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Why are planets always round?

Posted on 16 Jul, 2019 by Allen Versfeld15 Jul, 2019

Welcome to the second episode of this second season of the Urban Astronomer Podcast! Two of Two, sounds like it should be special… and it kinda sort of is, because this week we’re presenting the first of our unique patented Science Explainy Bits! Now to be clear, it’s the name that’s new, not the science explaining, because I’ve done explainy stuff for science concepts before on this show, back in our super-extended 42 episode long first season. I got quite … Continue reading →

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Carnival of Space #619

Posted on 8 Jul, 2019 by Allen Versfeld8 Jul, 2019

Carnival of Space Image Credit: Jason Major

Good grief, another Carnival of Space just landed! As always, the carnival is a roaming feature, hosted on a different website every week. Our editors gather the best articles on space science and astronomy, and present them here for you. Although in truth, the selection criteria are a little easier than you might think: If you want to be featured, just send a link to susie@wshcrew.space and ask to be included. And if you’d like a chance to be a host … Continue reading →

Dr Wendy Williams

Posted on 2 Jul, 2019 by Allen Versfeld15 Jul, 2019

This is Episode 1 of our brand new second season! This is the 43rd episode since the podcast was first launched, back in February 2017, and I’m thrilled to be back on the air with you. The New Season We’re mostly keeping things the same, but there are some important changes. From the beginning, this was always a pretty disorganized show – there was no fixed schedule or plan, so I’d release episodes as they became available. This meant that … Continue reading →

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Carnival of Space #615

Posted on 9 Jun, 2019 by Allen Versfeld9 Jun, 2019

Welcome to the 615th Carnival of Space! The carnival is a roving webpage, hosted on a different site every week. Each edition features the best space science and astronomy writing on the Internet. If you’d like your writing to be featured, or if you would like to take a turn at hosting, send a mail to mailto:susie@schcrew.space Universe Today NASA is building up a map of the entire sky seen in X-rays, line by line with its NICER experiment Subaru Telescope … Continue reading →

Second season coming July 2nd

Posted on 9 Jun, 2019 by Allen Versfeld27 Jun, 2019

Have you been wondering what happened to the Urban Astronomer Podcast? Do you know want to know why there haven’t been any episodes in a while? Then you’re going to want to hear this. We’re launching our second season, and we’ve decided to change how we do things here. While the basic format will still sound like the shows you’ve come to love and expect, we’re changing how we make them. Starting from the 2nd of June 2019, we’ll be … Continue reading →

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