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Links from tonight's show: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/2012da14-news174.jpg (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/2012da14-news174.jpg) http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/objects/javascript/jupiter# (http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/objects/javascript/jupiter#) http://www.spaceweather.com/ (http://www.spaceweather.com/) http://www.astronomynow.com/ (http://www.astronomynow.com/) http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/synoptic/sunspots_earth/mdi_sunspots_1024.jpg (http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/synoptic/sunspots_earth/mdi_sunspots_1024.jpg)
AFM’s York∞Universe! 121127 The Historic Hale Telescope
(originally broadcast on Michigan public broadcasting's WNMC FM on November 23rd, 2012) (http://astronomy.fm/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/wnmc-homehero-listen-up-dog-300x98.jpg) 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 radio WNMC/FM. It airs each Friday LIVE at 7:15am (U.S. Eastern time), and repeats on AFM*Radio every Saturday / Sunday (see our broadcast schedule for times (http://astronomy.fm/rad/afmradio-schedule/)). "First*Light!" is hosted by David Gault, Eric Hines, and Michael Foerster. WNMC_FirstLight_121123b_ISS_MSLmystery_ExoMars_Orion_InternetSecurity_LovePentagon_Rubio_SciFri_LonesomeGeo_KCpong SPACE 1- Thanksgiving on Mars: Working holiday for Curiosity rover The 1-ton rover is scouting target rocks for first-ever drilling activity "Earthshaking" news from Curiosity in a couple of weeks? NASA scientists eyeing regional dust storm on Mars Agency says there's no affect on the two rovers on the planet's surface 2- A Thanksgiving feast in space for astronauts? It's in the bag It's not exactly home cooking, but menu has come a long way since early missions Space station astronauts touch down in chilly Kazakhstan steppe Three crewmembers, from US, Russia and Japan, spent 125 days in space 3- After NASA dropped the ball, ESA, Roscosmos Move Ahead with Plans for ExoMars Mission 4- UK will help build Nasa's manned spacecraft Orion Project Orion raises hopes that Britain could have its own man on the moon British engineers will develop the Orion spacecraft's propulsion and communication systems IN FOCUS: Internet Security 5- One email exposes millions of people to data theft in South Carolina cyberattack 6- A royal photo failure! Prince William hanging with his Royal Air Force buddies, with server passwords on the wall behind him 7- The tech side of the Love Pentagon It was FAR too easy for the FBI to get hold of 1000's of e-mails from Petraeus, Allen, Kelley, Broadwell, and the shirtless FBI agent 8- Senate bill to allow warrantless government access to your online services In a dumbfounding display of politics at work, a U.S. Senate bill that, at one point, would have protected e-mail privacy has gone the opposite way, and would allow government surveillance of online services without a warrant if passed into law. POLITICAL ANTI-SCIENCE 9- Speaking of the very best of the Senate - GOP 2016: Science Committee Member Marco ‘Not A Scientist’ Rubio Says Age Of Earth Is ‘One Of The Great Mysteries’ 10- NPR's Science Friday goes after creationist mimic 11- UNDER MICHIGAN SKIES this weekend…. ~ good chance of Aurora this weekend ~ Tuesday: Full Moon & in the Pacific basin a weak penumbral lunar eclipse ~ In the morning sky: Venus & Saturn will get very close, from our point of view, this weekend WEIRD SCIENCE! 12- How scientists hope to raise Lonesome George from the dead Samples from Isabela Island tortoises show those with Pinta ancestry, suggesting purebreds may still exist 13- Atari takes over 22-story building for 'world's largest game of Pong'
It's the American Thanksgiving holiday, so we're giving the blokes the night off. To fill the empty black empty cold space we bring you this encore broadcast, originally aired in March 2012.
(This program was originally broadcast on November 24th, 2011.)
AFM’s York∞Universe! 121120 Exoplanet News
(http://astronomy.fm/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/UBS_logo-300x1502.png) Coming up at 8pm GMT (3pm EST), the UBS team talk about Robotic Space Missions, plus the usual News and Views. Our main interview this evening is with Dr. Simon Green Senior Lecturer of Planetary & Space Sciences at the Open University The shownotes for this episode can be downloaded here: Episode 29 Shownotes (https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1KymVd1M58k05ieFZETqtzx67oZiIqKMUzAoJ897r2sA) The UBS team Join the Under British Skies Group on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/ubsafm/)Follow @UnderBritishSky on Twitter (http://twitter.com/#%21/underbritishsky)
AFM’s Event^Horizon! 121117 To The Edge!
