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Why are planets always round?

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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

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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 →

Carnival of Space #615

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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

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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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Carnival of Space #611

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Hey everybody, welcome to the 611th Carnival of Space! As usual, the administrators have chosen a selection of the best space science and astronomy articles written in the past week, and sent them to me to share with you. We have quite a few submitters this week, so strap yourselves in and scroll down: Universe Today Climate Change Q & A with Bear Grylls Starlink’s Satellites Will be Orbiting at a Much Lower Altitude, Reducing the Risks of Space Junk … Continue reading →