#116 - February 2022 Part 2
- Author
- Awesome Astronomy
- Published
- Tue 15 Feb 2022
- Episode Link
- https://awesomeastronomy.libsyn.com/116-february-2022-part-1-0
The Discussion:
- Techniquest in Cardiff Bay
- Our Good friend Dylan O’Donnell at Star Stuff
- A listener’s email on the naming of spacecraft, prompting a debate on history, cultures and tearing down statues.
The News:
- Britain’s ambitious spaceports hit regulatory purgatory
- China’s plans for this year include space station completion, comet and asteroid missions
- Unknown heroines of space & astronomy for International Women in Science Day
The news discussion: NASA contract a Mars Sample return rocket.
Nebulas: A look at the weird and wonderful nebulae that you can see through telescopes or use to understand the interstellar medium and star formation. This month we focus on Emission Nebulae.
Q&A:
Why do astronauts travelling from the earth to the moon appear to experience complete weightlessness? From our good friend Paul Waterhouse in the Forest of Dean, UK
