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Back to Search#57 Space junk! Most of the human made objects orbiting Earth aren’t functional. Some of them are incredible objects that have outlasted their mission durations by years. How will these fascinating relics affect future spaceflight?
Season 1 Episode 57
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Around 80% of the human made objects in orbit are mission left overs. Some of it is real junk, but some of it has an incredible story…
3 years, 2 months ago
#56 The June solstice, it defines the Arctic circle, the Tropic of Cancer and the Antarctic circle. It has the longest daylight hours in the northern hemisphere, shortest in the southern. But why do those things happen on one day every year?
Season 1 Episode 56
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Around the 21st of June every year is the June solstice. We might know that it’s the longest or shortest day of the year – depending …
3 years, 3 months ago
#55 The spectacular Aurora Borealis and its southern partner Aurora Australis. The astronomical light show is such a cool thing to see, but its science was a mystery until the 20th century.
Season 1 Episode 55
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Ask an eastern Australian about the Southern Aurora, and they might think you’re talking about the old overnight express train betwee…
3 years, 4 months ago
#54 NASA’s VERITAS mission to Venus. There’s some good news, there’s some bad news and there’s one incredible discovery hidden for thirty years.
Season 1 Episode 54
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In 2021, NASA announced the VERITAS mission to Venus, NASA’s first voyage to Earth’s twin planet since the early 90’s. Things haven’t…
3 years, 5 months ago
#53 The Hayabusa2 Asteroid Ryugu sample return mission. Space rock expert Greg Brennecka joins us for an incredible up-close look at real life asteroid material.
Season 1 Episode 53
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Our favourite space rock expert Greg Brennecka joins us to talk about the amazing Hayabusa2 mission, the sample return mission to ast…
3 years, 6 months ago
#52 Hundreds of years before GPS there was celestial navigation. Let's see how astronomy and some basic equipment kept old time mariners on course.
Season 1 Episode 52
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Recently, we took a look at GPS and the space science that makes it work. This time, we're going back to an era when navigators had n…
3 years, 7 months ago
#51 NASA's astronaut class of 1978. We have a compelling chat with Meredith Bagby about this ground breaking group of space shuttle astronauts, and her fascinating book The New Guys
Season 1 Episode 51
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In 1978, NASA changed the rules around who could be selected as an astronaut. Civilian engineers, doctors and scientists could be sel…
3 years, 7 months ago
#50 We all love GPS, but what space science makes it work?
Season 1 Episode 50
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We all love GPS. The Global Positioning System helps us navigate across country and across town, and it also shows us where our rides…
3 years, 9 months ago
#49 The new Mars meteorite impact. NASA Insight has detected a new meteorite impact on Mars! Meteorite expert Greg Brennecka returns to talk about this breathtaking new discovery.
Season 1 Episode 49
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Friend of Cosmic Coffee Time and expert meteoriticist Greg Brennecka returns to talk about the breathtaking detection of a new meteor…
3 years, 10 months ago
#48 Caroline Herschel - So much more than just the sister of the guy who discovered Uranus
Season 1 Episode 48
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Caroline Herschel is probably best known as the sister of William Herschel, the person credited with the discovery of planet Uranus, …
3 years, 11 months ago