Weekly Space Hangout – May 16, 2014: Shrinking Red Spot




Weekly Space Hangout Audio show

Summary: Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Guests: Alessondra Springmann (@sondy), Brian Koberlein (@briankoberlein, briankoberlein.com), Nicole Gugliucci (cosmoquest.org / @noisyastronomer) Stories this week: Sondy: Arecibo radar penertrates the lunar surface Red Spot is Shrinking Brian: BICEP2 rumors Using interstellar media as a pulsar lens Supramassive neutron stars as a solution to fast radio bursts Nicole: Rosetta's target comet becoming active BOOP! Phobos and Jupiter conjunction from Mars Fraser: Proton Launch Failure Kepler Funding Exoplanet imaged We record the Weekly Space Hangout every Friday at 12:00 pm Pacific / 3:00 pm Eastern. You can watch us live on Google+, Universe Today, or the Universe Today YouTube page.