Posts Tagged ‘astronomy news’
Sunday, November 13th, 2011
(originally broadcast on Michigan public broadcasting’s WNMC FM+TV on November 11th, 2011)
Every week join “First*Light!” for a look at news from the intersection of science & society! “First*Light!” originates from the studios of Michigan public broadcasting’s WNMC/FM+TV. It airs each Friday LIVE at 7:20am (U.S. Eastern time), and repeats on Astronomy.FM every Saturday / Sunday (see our broadcast schedule for times). “First*Light!” is hosted by David Gault, Eric Hines, and Michael Foerster.
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Thursday, November 10th, 2011
Join Captains Marty and Diane as they share tall tales of the High Space Seas, on Space Pirate Radio!
Did asteroid 2005 YU55 miss the Earth on it’s own or was it deflected?- The full Moon and Jupiter, two (pirate) ships that pass in the night, tonight.
- Happy birthday Carl Sagan! Who will be the next best popularizer of astronomy for the general public?
- Can the Earth be saved from one of it’s own satellites, or do the Space Pirates need to be called in again? (And so soon!)
“Space Pirate Radio” and Astronomy.FM are sponsored by Global-Rent-A-Scope – GRAS
THE Global Remote Telescope Network
for Astromony. Imaging or Science.
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Tags: AFM*Radio, amateur astronomy, Asteroid 2005 YU55, astronomy news, astronomy radio, Astronomy.FM, Diane Hall, Global-Rent-A-Scope, GRAS, imaging, Jupiter, Mars, Marty Kunz, Moon, Phobos, Phobos-Grunt, Roscosmos, sky events, Space Pirate Radio, space probes, space science, spaceflight
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Wednesday, November 9th, 2011
A 90-second Newsflash of News, Developments, and Commemorations of Great Moments in Aerospace!
Discovery Now is produced by the National Institute of Aerospace (NIA), through a grant from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), and is distributed by WHRO of Norfolk, VA.
AFM*Radio features Discovery Now throughout the month. You can check the AFM*Radio schedule, on the homepage, for broadcast times.
Tags: astronomy news, science news, space news
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Saturday, November 5th, 2011
On “The Event^Horizon!” hosts Nick Evetts and Marty Kunz are joined by Astronomy.FM’s newest SkyGuide – John Schroer (former Planetarium Director of the Detroit Science Center, and host of the TV show “Astronomy for Everyone”) Tonight:
- Discussion about the giant and active sunspot group approaching the Sun’s meridian
- Asteroid 2005 YU55′s visibility as it screams past the Earth next week
- Meteor watching via radio
- A night of planets.
Links discussed in tonight’s show:
http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/
http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/synoptic/sunspots_earth/mdi_sunspots_1024.jpg
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Asteroid_2005_YU55_To_Approach_Earth_Nov_8_2011_999.html
http://www.transitofvenus.org/
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Tuesday, November 1st, 2011
It’s a York Halloween special! In tonight’s YorkUniverse – Paul is back in Canada after circling the globe! He is joined by Ted as they welcome a former York collegue – Sarah Sadavoy (now an astronomer at the University of Victoria) – as they discuss stellar evolution, Pluto’s moons, and remember Pleiades.
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Friday, October 28th, 2011
The Event^Horizon – with Nick Evetts & Marty Kunz – rubber pants optional….
Tonight, over the Horizon:
- Halloween Movies
- Jupiter at Opposition
- The most deadly things about space.
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Tags: AFM*Radio, amateur astronomy, astronomy, astronomy news, Astronomy.FM, Event^Horizon, Global-Rent-A-Scope, Marty Kunz, Nick Evetts, sky events
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Tuesday, October 25th, 2011
Tags: AFM*Radio, amateur astronomy, astronomy, astronomy history, astronomy news, Astronomy.FM, Aurora, internet radio, Jesse Rogerson, John Moores, Lianne Manzer, live astronomy, look up, night sky, Northern Lights, Paul Delaney, podcast, Rob Berthiaume, sky events, space probes, Tycho Brahe, Venus, York University, York∞Universe!
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Sunday, October 23rd, 2011
(originally broadcast on Michigan public broadcasting’s WNMC FM+TV on October 21st, 2011)
Every week join “First*Light”! for a look at news from the intersection of science & society! “First*Light!” originates from the studios of Michigan public broadcasting’s WNMC/FM+TV. It airs each Friday LIVE at 7:20am (U.S. Eastern time), and repeats on Astronomy.FM every Saturday / Sunday (see our broadcast schedule for times). “First*Light!” is hosted by David Gault, Eric Hines, and Michael Foerster.
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Every week join “First*Light!” for a look at news from the intersection of science & society! “First*Light!” originates from the studios of Michigan public broadcasting’s WNMC/FM+TV. It airs each Friday LIVE at 7:20am (U.S. Eastern time), and repeats on Astronomy.FM every Saturday / Sunday (see our broadcast schedule for times). “First*Light!” is hosted by David Gault, Eric Hines, and Michael Foerster. 
