of both the earth and the sun, making it a “quasi-satellite”. Last year, scientists including Patrick Michel of the Côte d'Azur Observatory in France, published an intriguing suggestion that Kamo‘oalewa might in fact not be a conventional asteroid, but instead be a small piece of our moon that was ejected when the Giordano Bruno crater formed. In a little over a year from now, we might find out if that is right.Do you have to hold text at arm's length to read properly? Qiang Zhang, professor of physics at the University of Science and Technology of China, whose team recently published their demonstration of using a technique from radio astronomy but using optical light. Active Optical Interferometry involves using laser beams to achieve resolutions at distances far in excess of conventional imaging with lenses. As his team showed, and as Miles Paggett of Glasgow University admires, they managed to read newsprint sized letters at a distance of over 1.3km.Finally, how did the Inca Empire write things down, and who did the writing? It has been thought that ornate threads of strings and baubles known as khipu are how records were made for business and administration, probably by a decimal code of knots in strings. But the exact purpose, nature and any meaning encoded therein, has eluded scholars for decades. Sabine Hyland, an anthropologist at the University of St Andrews, Scotland, has been studying them for years, and recently was granted access to the records of a village, only the fourth known, to have continued a form of the khipu tradition after the Spanish conquest to this day. She believes that they could even provide us in the modern world with valuable climate data. Presenter: Roland Pease Producer: Alex Mansfield Production co-ordinator: Jazz George(A Long March-3B Y110 carrier rocket carrying China's Tianwen-2 probe blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center on 29 May, 2025 in Sichuan Province of China. Credit: VCG/Getty Images)

China has launched its first asteroid sample-return mission. Tianwen-2 aims to shed light on the formation and evolution of asteroids and the early solar system.

China has announced projects to help Pacific Island countries to resist climate change over a three-year period (1:05). China says the U.S. announcement to revoke visas for Chinese students is discriminatory (11:51). And China has launched its asteroid sampling Tianwen-2 mission (17:47).

Highlights:- NASA Astronauts' Unexpected Journey: Join us as we follow the incredible recovery of NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who returned from what was meant to be an eight-day mission but turned into a nine-month stay aboard the International Space Station. Hear about their challenges and progress as they readjust to life on Earth after an extended period in microgravity.- The Enigmatic ASCAP J1832: Delve into the mystery of ASCAP J1832, a cosmic object that pulses every 44 minutes in both radio waves and X-rays. This unique star challenges our understanding of stellar behaviour and has scientists puzzled as they investigate its unusual emissions and potential classification.- China's Tianwen 2 Mission: Discover China's ambitious Tianwen 2 mission, launched to collect samples from a living fossil asteroid known as Kamo Oalawa. This groundbreaking mission could provide valuable insights into the early solar system and showcases China's growing capabilities in space exploration.- A Busy Week in Space Launches: Get the latest on a flurry of rocket launches around the globe, including SpaceX's ongoing Starlink deployments and Blue Origin's upcoming New Shepard mission. This segment highlights the rapid advancements in space technology and the increasing frequency of launches.- Earth's Cosmic Future: Explore unsettling research revealing potential risks to Earth's long-term orbital stability due to passing stars. While the chances of catastrophic events remain low, these findings offer a fascinating glimpse into the dynamics of our solar system and the future of our planet.For more cosmic updates, visit our website at astronomydaily.io. Join our community on social media by searching for #AstroDailyPod on Facebook, X, YouTubeMusic, TikTok, and our new Instagram account! Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.Thank you for tuning in. This is Anna signing off. Until next time, keep looking up and stay curious about the wonders of our universe.Chapters:00:00 - Welcome to Astronomy Daily01:10 - NASA astronauts' unexpected journey10:00 - The enigmatic ASCAP J183215:30 - China's Tianwen 2 mission20:00 - A busy week in space launches25:00 - Earth's cosmic future✍️ Episode ReferencesNASA Astronauts Recovery[NASA](https://www.nasa.gov/)ASCAP J1832 Discovery[Chandra X-ray Observatory](https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/chandra/main/index.html)Tianwen 2 Mission Details[China National Space Administration](http://www.cnsa.gov.cn)Space Launch Updates[SpaceX](https://www.spacex.com/)Orbital Stability Research[Planetary Science Institute](https://www.psi.edu)Astronomy Daily[Astronomy Daily](http://www.astronomydaily.io/)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/astronomy-daily-exciting-space-discoveries-and-news--5648921/support.

Beijing says the U.S. decision to revoke visas for Chinese students is discriminatory and against its claims of freedom and openness. The United Nations says the two-state solution to end fighting in Gaza is "on life support". China's Tianwen-2 probe begins a 10-year mission to bring asteroid samples back to Earth.

PREVIEW: Colleague Rick Fisher presents the PRC's phased asteroid missions and also reports on the PRC ambition to dominate the solar system with men and machines. More on. august 1953. CLAUSE 4.0: Let me search for more information about China's broader solar system exploration strategy and Rick Fisher's analysis. China's Phased Asteroid Mission Strategy Bottom Line Up Front: China has developed an ambitious multi-phase approach to asteroid exploration and planetary defense, positioning itself as a major space power with systematic missions targeting asteroids, Mars, Jupiter, and potentially the outer solar system through 2050. Current Asteroid Missions (2025-2030) Tianwen-2 (2025): China will launch the Tianwen-2 mission to sample a near-Earth asteroid next year. The mission will first focus on sampling near-Earth asteroid Kamoʻoalewa (2016 HO3). After delivering samples to Earth, the spacecraft will use our planet for a gravitational slingshot maneuver and set it on a course for main-belt comet 311P/PANSTARRS. SpaceNewsSpace Planetary Defense Test (2025-2030): China is planning its first mission to impact an asteroid in the name of planetary defense. The mission will serve a dual purpose: One craft will impact the asteroid while its partner observes the space rock to learn more about the solar system and its formation. SpaceSpace China wants to test changing the orbit of a potentially hazardous asteroid with an impactor spacecraft and also accurately measure how much its orbit is altered. China will launch 2-in-1 asteroid deflection mission in 2025 | Space Expanding Solar System Dominance Strategy Deep Space Exploration Roadmap: China's plans for exploring the outer Solar System are taking shape, with Jupiter's moon Callisto and one of the ice giants the main targets. PlanetarySpaceNews China has unveiled a long-term planetary exploration roadmap for planetary habitability and the search for extraterrestrial life. China to seek out life in the solar system as NASA faces cuts, commercial players expand ambitions - SpaceNews Tianwen-4 Jupiter Mission (2029): Zhu's outline of the mission sees a Tianwen-4 launch in September 2029. The spacecraft will use a flyby of Venus in 2030 plus further gravity assists from Earth in 2031 and 2033, to arrive at Jupiter in December 2035. China's plans for outer Solar System exploration Ice Giant Missions (2035-2050): Zhu provides a potential launch date of 2035 for a Uranus mission, arriving in orbit in 2050. If a Neptune mission is chosen instead, it would launch in 2040 and arrive in 2058. China's plans for outer Solar System exploration Infrastructure and Capabilities Development Planetary Defense Force: China is recruiting for a planetary defense force to combat the threat of asteroids colliding with Earth. The successful candidates will be required to research tasks related to near-Earth asteroid monitoring and early warning systems. Wanted: 3 asteroid watchers for China's 'planetary defense force' Advanced Detection Systems: The "compound eye," a 25-antennae network of radars, is under construction to bounce signals off deep space objects to determine their potential threat to Earth. The project is set to be completed in 2025. China targets its first planetary defense test mission Strategic Implications Rick Fisher, a senior fellow at the International Assessment and Strategy Center, has been analyzing China's space ambitions extensively. Rick Fisher talks about China's growing space ambitions—from the Moon, to Mars, to asteroids. Throughout the program, Rick talked about Chinese space policy, goals, objectives, hardware, all of it, as tools of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and as an implement of the PLA (People's Liberation Army). NTDThespaceshow China's systematic approach includes not just exploration but potential dual-use capabilities, advanced manufacturing in space (including plans for a lunar base by the 2030s Space-Based Solar Power and 21st-Century Geopolitical Competition | RealClearDefense and space-based solar power), and the development of comprehensive planetary defense systems that could have both protective and offensive applications. This represents a coordinated strategy to establish Chinese leadership across the solar system through the combination of scientific exploration, resource utilization, and strategic positioning—what some analysts view as China's bid to become the dominant space power of the 21st century.

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Join Anna in this action-packed episode of Astronomy Daily as she navigates through the latest and most fascinating developments in space exploration and astronomy. Prepare for an exhilarating journey that spans from China's innovative rocket launches to the intriguing mysteries of Mars.Highlights:- China's Methane-Powered Rocket Launch: Discover how Landspace Technology successfully launched their Jukui 2E Y2 carrier rocket, marking a significant milestone in the commercial space race. Learn about the advantages of methane as a rocket fuel and the implications for reusable rocket technology.- Upcoming Tianwen 2 Asteroid Mission: Get excited about China's Tianwen 2 probe, set to collect samples from asteroid 2016 HO3. This mission represents China's first foray into asteroid exploration and sample collection, showcasing their rapid advancements in space exploration.- Solving Mars' Slope Streak Mystery: Delve into the recent findings that may have finally unraveled the enigma of dark streaks on Mars. A new study suggests these features are the result of dry processes rather than liquid water, reshaping our understanding of the Martian environment.- Mysterious Light Streak Over US Skies: Uncover the truth behind a brilliant light show that captivated sky watchers across the United States, which turned out to be a fuel dump from a Chinese rocket, rather than an aurora phenomenon.- SpaceX's Busy Starlink Launch Schedule: Stay updated on SpaceX's ambitious plans for multiple Starlink launches, including a significant mission targeting a polar sun-synchronous orbit to enhance global internet coverage.- NASA's Perseverance Rover Exploration: Follow the latest adventures of NASA's Perseverance rover as it investigates ancient rocks on Mars, providing crucial insights into the planet's watery past and the potential for past life.For more cosmic updates, visit our website at astronomydaily.io. Join our community on social media by searching for #AstroDailyPod on Facebook, X, YouTubeMusic, TikTok, and our new Instagram account! Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.Thank you for tuning in. This is Anna signing off. Until next time, keep looking up and stay curious about the wonders of our universe.Chapters:00:00 - Welcome to Astronomy Daily01:10 - China's methane-powered rocket launch10:00 - Upcoming Tianwen 2 asteroid mission15:30 - Solving Mars' slope streak mystery20:00 - Mysterious light streak over US skies25:00 - SpaceX's busy Starlink launch schedule30:00 - NASA's Perseverance rover exploration✍️ Episode ReferencesLandspace Technology Updates[Landspace](https://www.landspace.com/)Tianwen 2 Mission[China National Space Administration](http://www.cnsa.gov.cn/)Mars Slope Streaks Research[Nature Communications](https://www.nature.com/ncomms/)SpaceX Starlink Updates[SpaceX](https://www.spacex.com/)NASA Perseverance Rover[NASA Perseverance](https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/)Astronomy Daily[Astronomy Daily](http://www.astronomydaily.io/)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/astronomy-daily-exciting-space-discoveries-and-news--5648921/support.

A Chinese spacecraft that’s scheduled for launch as early as next month has a double destination: a “quasi-moon” of Earth and an asteroid that acts like a comet. The first destination for Tianwen-2 is an asteroid, Kamo’oalewa. It’s a chunk of rock no more than the length of two or three football fields. What makes it intriguing is that it weaves around the Sun in a pattern that makes it look like a satellite of Earth. The asteroid spends half of its time farther from the Sun than Earth is, the other half closer to the Sun. Seen from Earth, it appears to loop around our planet – like a moon. Some research suggests it was a chunk of the Moon that was blasted into space by a big impact. Tianwen-2 is scheduled to arrive at Kamo’oalewa next year. It’ll spend a year traveling along with the asteroid. It’ll drop off a small lander and rover, and collect a few ounces of rocks and dirt. The craft will swing by Earth to drop off the samples, then journey to 311P Panstarrs. The object is a third of a mile wide, and orbits the Sun at about twice Earth’s distance. Observations reveal that Panstarrs is rocky, like an asteroid. But soon after it was discovered it sprouted several long tails, so it was classified as a comet. It may be a loosely bound pile of rocks and dust. If so, it may sometimes lose some of the dust, and sunlight then pushes it away – giving this asteroid the tails of a comet. Script by Damond Benningfield

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Astronomy Daily | Space News: S04E75In this captivating episode of Astronomy Daily, host Anna brings you the latest developments and discoveries from the cosmos. From the bittersweet retirement of Europe's Gaia Space Telescope to groundbreaking observations from the James Webb Space Telescope, this episode is filled with cosmic insights that will spark your curiosity.Highlights:- Farewell to Gaia Space Telescope: Join us as we commemorate the end of the Gaia mission, which has mapped nearly 2 billion stars in our galaxy over the past decade. Learn about Gaia's significant contributions to astronomy and the legacy it leaves behind for future generations.- NASA's Astronaut Reassignments: Discover how NASA is reshaping its astronaut roster by reassigning several crew members from Boeing's troubled Starliner program to SpaceX's Crew 11 mission. This strategic move highlights the ongoing challenges faced by Boeing and the evolving landscape of commercial spaceflight.- Canceled Cargo Mission to the ISS: Uncover the details surrounding the cancellation of a planned cargo mission to the International Space Station due to damage to the Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft. We discuss the implications for the ISS and NASA's contingency plans.- China's Ambitious Exploration Roadmap: Explore China's newly unveiled roadmap for deep space exploration, which includes missions to Mars, Jupiter, Venus, and even Neptune. This ambitious plan emphasizes the search for extraterrestrial life and the study of planetary habitability.- James Webb's Discovery of Auroras on Neptune: Marvel at the James Webb Space Telescope's groundbreaking observation of auroras on Neptune, revealing new insights into the planet's atmosphere and magnetic field. This discovery opens up exciting avenues for research on ice giants and their interactions with solar particles.For more cosmic updates, visit our website at astronomydaily.io. Join our community on social media by searching for #AstroDailyPod on Facebook, X, YouTubeMusic, TikTok, and our new Instagram account! Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.Thank you for tuning in. This is Anna signing off. Until next time, keep looking up and stay curious about the wonders of our universe.00:00 - Welcome to Astronomy Daily01:05 - Gaia Space Telescope retirement10:30 - NASA astronaut reassignments17:00 - Canceled cargo mission to the ISS22:15 - China's exploration roadmap27:30 - JWST's auroras on Neptune✍️ Episode ReferencesGaia Space Telescope Legacy[European Space Agency](https://www.esa.int)NASA Astronaut Assignments[NASA](https://www.nasa.gov)Northrop Grumman Cygnus Updates[Northrop Grumman](https://www.northropgrumman.com)China's Space Exploration Plans[China National Space Administration](http://www.cnsa.gov.cn/)James Webb Space Telescope Findings[NASA Webb](https://www.nasa.gov/webb)Astronomy Daily[Astronomy Daily](http://www.astronomydaily.io/)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/astronomy-daily-space-news--5648921/support.

Co ciekawego będzie się działo w branży kosmicznej, astronautyce i astronomii w 2025 roku? Wybierzemy te najważniejsze i omówimy - Radek Grabarek z ⁠⁠⁠WNMS⁠⁠⁠ i Kuba Hajkuś z ⁠⁠⁠ToJakisKosmos!⁠⁠⁠ Warsztaty online "Jak zacząć podcast?" & "Jak zacząć kręcić wideo na YouTube?" - koszt 25zł - napisz na maila ⁠radek@weneedmore.space⁠ WNMS in Gliwice - ⁠www.wnms.pl/gliwice5 Tematy odcinka: Przegląd zeszłorocznych zapowiedzi (2024) Zapowiedź 2025 - ŚWIAT Dream Chaser Wystrzelenie stacji Haven-1 Tianwen-2 FRAM2 Debiut rakiety New Glenn Kamienie milowe Starshipa Zakończenie misji JUNO Inwazja lądowników księżycowych 2025 Bezzałogowy indyjski test Gaganyaan-1 Debiut rakiety Neutron od RocketLab Zapowiedź 2025 - POLSKA Ignis - misja polskiego astronauty do ISS Satelity PIAST Optyka Scanway w satelicie Intuitive Machines wokół Księżyca Zapowiedź 2025 - EUROPA ESA Biomass Kosmiczy wahadłowiec Space Rider Ciekawe asysty grawitacyjne sond kosmicznych w 2025 Inne mniejsze zapowiedzi

Astronomy Daily - The Podcast: S04E05Welcome to another fascinating edition of Astronomy Daily, your daily source for the most intriguing developments in space and astronomy. I'm Anna, and today we have a packed show highlighting the rapid advancements in space technology and exploration.Highlights:- Italy's Telecommunications Security Deal with SpaceX: Italy is finalizing a groundbreaking 1.5 billion euro deal with SpaceX to revolutionize its telecommunications security infrastructure. This five-year contract will leverage SpaceX's satellite network to provide secure communications, focusing on emergency response capabilities.- Electric Propulsion Technology Breakthroughs: The University of Virginia's research is pushing the boundaries of spacecraft propulsion with electric thrusters, offering a more efficient way to travel through space by ionizing xenon gas and creating high-speed plasma beams.- Quiet Black Hole Formation: A discovery in the Large Magellanic Cloud reveals that some massive black holes form quietly through direct collapse, challenging our traditional understanding of stellar death and black hole formation.- Timekeeping for Lunar Missions: NASA has developed a new lunar timekeeping system to address the complexities of time flow on the Moon, crucial for future lunar missions and operations.- Mars Insight Lander Observations: New images from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter show how dust accumulation affects the Insight lander, providing insights into Mars's atmospheric processes.- Exciting Missions Planned for 2025: The year 2025 promises a busy schedule with multiple lunar missions, new heavy-lift rockets, and ambitious planetary explorations, including China's Tianwen 2 mission and ESA's BepiColombo flyby.For more cosmic updates, visit our website at astronomydaily.io. Join our community on social media by searching for #AstroDailyPod on Facebook, X, Tumblr, YouTube, YouTubeMusic, and TikTok. Share your thoughts and connect with fellow space enthusiasts.Thank you for tuning in. This is Anna signing off. Until next time, keep looking up and stay curious about the wonders of our universe.00:00 - Astronomy Daily brings you a roundup of the most interesting space news00:46 - Italy in final stages of deal with SpaceX to provide secure communications02:37 - University of Virginia researchers are developing revolutionary electric propulsion systems for spacecraft04:59 - Astronomers have found that some black holes form quietly without spectacular explosions09:23 - NASA's Insight lander has been dormant on Mars for two years now11:12 - Looking ahead to 2025, we're set for a busy year in space exploration13:07 - This is the end of today's episode of Astronomy Daily✍️ Episode ReferencesSpaceX[SpaceX](https://www.spacex.com/)University of Virginia[University of Virginia](https://www.virginia.edu/)NASA Artemis Program[NASA Artemis](https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis/)Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter[Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter](https://mars.nasa.gov/mro/)ESA BepiColombo[BepiColombo](https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/BepiColombo)Firefly Aerospace[Firefly Aerospace](https://firefly.com/)Blue Origin[Blue Origin](https://www.blueorigin.com/)Rocket Lab[Rocket Lab](https://www.rocketlabusa.com/)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/astronomy-daily-the-podcast--5648921/support.

On episode 142 we're talking about 2025 in space! It's going to be an exciting year, kicking off with the first launch attempt for Blue Origin's New Glenn heavy booster and another test flight of Starship. Then we'll see a new asteroid sampling mission from China, the first test flight of Blue Origin's Blue Moon lander to the moon, and the launch of the first-ever private robotic mission to Venus by Rocket Lab. There's a lot more in store, so be sure to join us for this jam-packed episode! Headlines: - NASA's Parker Solar Probe makes its closest, fastest, and hottest flyby of the Sun yet, flying through the corona and withstanding 1800°F temperatures - Blue Origin's massive New Glenn rocket is finally on the pad with plans to launch in early January after many years of development - China announces their crewed lunar lander and crew capsule are ready, raising concerns about a new space race to the Moon 2025 in Space: - SpaceX aims for up to 25 Starship launches—and landings—in 2025 if they can secure FAA approval, with flight 7 featuring Starlink satellite deployment tests coming within weeks - Jared Isaacman, billionaire and private space mission funder, expected to be nominated as the new NASA administrator under the incoming Trump administration - Several commercial and international robotic missions to the Moon are planned, some of which will help fill the void left by NASA's canceled VIPER rover - The future of NASA's expensive and long-delayed Mars sample return mission is in question as China aims to complete its own by 2027 - Colorado and Alabama are vying to be the home of U.S. Space Command as it potentially reorganizes under the new administration - Vast Space aims to be the first to launch a private space station module in 2025 without NASA funding, providing a potential ISS replacement - The European Space Agency's Space Rider, a reusable robotic space transportation system, set to launch in 2025 for various orbital experiments and satellite deployment/retrieval - China's ambitious Tianwen-2 mission to collect samples from a near-Earth asteroid and visit a main-belt comet in the 2030s launches this year - Japan's Destiny+ mission will visit asteroid Phaethon, the source of the Geminid meteor showers, propelled by novel ion engines - Rocket Lab plans to launch a small, privately financed probe to Venus to look for signs of life and organic molecules in the atmosphere Hosts: Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik Download or subscribe to This Week in Space at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-space. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit

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Astronomy Daily - The Podcast: S03E195Welcome to Astronomy Daily, your trusted source for the latest space and Astronomy news. I'm your host, Anna, and today we have an exciting array of stories, from the challenges of orbital debris to the latest in lunar and Martian exploration.Highlights:- Intelsat 33e Breakup: The recent disintegration of the Intelsat 33e satellite has intensified concerns over space debris, adding to the already critical situation in low Earth orbit. With over 13,000 metric tons of space junk orbiting our planet, this incident underscores the urgent need for effective measures to prevent further collisions and ensure safe operations in space.- Mars's Cosmic Googly Eye: NASA's Perseverance rover has captured a stunning sight of Mars's moon Phobos transiting the sun, creating a cosmic googly eye effect. This observation helps scientists refine their understanding of Phobos's orbital dynamics, revealing its gradual descent towards Mars.- Comet Detection Innovation: A new approach to comet detection, by analyzing meteor showers, could revolutionize our ability to predict potentially hazardous long-period comets. This method could provide early warnings and enhance planetary defense strategies.- China's Mars Sample Return Race: China's ambitious Tianwen 3 mission aims to return Mars samples by 2028, potentially outpacing NASA's efforts. This space race highlights the growing competition in Martian exploration and its implications for future space leadership.- India's Lunar Ambitions: The Chandrayaan 4 mission is set to launch in 2028, targeting the Moon's south pole for a sample return mission. This endeavor marks a significant step in India's broader lunar exploration strategy, aiming for human lunar landings by 2040.- IRIS 2 Broadband Constellation: The European Commission's IRIS 2 project, aiming to deploy over 290 satellites, faces delays and cost increases. Despite challenges, the initiative seeks to bolster European space industry resilience and connectivity.For more cosmic updates, visit our website at astronomydaily.io. Sign up for our free Daily newsletter, explore sponsor deals, and catch up on past episodes. Join our community on social media by finding us as #AstroDailyPod on Facebook, X, YouTubeMusic, Tumblr, and TikTok. Share your thoughts and connect with fellow space enthusiasts.Thank you for tuning in. This is Anna signing off. Until next time, keep looking up and stay curious about the wonders of our universe.Sponsor Links:NordVPN - www.bitesz.com/nordvpn - currently Up to 74% off + 3 extra monthsOld Glory - www.bitesz.com/oldglory Official NASA Merch. plus Sports & Music Merch. Over 100,000 items in stockProton Mail - www.bitesz.com/protonmail Secure email that protects your privacy. The one we use.Malwarebytes - www.bitesz.com/malwarebytes Premium protection for you and all your devices! Ours too...Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/astronomy-daily-the-podcast--5648921/support

Happy Halloween! In this special episode of The LIUniverse, Dr. Charles Liu and co-host Allen Liu welcome back archaeology expert Hannah Liu, MEd to bring a scientific eye to the holiday and some of its most familiar denizens: witches, werewolves, zombies, black cats and even the Great Galactic Ghoul! As always, though, we start off with the day's joyfully cool cosmic thing: Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS). You'll learn all about this visitor from the Oort Cloud, including how we know where it came from. Hannah talks about how ancient people responded to the arrival of a comet, including how leaders have used them for their own political purposes, and Charles brings up the inclusion of Halley's Comet on the Bayeux tapestry. Then it's time for Chuck to introduce our theme for this special episode: how the superstitions of the past interact with the mysteries of science. You'll hear from Hannah about the history of Halloween and its beginning as the Druidic celebration of Sawen (or Samhain) marking the end of the harvest season. Jumping ahead in history, we look at the Salem Witch Trials of the 17th Century, and the “science” that was used to condemn innocent young women to death for behaviors the powers that be disapproved of. You'll also get serious answers to spooky questions like “Do full moons affect behavior?” (We're talking the behavior of moths, sea turtles and humans, rather than werewolves, although we do actually get into the possible origins of the wolfman myth as embodied in the Greek myth of Zeus and Lycaon with a minor digression into D&D and legendary DJ Wolfman Jack.) After witches and werewolves, what else could we talk about next than zombies? In this case, natural zombie spiders created by the sting of a parasitic Tarantula Hawk wasp, or zombie ants that have been infected by the fungus Ophiocordyceps unilateralis. And yes, somehow The Walking Dead and The Last of Us shamble into the discussion, although regarding the latter, Allen explains why cordyceps probably couldn't survive in a human host. Next up, we look at the connection between black cats and the holiday. Hannah brings up the traditions of cats as “Witch's Familiars” and shapeshifters, and Chuck reminds us of the moment when we saw a cat transform into Professor McGonagall in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. You'll hear about how STS-13, which was slated to be the thirteenth mission of the Space Shuttle, was renamed STS-41-C, in an attempt to avoid any superstition or reminder of the ill-fated Apollo 13. There was an alternate mission patch that featured an illustration of the shuttle landing under a giant black cat, referencing the mission's original designation, STS-13; and that the day the mission returned was April 13, 1984, which was a Friday the 13th. Speaking of space, Hannah asks Chuck about the concept of “The Great Galactic Ghoul,” the fictitious space monster blamed for the failure of nearly every probe sent to Mars by the Soviet Union, Japan, and even NASA between 1988 and 1999. Out of 10 missions, only 2 US probes landed successfully on the Red Planet. Since then, while the Ghoul did claim a few more victims including two missions by the UK, it seems to have gone into hiding, since the US has had multiple successful missions, as has China with their Tianwen lander and Zhurong rover, India, Russia, the European Space Agency, and the UAE. Finally, to end our special HaLIUween episode, Chuck brings up Albert Einstein's term, “Spooky Action at a Distance,” which he coined derisively to describe the physics concept known as quantum entanglement that he dismissed but has since been proven to exist. We hope you enjoyed this special episode of The LIUniverse, and, if you do, please support us on Patreon. Credits for Images Used in this Episode: Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas – AlexL1024, Public Domain Diagram of the Oort Cloud – NASA, Public Domain Halley's Comet on the Bayeux tapestry – 11th century English embroiderers, Public Domain Irish hero Fionn fighting Aillen on Samhain – Beatrice Elvery, Public Domain Later depiction of the Salem Witch Trials – Joseph E, Public Domain Painting of the Aos Sí – John Duncan, Public Domain Ant infected with Ophiocordyceps unilateralis – Denis Zabin Tarantula Hawk wasp – Davehood, Public Domain STS-13 alternate mission patch –  Bp1222 Mars Climate Orbiter, unit error victim – NASA/JPL, Public Domain Purported face on Mars – Viking 1, NASA, Public Domain Better image of the same feature – NASA / JPL / Malin Space Science Systems, Public Domain China's Tianwen lander and Zhurong rover – China News Service #TheLIUniverse #CharlesLiu #AllenLiu #HannahLiu #SciencePodcast #AstronomyPodcast #Halloween #Samhain #Sawen #witches #werewolves #zombies #blackcats #GreatGalacticGhoul #SalemWitchTrials #Ophiocordycepsunilateralis #zombieantfungus #TarantulaHawkwasp #STS13 #CometC2023A3 #CometTsuchinshanAtlas #HalleysComet #BayeuxTapestry

Astronomy Daily - The Podcast: 2nd September 2024Welcome to another episode of Astronomy Daily from Downunder. It's Steve here, bringing you the latest space and astronomy news on this second day of spring and September 2024. We've got a mixed bag of stories for you this week, from China's high-resolution map of Mars to SpaceX's Falcon 9 mishap, and much more. Let's dive right in!Highlights:- SpaceX Falcon 9 Mishap: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has cleared SpaceX to restart its Falcon 9 launches following an investigation into a rare mishap during a first stage booster landing. The booster tipped over and exploded while attempting to land on a droneship off the Florida coast. Despite the mishap, the mission successfully delivered 21 Starlink Internet satellites into orbit. This incident ended a streak of over three years of successful booster landings.- NASA's Solar Sail Deployment: NASA's advanced composite solar sail system has successfully deployed in space. Launched on Rocket Lab's Electron vehicle, the solar sail reached full deployment on August 29. This innovative technology uses sunlight to guide its path through space and will be tested for maneuverability in the coming weeks. The data gathered will help design future solar sail missions for space weather monitoring, asteroid reconnaissance, and more.- Europa Clipper's Solar Arrays: NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft has been fitted with gigantic solar arrays at the Kennedy Space Center. These arrays, each measuring 14.2 meters in length, are the largest ever developed by NASA for a planetary mission. They will help power the spacecraft as it investigates Jupiter's icy moon Europa, aiming to determine if its subsurface ocean could support life. The spacecraft is scheduled to launch on October 10 and will arrive at Jupiter in 2030.- China's High-Resolution Mars Map: China's Tianwen-1 mission has created the first high-resolution global color map of Mars. Developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, this map has a spatial resolution greater than 1 km and could support future crewed missions to Mars. The map was created using countless remote sensing images acquired by the Tianwen-1 orbiter.- Boeing's Starliner Return: NASA has announced that Boeing's Starliner capsule will depart the International Space Station no earlier than September 6. The capsule, which has faced multiple delays and technical issues, will return to Earth uncrewed. Astronauts Sonny Williams and Butch Wilmore, who were originally scheduled to return on Starliner, will now come back aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule in February next year.- DART Mission Debris: Debris from NASA's DART mission, which tested a kinetic impact to nudge an asteroid, could potentially reach Earth and Mars. While it's unlikely we'll see a meteor shower on Earth, the debris could result in meteors on Mars. The DART mission successfully shortened the orbit of the asteroid Dimorphos around its parent asteroid Didymos.For more space news, be sure to visit our website at astronomydaily.io. There you can sign up for our free Daily newsletter, read insightful blog posts, and catch up on all the latest space and astronomy news with our constantly updating newsfeed.Don't forget to listen to all our previous episodes as well. You can also follow us on social media. Just search for AstroDailyPod on Facebook, X, YouTubeMusic, and TikTok to stay connected with our community and never miss an update.Until next time, keep looking up.Sponsor Links:NordPassNordVPNMalwarebytesProton Mail  (for when you're ready to ditch gmail, outlook etc for a truly secure and private email...we did)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/astronomy-daily-the-podcast--5648921/support.

Welcome to Astronomy Daily, your ultimate source for the latest in space and Astronomy news. I'm your host, Anna, and today we have an exciting lineup of stories that will take you on a journey through some of the most intriguing recent updates in the cosmos. Whether you're a seasoned space enthusiast or just curious about what's happening up there, this podcast is the perfect place for you to catch up on the latest discoveries. So sit back, relax, and let's dive into today's stellar stories. - **Asteroid That Wiped Out the Dinosaurs Originated Beyond Jupiter**: Recent findings have shed new light on the asteroid that ended the reign of the dinosaurs. Researchers have pinpointed that this massive asteroid, which collided with the Yucatan peninsula 66 million years ago, originated beyond Jupiter. - **China's Tianwen-1 Mission Unveils High-Resolution Global Color Map of Mars**: China's Tianwen-1 mission has released a groundbreaking, high-resolution global color map of Mars. This map offers unprecedented detail and accuracy, surpassing previous global images with a resolution of 76 meters per pixel. - **Hypervelocity Star Discovered by Citizen Scientists**: A hypervelocity star named J1249+36 has been identified by citizen scientists participating in the Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 project. This star is speeding through our galaxy at about 1.3 million mph, making it the first very low mass hypervelocity star discovered. - **Ensuring Astronauts' Mental Well-Being in Space**: Life on the International Space Station (ISS) can seriously impact the performance and well-being of astronauts. Studies on the ISS are focused on understanding these effects and testing new technologies to counteract them. For more Astronomy Daily, including our continually updating newsfeed, visit our website at astronomydaily.io. Follow us on social media at AstroDailyPod on Facebook, X, YouTubeMusic, and TikTok. We love engaging with our community, so be sure to drop us a message or comment on your favorite platform.For more Space and Astronomy News Podcasts, visit our HQ at www.bitesz.com.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/astronomy-daily-the-podcast--5648921/support.Keep looking up, and I'll see you next time!

Errático episodio de PARSEC en el que hablamos de: - Starliner - El precio del Miura 5 - Pablo Álvarez - La estrella falangista - Rescate Voyager 1 - Chang'e-6 - Tianwen-3 - Polaris Dawn - Trajes EVA de SpaceX PARSEC es un podcast semanal sobre exploración espacial presentado por Javier Atapuerca y Matías S. Zavia. Haznos llegar tus preguntas por Twitter: @parsecpodcast@JaviAtapu@matiass Puedes escucharnos en todas las plataformas a través de parsecpodcast.com.

From Jun 22, 2023. In general, the kind of year we'll experience gets its label at the end of the year. 2005 was the year of the never-ending hurricane season. 2017 was the year we experienced an eclipse and lost Cassini. 2020 was the year satellite constellations went from a handful to hundreds of spacecraft. 2022 was the year of Mars exploration with Curiosity, Percy, Ginny, Insight, and Tianwen-1.    Each year gets to define itself, and it is up to us to fight or embrace what that year brings us. This year, 2023, is still young, but I'm going to guess that come January 2024, this will be the year of Io. (This episode originally aired on television March 11, 2023)   We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs.  Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too!  Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/shop for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations.  Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) ------------------------------------ The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by the Planetary Science Institute. http://www.psi.edu Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at info@365DaysOfAstronomy.org.

In general, the kind of year we'll experience gets its label at the end of the year. 2005 was the year of the never-ending hurricane season. 2017 was the year we experienced an eclipse and lost Cassini. 2020 was the year satellite constellations went from a handful to hundreds of spacecraft. 2022 was the year of Mars exploration with Curiosity, Percy, Ginny, Insight, and Tianwen-1. Each year gets to define itself, and it is up to us to fight or embrace what that year brings us. This year, 2023, is still young, but I'm going to guess that come January 2024, this will be the year of Io. (This episode originally aired on television March 11, 2023)

①China plans Tianwen-2 mission for asteroid sampling ②China promotes sci-tech innovations and AI industry to boost economic social growth: minister ③Number of finless porpoises in China exceeds 1,200 ④UNICEF-supported campaign promotes healthier food environments in Asia-Pacific ⑤Scientists reveal hidden corridor in Great Pyramid of Giza ⑥First "forest library" in Shanghai opens to public ⑦Verstappen cruises to F1 Bahrain Grand Prix win

Episodio 442 con Silvia Kuna e Marco. Silvia ci parla della sonda cinese Tianwen e del rover Zhurong che sembra non ripigliarsi più dopo aver esplorato Marte per un anno.Nel nostro intervento esterno, Giuliana intervista Alessio Sarti, fisico e professore Associato dell'Università Roma Sapienza, che si occupa di applicare i risultati della fisica delle particelle alla medicina. In particolare parleremo di radioterapia a fasci esterni per la cura dei tumori e degli ultimi promettenti risvolti di queste tecniche.Dopo una barza brutta a tema Guerre Stellari, Marco parla della sparizione dell'ultima anomalia osservata a LHCb e che aveva fatto sperare di aver osservato qualcoas oltre il modelllo standard e invece niente.Per saperne di più:https://spacenews.com/chinas-tianwen-1-mars-orbiter-and-rover-appear-to-be-in-trouble/https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hint-of-crack-in-standard-model-vanishes-in-lhc-data/

China has released a batch of scientific research results from its Mars probe Tianwen-1 for the first time. The results provide support for the hypothesis that there was once an ocean in the Utopian Planitia.

Photo: Descent phases of the Chinese Mars probe Tianwen-1 #Mars: Zhurong naps for winter. Bob Zimmerman, BehindtheBlack.com https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/zhurong-goes-into-hibernation/ .. Permissions Description:  Abstiegsphasen der chinesischen Marssonde Tianwen-1 Date | 16. Oktober 2021 (Erstveröffentlichung) Source | https://spj.sciencemag.org/journals/space/2021/9846185/ Author | Huang Xiangyu et al. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationallicense. | You are free: to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work; to remix – to adapt the workUnder the following conditions: attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1212 - EXPANDED HAMVENTION COVERAGE Release Date: May 21, 2022 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Terry Saunders, N1KIN, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Fred Fitte, NF2F, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Will Rogers, K5WLR, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:58:51 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1212 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: 1. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Hurricane Center WX4NHC Annual Communications Test 2. North Florida Club Participating In Simulated Cyber-Attack 3. ARRL West Texas Section - Hospital Use of Amateur Radio 4. New ARRL World-Wide Digital Contest To Premier June 4th and 5th 5. The 2022 Dayton Hamvention -- May 20-22 -- Is Ready to Go! 6. Mobile App Available to Navigate 2022 Dayton Hamvention 7. Armed Forces Day Crossband Test Successful 8. Vibroplex Acquires SPE Expert Linear Amplifiers 9. W1AW Continues To Fill QSL Card Requests 10. Qualcomm Founder Franklin Antonio, N6NKF, Silent Key 11. Amateurs In North Carolina Take On A Marathon Challenge 12. Military In The U-S Explores The Wider Use Of HF In The Greater Pacific Regions 13. Radio Society of Great Britain Offers New Incentive For Foundation License Holders 14. ACMA (Australia) Makes A New Calculation Tool For Fees Available Online 15. Boy Scout Club To Offer Hamvention Souvenirs 16. German radio amateurs plan to investigate using GSM & GPRS technology on the amateur bands 17. Shortwave radio outlets around the world, including the BBC, reactivate to broadcast news to the Ukraine 18. International Amateur Radio Union Region 1 interim meeting in June preparing for the World Radio Conference 19. Marconi 125th Transmission Anniversary 20. Amateur Radio support for Ukraine Mother's Day Event. Ukrainian Amateurs Appear On VoIP Remote Operation 21. Ham radio Moon bounce demonstration video up on YouTube 22. Amateur radio observations help monitor space weather 23. Paper Published: Deep space reception of Tianwen-1 by AMSAT-DL using GNU radio 24. Voyager One space probe, now in interstellar space, is suddenly sending NASA what it calls "Wacky Data" Plus these Special Features This Week: * Technology News and Commentary with Leo Laporte, W6TWT, will answer that age old question this week, "Why does my home WiFi suck so bad? 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They include images shot by the Tianwen-1 orbiter which show dust storms on the surface of the red planet as well as track marks left by the Zhurong rover.

Three new missions arrived at Mars in February 2021, to look at weather, water and life. This lecture looks at new results from the UAE's Hope mission, China's Tianwen-1 and NASA's Perseverance. It will also look at the prospects for the ESA-Russia Rosalind Franklin rover to be launched next year arriving on 10 June 2023. At this exciting time, will we soon be able to answer the greatest scientific question: are we alone in the Universe?A lecture by Andrew CoatesThe transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website: https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/mars-2021Gresham College has been giving free public lectures since 1597. This tradition continues today with all of our five or so public lectures a week being made available for free download from our website. There are currently over 2,000 lectures free to access or download from the website.Website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk Twitter: http://twitter.com/GreshamCollege Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greshamcollege Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/greshamcollege

What was the inspiration behind exploring the universe, or more recently, the naming of China's space station?

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关注公众号【Albert英语研习社】，0元报名《4天英语思维风暴营》直播大课，Albert带你巧用英语“思维习惯”，听说读写译轻松进阶！China has landed on Mars by Joey RouletteChina landed its first pair of robots on the surface of Mars on Friday, becoming the second country to do so successfully after overcoming a daring, seven-minute landing sequence. The country's Tianwen-1 spacecraft ejected the rover-lander bundle for a Martian touchdown at around 7PM ET, kicking off a mission to study the Red Planet's climate and geology. 1 land [lænd]登陆；使…登陆 2 daring [ˈderɪŋ]大胆的；冒险的 3 sequence [ˈsiːkwəns]系列动作 4 spacecraft [ˈspeɪskræft]航天器；宇宙飞船 5 eject [iˈdʒekt]弹射 6 rover [ˈroʊvər]巡视器 7 lander [ˈlændər]着陆器 8 rover-lander bundle [ˈroʊvər ˈlændər ˈbʌndl]着陆巡视器 9 Mars [mɑːrz]火星 10 Martian [ˈmɑːrʃn]火星的 11 touchdown [ˈtʌtʃdaʊn] 着陆 12 kick off [ˈkɪk ɔːf]开启 13 geology [dʒiˈɑːlədʒi]地质周邦琴Albert●没有名牌大学背景，没有英语专业背景●没有国外留学经历，没有英语生活环境●22岁成为500强公司英文讲师，录音素材全球员工使用●自学成为同声传译，25岁为瑞士总统翻译

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Remember, we welcome comments, questions and suggested topics at thewonderpodcastQs@gmail.com   S2E09 TRANSCRIPT: ----more---- Yucca: Welcome back to the Wonder Science-based Paganism. I'm your host Yucca Mark: And I'm your host, Mark. Yucca: And this week we're actually talking about science. And how science plays into science-based paganism, what science really is, and a little bit around the current events with the relationship of science and paganism. Mark: Right. This subject is very timely as it turns out. We've been wanting to do this episode for a while. But as it turns out, there is a sort of controversial thread on Starhawk's Facebook page currently in which she expressed her happiness about getting the second installment of the COVID-19 vaccination and really had a number of people, I wouldn't say a majority, but quite a number of people, very hostile to vaccination, very hostile to the pharmaceutical industry, science products and really attacking her quite a bit personally for her going along with what we currently know in, in terms of medical science for addressing COVID-19. So we felt that it would be a good time to talk about science what it is, what it, isn't, how that dovetails with our scientific, science-based pagan practices and what that all means, how that all fits together. Yucca: Exactly. Yeah. So a huge amount to cover here. Mark: Yes. Yucca: So let's dive in. I think we should actually start with the topic of what is science in the first place, because this is an area where as important as it is in our lives, there's a tremendous amount of misconception around just the concept of science itself. Mark: Yes indeed. One of the, one of those misconceptions is something that atheists encounter quite a bit in their conversation with people who are, I guess what I would call credulous religionists people who have beliefs that are not evidence-based, but are more experiential based. So they believe things because they've had experiences or simply because they've been told that they're true by people who they believe. And that accusation is that atheists, and this would also be true of godless pagans, worship science or that our our trust in the products of science is as much faith based as the faith based Willie of someone who believes in God's, for example hear that pretty frequently in those circles. And it's not true. But in order to understand that it's not true you need to know what science is to begin with and what it's not. Science is not an assertion of a cosmology apropos of nothing. That's not what it is. It's not an assertion that these things are true and you must believe them. It's an evidence-based process. Yucca: So let's start by unpacking what somebody could mean when they say science. So typically in the English speaking world, if we say science, there's one of three things that we could be referring to. And first and foremost, science is a process. It's a process of inquiry of learning about the world and in school, they might've made you memorize the scientific method or the scientific process that you had to go through in each of the steps and observation, and hypothesis and all of that. And that's an idealized version of the process. In real life it's never so cut and dry and clean. It's very messy. But that's what we're doing. Now, science, when someone says science, they could also be referring to the body of knowledge, which has been gained through that. Process. So if you take a biology course or you pick up a book about physics, those are talking about the things that we have learned by doing science. Now, the third way that the word gets used is science can also refer to the institutions or the people who practice science. So when you read a headline that says science says XYZ is bad for you. Well, science as an a process can't say anything. It's a process. It's a tool that we're using a body of knowledge. Can't say anything, but institutions can take positions. They can draw conclusions, individual scientists can. The word can be used to mean any of those three things, but it's technical meaning really is that process of inquiry and there's, it's not just, Oh, I ask a question. I have to ask very specific kinds of questions for them to be scientific. They have to be independently, the evidence has to be independently verifiable and it has to be reproducible. It can't, to be scientific, it can't be just an experience that I personally had that no one else can verify. If I do an experiment, the results that I get have to be, somebody else in another lab on the other side of the world, or on, out in the field, has to be able to get those same results and to replicate that. Mark: In order for the hypothesis to be verified. Yucca: Yes. Yes. And you have to, when you set up your experiment, it has to be set up in such a way that you can disprove or support your hypothesis. And I'm kind of jumping around here but that leads me to one other really important thing that I want to, conceptual thing, that I want to bring up, which is in science, you cannot prove a hypothesis. There's mathematical proofs, it's a legal term. You can disprove. But you could only add evidence in support of an idea. Now, when you have enough evidence becomes overwhelming and we then switched to talking about that idea as a fact, we're always learning more, always coming back and refining our understanding, looking for the exceptions and rewriting the story. There's things that we took for granted that we put in textbooks for years, and then we go, Oh wait, the data doesn't support that. Mark: There's new data and it doesn't support. Yucca: And when that happens, that's exciting. That's where the good stuff is. Look for where the data conflicts with our previous understanding and, whole new fields spring out of that. Mark: I think it was Richard Fineman. I'm not entirely sure, but I think it was the physicist Richard Fineman, who said the most exciting words in science are not Eureka it's that's funny. Yucca: Exactly. And I also want to step back for a moment and say that, my background is I'm a scientist, so I'm an ecologist. And then I later went into the space sciences into planetary science. So I work both as an independent ecologist and am also a science teacher. So I get really fired up about all of this, but we often in our culture have this idea where. As though science is close to only certain people, you have to have a degree in this field or else you can't possibly be an authority in it, or you have to have your PhD and this and that, and have done your postdoc over here, right. Where there is use in there being in someone, having a degree in an area. But that is only the start. Most scientists, their knowledge. Yeah. They spent a few years in school and they learned some really important processes there. And some of the ethics that guide whatever their field is, but the real knowledge comes from the continual learning. Always going back, learning more, reading the literature in your field, experimenting. And that's not something that's just limited to someone who's got a degree. Everybody can do that. That's something that, and personally, I think that's a responsibility that we, as citizens of the modern world have. To be able to make informed decisions that are going to influence the direction that our society and our ecosystems and our world go in. Mark: I agree. I agree. And the term that we use for that is science literacy, which is much less about absorbing A pattern of facts and much more about understanding the thinking process that's involved in analyzing a given proposed statement so that we, as scientifically literate, people can look at a given proposal and say, well, Is that true or not, or is it likely to be true or not? And what is the available evidence that points towards it? And is there available evidence that contradicts it? What is the relative weight of that evidence that we're going to consider? Is it just somebody say so, or is it the consensus of a whole bunch of studies that have been done independently in order to draw the conclusion that they've drawn? And that's something called the hierarchy of evidence. Which is an important aspect of doing scientific analysis. I do not call myself a scientist because I'm not one, I don't do science. And I don't have a degree in it. I took a bunch of courses in college. But what I am is someone who's really fired up about science and has been since he was very young. And so I am an autodidact in various scientific fields. I'm interested in cosmological physics. I'm interested in planetary science. I'm very interested in physical anthropology and human evolution. These are fields that I am always pouring over the internet to learn things about because they just happened to scratch a particular itch that I have to want to know more. Curiosity is at the heart science. Yucca: Excuse me Mark: Go ahead. Yucca: I think you worked in conservation for many years. Didn't you? Have so a field that, that is very heavy leaf science-based with some other fields in tied in there as well. Mark: At its best. It's very science-based at its worst, it's sort of just opposed to change. I have, I've seen and, you know, regrettably been a part of some self-styled environmental efforts that were really just about, you know, people not wanting more houses in their neighborhood or more traffic or for their nice view to be spoiled. And it's not that spoiling a nice view. Isn't something important. I consider beauty to be a really important, element of human experience. In fact, it's one of the four sacred pillars in atheopagan . But that's not as science driven as say conservation of a wetland area for a set of endangered species which is more the kind of work that I prefer to do. Yucca: I pulled you away though. You are on a beautiful train of thought there about curiosity being the heart of inquiry and Mark: Well, yes. I mean, we have these four brains, right? We have these frontal neocortexes, and what they seek is answers because. That is our superpower as humans. We aren't fast. We aren't strong. We don't have, you know, giant teeth and claws. We are soft, squishy, slow extremely vulnerable organisms. But what we can do is we can think in our capacity to think, and our curiosity about the nature of the world enables us to do extraordinary things. Thanks. Yucca: Yeah. I mean, just this last month alone has shown some of the amazing things that we can do, especially when we work together on this stuff. I mean, last month we. Landed Perseverance on Mars, which has a little drone on it, right. Flying in another world's atmosphere. And that it's the one of many that have come before it. And all of the other missions that are there too. So the HOPE mission and Tianwen 1 mission. And we're just reaching out and exploring and answering questions that, that our ancestors could only dream to be able to answer questions like that for. Mark: Right. And of course the deepest question that Perseverance is designed to inquire into is are we alone? It's looking for life. It's looking for signs that life existed on Mars. And of course by a, and I don't mean are there other intelligent beings that were on Mars? That's not that's not what I'm talking about, but life, if life was on Mars, the way that it is on and perhaps still is deep in the soil, we don't know. But if life was on Mars, the way that it is on Earth, that means that life is not a fluke. It means that it's kind of common, right? Given the conditions life will arise. And that has profound impacts for every year aspect of human exploration, everything from art and philosophy and religion to to the scientific disciplines. So this curiosity, this burning curiosity in humanity, And our soaring imagination, our capacity to dream of these questions and their possible answers. It's deeply moving and inspiring. And so the scientific enterprise, it's not just. This sort of dry fact-finding mission. It is, it's kind of at the heart of the human project. Yucca: And I want to take a quick tangent about Perseverance mission for the search for life. One of the questions that I hear voiced quite often as, okay. So if there's life on Mars now, it's almost certainly not on the surface because Mars has lost most of its atmosphere. It's still has quite a bit of atmosphere compared to many other places, but the radiation environments very high, the temperatures can be quite extreme if it's there, it's almost certainly not on the surface. It's going to be several meters down. It's going to be at the. Polar ice caps, maybe in subsurface lakes. So why are we searching on the surface where we're fairly sure there is no current life? And the assumptions behind that is that if life is that now there's certainly more dead things than living. That's the case here on Earth. But also, the life which could have developed if it followed the same path as life on Earth during the short period of time that Mars was a wet, warm world. So there was about a billion year period. Mars actually was what we'd consider habitable before we were during its Noachian period. Well, the life would have most likely been microscopic at the time. But that would have influenced the chemistry of the lake bed, where we're searching currently. We're looking for what the chemical signs left behind. Types of minerals that could only form in the presence of organic matter or in the presence of these processes, which are not possible, as far as we can tell, abiotically. So we're searching where we can, and then we have the major ethical questions to then look at is okay. If we find those signatures, then we might go and look in the places where we might think that they'd be. But if they are there, we have to really think carefully about the possibility of contamination. Mark: Right, Yucca: Right. Do we want to introduce Earth life? To Mars and perhaps back to Mars, because the very popular hypothesis is that we come from Mars, that life developed first on Mars and then hitchhiked to Earth. Mark: In raining down in, in meteorites that had been struck off of Mars. Yucca: Yeah. Quite easy to go down the gravity hill. Right. So this is one of the questions that Perseverance and the other rovers and experiments might help us find out is are we Martians? Where are we from? Right. And that really changes our view of ourselves and our place in the cosmos. Mark: Yes. And as you can hear in the animation, in our voices, this is tremendously exciting stuff. The implications of this for just our understanding of ourselves and who we are and what we're doing here are really profound. So, you know, science, isn't just people titrating with glassware in a laboratory wearing white coats. It is, it's the search for it's the search for the text of reality. The factual nature of the objective world that we live in, the objective universe that we live in. Now that said there are questions that science cannot answer. And anyone who's involved with science, who's honest about it will acknowledge that this is the case ethical questions, for example. I may get sidetracked into game theory later on, but I'm not going to do that right now. Questions about morality are not, they do not lend themselves to the scientific process. Very well. We were not going to run an experiment where we take a population of people and say, okay, 50% of you murder is okay. 50% of the murder is not okay. Now we're going to run the experiment and see how well your society gets along. That's it's not going to happen. Yucca: Well, there, there are ways to set experiments up like that in a way that would be falsifiable. And that is what makes it scientific or not. But you couldn't answer a question like is what's the best color? What is the meaning of this song? You could answer questions like perhaps do humans have an instinctual morality, right? This is something that has been investigated. And we're leaning towards saying yes, there are certain things which are instinctual we've talked about before, like the idea of reciprocity and things like that are instinctually ingrained into us as animals where other animals have different things ingrained in them. So the what question you are asking is something that has to, you have to be able to test it. And if you can't test it, it's not scientific. That doesn't mean it's not valuable. That doesn't mean it doesn't have meaning in our lives. It's just not science and science doesn't answer that. Now there are certain questions, which right now are not scientific or unscientific, but one day may become scientific. Mark: Yes. Yucca: Multiverse questions for instance. Mark: Well, or they're even, here on Earth, which at one time were not scientifically testable, but now are I think of the question from the film and book contact by Carl Sagan, where the preacher character Palmer, Joss asks of Ellie, the the astronomer. Did you love your father? And she says, yes. And he says, prove it. And the truth is that when we talk about the brain experience of love, if you put a bunch of electrodes in somebody's head, you can actually track that there is a particular kind of state that equates to our felt sense of love, but that, so it is possible to prove these things, but that doesn't mean that's necessarily the most meaningful way of approaching that kind of a question. Science is a very powerful and robust set of tools, but it's not a universal set of tools. There are questions that we have to answer for ourselves around right and wrong and around qualitative betterness or worseness, that's a bad construction. That, that science is really not. You know, science is just not the way you're going to approach these things. So that leads me to want to talk about scientism. Does that seem like a good place to go? Now there's so much in this topic, honestly, you know, we were talking before we started recording and we realized, yes, exactly. We, we We realized early on, there's probably way more of this than will fit in a podcast, but we'll do our best. One of the accusations that I have seen in atheist circles a lot in the conversations between religionists, what I call credulous religionists, who are people who believe in things for which there is scant or no scientifically credible evidence. Like gods or souls or spirits or ghosts or magic, things like that. Those folks will often accuse people who use science as a system for defining the cosmology that they subscribed to as subscribing to scientism and scientism is portrayed as science as a religion that you just, you believe in it and it's faith based and you just believe in it because you believe in it. And it's just a choice, just like choosing to believe in Vishnu or Apollo. There are real problems with that proposal because the nature of science, first of all, is not to be declarative about what is true. What science says is according to the evidence we have thus far with the best analysis we've been able to apply, this is what is most likely to be true. And in some cases, that evidence is so overwhelming that we talk about those things as facts. I joked before the, the show started, gravity is real. We we have enough evidence available that nobody is not subject to gravity and it's not subject to what you believe in. Gravity is just real. Yucca: Sure. On some very large scales, Mark: yes, Yucca: Do we understand it properly. There are some real questions there, but right now, If I jump up, I'm falling back to Earth. Mark: You're going to fall back to Earth. Exactly. So, so this, what that means is that the body of knowledge that is accumulated together, which is some kind of sometimes termed as science, that body of knowledge is all a set of probabilistic guesses, based on evidence about what is most likely to be true. And the based on evidence part is the real difference, because, you know, I had an experience where where I heard a voice in my head and I believe that it was, you know, Vishnu talking to me. That is not scientifically credible evidence. It's not reproducible. It's not capturable in any way. And there are other explanations for that kind of phenomenon happening that are more likely to be true. So the accusation of scientism I feel has to do with a lack of understanding about what science really is. And in some cases and then willingness to understand what science really is, a desire that science be a faith based process. Like those others. But it isn't faith-based. That said it is a human enterprise and human enterprises have human frailties built into them. There's something called confirmation bias. We're all subject to it. Confirmation bias is seeing what you want to see. You know, the seeing what you want to confirm, what you already believe. And scientists are as subject to this as everybody else, which is why we have these double blind experiments in order to take the observer out of the equation of what the outcome of the experiment is. Because if we just leave it up to humans, to judge, they're going to go with their biases, they it's inevitable that they will. And there are some unethical scientists who cling to their beloved theory, even when the evidence flies in its face. That's a problem. There are some scientists who are unethical, who are paid by grants or other funding from particular sources that want the outcome of the science to be a particular way. And the scientist cooperates. That is a problem. Yucca: Although I'd like to say that is far less of an issue than is often accused. And when you look at within the peer reviewed world there in any journal worth its salt, there's the declarations in the actual article. So you can go and look, okay, are there any conflicts or anything that needs to be declared about the relationships between the authors and the subjects that they're presenting. Mark: Right, right. But all of this is to say that it's a human enterprise and humans have failings, and those can get sewn into the findings of certain studies. But the solution to that is not to throw science out. The solution is better science, exactly science that does not involve people that are so locked into their confirmation biases, that they can't let them go. Science that's done, you know, without people feeling pressure from their funders. So that's the beautiful thing about science is that it's, self-correcting the peer review process whereby other experts take a look at your out your results and do their best to tear it apart. Okay. Is a really powerful element of the scientific method. So once you've published your results, Oh boy, I found something. This is great. Then everybody in the world does their best to say, no, you didn't find anything here. Your methodology was flawed and your data was dirty and no. And maybe they're successful and they're right. And now you've learned something. Maybe they're unsuccessful and you were right. And now you've learned something. So in either case it's very important this constant accretion of experimental and evidential body of knowledge and then analysis of it. And then and then Prosecution of inquiry into those results to see whether they really stand up. It's all very important and it gives us knowledge with a high degree of certainty. In many cases. Yucca: And I do want to speak for a moment to the peer reviewed process. It is incredible on many fronts and gives us just as you've been talking about a high level of certainty, it is one of the areas where it really highlighted that science is a human endeavor and that it is fraught with human problems. And one of the challenges with the peer reviewed process is that it often can entrench pre-existing biases. There's a lot of examples. One of the classic examples is Dr. Eugene Parker and his idea of the solar wind. And that kept, he tried publishing multiple times the The experts in the V in the field that were reviewing his paper, kept throwing it out. Eventually it was published and he was then later vindicated. We found the solar wind, and now we have a probe named after him, which is incredibly rare to have a space mission named after a living individual. But there are many instances in which changing a paradigm is blocked by this process. So it's a process that helps us on many fronts, but has challenges on other fronts. And sometimes people will latch onto, well, here's the challenge with peer reviewed, or there's a challenge that there's a minority of scientists who are being paid or the challenge in what you can get funding for. But again, we don't want to throw the whole process out. We don't want to throw science out with that bath water because the science as a tool and even as an institution has allowed us to achieve and learn so much too that the world that we live in today would be unrecognizable to just a few generations back. Mark: Yes. Yes. Yes. And so this, you know, a lot of what we've been explaining here is this sort of love song to science, which is, you know, a wonderful thing, but I'd like to bring it back a little bit now, to science-based paganism and what that means to us and what that means in the broader context of the pagan umbrella of various kinds of faiths and paths. I initially stepped away from the pagan community after practicing with it for 27 years. No, that's not right. 22 years. Because of experiences that I had that just were so far out of consistency with anything that could be scientifically validated that I just became incredibly uncomfortable. And then that got exacerbated by two instances where people used supernatural explanations to excuse really unethical behavior, in my opinion, and that, I mean, at that moment, it's like, well, you could excuse anything because you can just say that, you know, some spirit told you to do it or Yucca: God wanted it. Mark: Yeah, exactly. And we've certainly seen through history, what, what can happen. The horrible things that can happen when somebody says God wants it. And so I stepped away and I mean, you've heard this story before. I, I. I started to miss it a lot. And that got me into an inquiry about, well, what is religion? How does that, what does that have to do with the brain? What in the human organism is religion serving, right? And what I came back to was a frame, a framing of a particular path within science-based paganism called atheopagan ism. And the reason that the science base is so important is that it gives us a solid evidentiary base. For understanding the nature of the universe that we live in which we can then celebrate Revere live in service to it, it provides the foundation on which a rich, emotionally satisfying ethically coherent religious practice can be built. And that is why that's why I'm on this podcast right now. It's why I'm doing the things that I'm doing to promote science-based paganism in the world. My, my belief personally, is that the world, as it is the world as described by science is so marvelous, so extraordinary and beautiful and amazing and strange and mysterious. And. All of those, you know, kind of super-light of adjectives that I don't need or want anything else to worship or celebrate or revere in order to have a very rich and abundant life. And that doesn't mean that those other things don't exist. It means that they don't meet an evidentiary standard that I find compelling. Well, I'll leave it there. How about you? Yucca. Yucca: Well, I mean, there's so many directions to go with this. I want to come to the idea of, so we've been talking about what science is and what scientists do and all of this, and, but bringing it back to being pagan and how that informs our understanding of the world of ourselves, of existence, where most pagans, and most of us in our daily lives are not doing formal science. There's a lot of pagans who are scientists, right. That's really common. I think the very first episode has shared that in my early 20 years being at LANL with a bunch of the LANL folks. So Los Alamos National Laboratory, that a ton of them were pagans. Right. That's really common. But in everyday life how we use science as a way of understanding and informing our decisions around the world, what is this being science based? And I think that for me, well, one it's using the scientific method in my daily life, but also informing my understanding on things that I value and the choices that I make looking at what we have learned from science about these things and lifestyle choices. In my way of understanding what ritual is or how can I level up my ritual? Okay. I want to level up my ritual. I'm going to go read as much as I can about what the field of neuroplasticity is talking about right now. What have they found out? Right. And even if one doesn't have a formal training in these fields, the summaries of these, of the experiments done. There's lots of, you know, pop science books and articles and podcasts. There's tons of podcasts out there by scientists who are translating their field into a more accessible format and just looking for as much information as I can. And keeping that really open mind. The, you know, the good mind of a scientist, even if you're not formally trained as a scientist, you can still have a scientist's mind. And that's where the science-based comes in for me with paganism. Mark: I really agree. And certainly in terms of my my environmental ethic. Choices about, you know, why I decided to drive an electric car, you know, these kinds of things certainly come down to science-based assessments that I've made based on what my values are around how much do I want to impact the atmosphere? How much do I, you know, want to consume energy, all those kinds of things. The other piece when talking about science-based paganism, I think both of us have articulated really well, what it means to us as individuals, but science-based paganism is also a movement. It's been on the move in recent years and there's more and more attention to it. There's more and more people participating in it which is exciting. And I need to say a little bit about why I think that's it important because I have high hopes for paganism. I think that reverence for the Earth, which brings us forth and sustains us throughout our lives and for the Sun, of course, which is the energy source, which drives all of that process. It's such a truthful form of spirituality. It's rooted in reality. And that's why it is so much more moving to me than some others, which, as far as I can tell are not so much rooted in reality. They're rooted in stories and I love stories. I love stories and I love myths and I love metaphors and, you know, symbols and imagery and all that stuff. And I use it all in my rituals. But when it comes to what I'm going to direct, my spiritual love towards. I want it to be real. I want to know that it's real. And the best tool that we have for knowing things is science. So my hope is that over time, the pagan community will become more science-based and people who don't want to be science-based, they don't have to be, you know, I'm not trying to convert anybody, but my hope is that more and more of us will become more scientifically literate and will become a movement that stands up and starts to speak with credibility. In our society about what's really important here, you know, how should we be living in relation to the natural world? How should we be living in relation to one another? Because right now that language is all about money and money besides being imaginary. Which doesn't mean it isn't real. It just means that it's something that we've collectively decided to behave as if it's real. That's an insufficient capture of value. And I want to live my life in relation to what is most of value. That at root that's really where I am with it. Did we actually run out of stuff to say on this topic? I can't believe it. Yucca: Well, choose a topic and I can run off on a tangent with it. But I think that for the story of today, far as the story of this podcast I think that this is a wonderful place to wrap up and say as always, we so appreciate all of you being here with us and taking the time out of your day to listen. And for the feedback that we get from you just for being part of this movement, this community. Mark: Yes. Yes. Very much so. The I'm always just so tickled when someone joins the Atheopagan Facebook group, for example, and says, Oh, I heard you on a podcast. Or if they leave a comment on the blog. Yes. So I was listening to this thing called the wonder and I heard about the blog. It's just, it's really heartwarming. And to know that these ideas and this direction for spirituality is, has real appeal for people. Well Yucca. Thank you so much. What a wonderful conversation I've really enjoyed today. Yeah. Yucca: Likewise. Thank you.

Welcome to our new podcast! Today we will be talking about the mars missions in 2021 (Perseverance, Hope, & Tianwen-1). What a year for mars and human exploration. Can you believe we have three incredible mars probes that will reach the red planet this month!?!? Hope (UAE) in a probe designed to study the atmosphere of mars and arrived at its destination on February 9, 2021. Tianwen-1 (China) is an interesting and exciting probe, packed with a lander, rover, AND orbiter! It arrived at mars on February 10 2021. Perseverance (USA) is NASA's action-packed rover, that is a predecessor of the amazing Curiosity rover. It arrived at the red planet on February 18, 2021. Please subscribe! It will help us grow and give out better content. FEATURED LINK: https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/mars2020/#/home (simulation of perseverance's landing) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/space-kid-pod/message

With all the excitement of this month in full swing - Hope Probe, Tianwen-1, and next up, Perseverance - it seemed only fitting to dedicate an episode to all things Mars! Enjoy this special, early-release episode with "professional martian" and Director of Science Strategy at Planet, Dr. Tanya Harrison. We discuss the significance of the upcoming Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Landing on February 18th, how to bring positive change to toxic work cultures in the space industry, and Dr. Harrison's new book, For All Humankind: The Untold Stories of How the Moon Landing Inspired the World. My guest on the show, Dr. Tanya Harrison, calls herself a “professional martian.” Over the past 13 years she has worked as a scientist and in mission operations on multiple NASA Mars missions, including the Perseverance, Curiosity, and Opportunity rovers. Her specialty lies in geomorphology: the study of a planet's evolution based on its surface features. She holds a Ph.D. in Geology from the University of Western Ontario, a Masters in Earth and Environmental Sciences from Wesleyan University, and a B.Sc. in Astronomy and Physics from the University of Washington. Currently she is the Director of Science Strategy for the federal arm of the Earth observing satellite company Planet Labs. Tanya is also an advocate for advancing the status of women in science and for accessibility in the geosciences. You can find her prolifically tweeting about the Red Planet—and her experiences with both #WomenInSTEM and #DisabledInSTEM—as @tanyaofmars.Support the show (https://donorbox.org/celestial-citizen)

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