Awesome Astronomy - September Part 2

Paul Hill, Ralph Wilkins and Dr. Jenifer Millard host. Damien Phillips, John Wildridge and Dustin Ruoff produce.   The Discussion: Our practical astronomy gathering is back – join us in Wales on 2-5th October. Jen is contributing to Andy Oppenheimer’s book Stars of Orion. Submit your support for Lego to create a clockwork solar system. Watch Jen’s free online exoplanet talk for the Open University Space Society. Emails from our good friends: Casey Ash in Thailand, about the perennial issue of satellite constellations. Conor Brian from Texas about the first Martian settlers.   The News: Ongoing problems with the James Webb Space Telescope as it nears launch. The first NASA Artemis moon mission suffers a setback. The International Space Station’s new module is now functional. Inspiration4 - the first civilian mission to space. Commercial rocket companies Astra & Firefly put on the firework show. NASA’s Perseverance rover collects its first Mars samples for a return to Earth.   The news discussion: Is commercial spaceflight just a billionaires’ plaything?   Moons of the Solar System: Our show segment exploring the discovery, exploration and our knowledge of the solar system’s moons. This month we reach the last major solar system body to have moons: Pluto.   www.awesomeastronomy.com   Bio: Awesome Astronomy is a podcast beamed direct from an underground bunker on Mars to promote science, space and astronomy (and enslave Earth if all goes well).   We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too! Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://astrogear.spreadshirt.com/ for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by Astrosphere New Media. http://www.astrosphere.org/ Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at [email protected]