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Carnival of Space #592-593

Posted on 30 Dec, 2018 by Allen Versfeld30 Dec, 2018

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Merry Christmas, happy new year, season’s greetings, happy holidays, and whatever other greetings are appropriate for you! It’s time for a Carnival of Space double feature, combining submissions made for the 592nd and 593rd carnivals in one big bumper pack! And once you’ve read the articles, submitted by leading space science and astronomy bloggers and publications, why not listen to my own solstice special episode of the Urban Astronomer Podcast, featuring Clem Unger and myself? I hope you’ll enjoy it … Continue reading →

Podcast #40: Christmas Special with Clem Unger

Posted on 21 Dec, 2018 by Allen Versfeld21 Dec, 2018

Hey everybody, welcome to this December solstice edition of the Urban Astronomer Podcast starring Clem Unger and myself! It’s only a few days till Christmas, so we hope you all have a wonderful festive season and a joyful new year. It’s generally agreed that 2018 was a bit of a bust, but in just over a week we get to start over and see if we can have a better run of it this time around. In this episode: Sky … Continue reading →

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Podcast #39: Clyde Foster at ScopeX 2018

Posted on 10 Dec, 2018 by Allen Versfeld10 Dec, 2018

This is the 39th episode of the Urban Astronomer Podcast. This episode is the fourth in the ScopeX 2018 Public Lecture series, featuring a talk by Clyde Foster, and a mission update by Clem Unger.

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Podcast #38: Dr Pieter Kotzé at ScopeX 2018

Posted on 28 Nov, 2018 by Allen Versfeld28 Nov, 2018

Welcome to episode 38 of the Urban Astronomer Podcast. This episode features the last part of our physics feature on the lifecycle of a star from dust cloud to super nova, and the 3rd of the ScopeX 2018 public lectures. Physics Over the past few episodes we’ve been trying to understand how a random cloud of dust and gas can turn into a supernova. In this segment, we finally get to witness our supernova, but that’s just brought up more … Continue reading →

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Carnival of Space #586

Posted on 12 Nov, 2018 by Allen Versfeld12 Nov, 2018

Every week, some of the Internet’s best writers on space science and astronomy share their articles with the Carnival of Space, a roving feature which anybody can apply to host. This week the carnival returns to Urban Astronomer, and I think you’ll find it meets the usual standard of excellence. To read the submissions, just scroll down and start clicking. If you’d like to see your own articles featured, or if you’d like to host the carnival on your own … Continue reading →