Stargazing Summary
The planets seem especially busy this month, highlighting both morning and evening skies. Venus reigns as the Evening Star, and points out some interesting sights in Gemini and Cancer during the month. Saturn puts in its best showing of the year, with Jupiter just past its best. And Mars climbs inexorably across the sky, toward its best appearance next month.
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Radio Program Highlights
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June 4-10: The serpent bearer. Ophiuchus climbs across the southern sky on June nights, and we'll have details. We'll also talk some dark sights in the serpent bearer, and a star cluster that astronomers kept forgetting to tell anyone about.
June 11-17: Rockets and radar. A pioneer in rocketry wanted to use his inventions to send the mail, and we'll have details. We'll also talk about how astronomers keep their eyes on potentially deadly asteroids. Join us for these and much more.
June 18-24: Dusty skies. NASA aircraft sweep the stratosphere for bits of cosmic dust, and we'll have details. We'll also talk about watching the skies from the desert of ancient Egypt. Join us for these plus some bright planets and more.
June 25-July 1: Shiny Saturn. The second-largest planet in the solar system is putting in its largest appearance of the year, and we'll have details. We'll also talk about a shiny appearance for Mars, and much more.
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June 4-10: The serpent bearer. Ophiuchus climbs across the southern sky on June nights, and we'll have details. We'll also talk some dark sights in the serpent bearer, and a star cluster that astronomers kept forgetting to tell anyone about.
June 11-17: Rockets and radar. A pioneer in rocketry wanted to use his inventions to send the mail, and we'll have details. We'll also talk about how astronomers keep their eyes on potentially deadly asteroids. Join us for these and much more.
June 18-24: Dusty skies. NASA aircraft sweep the stratosphere for bits of cosmic dust, and we'll have details. We'll also talk about watching the skies from the desert of ancient Egypt. Join us for these plus some bright planets and more.
June 25-July 1: Shiny Saturn. The second-largest planet in the solar system is putting in its largest appearance of the year, and we'll have details. We'll also talk about a shiny appearance for Mars, and much more.
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Planet Probes, All the Rage Now, Have Deep Roots at UT Austin
2018 may go down in science history as the Year of Super Planetary Research. Earlier this month, NASA launched its Mars InSight mission, which seeks to probe our closest planetary neighbor. Last month, the space agency launched the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), which is making its way to a permanent orbit around Earth in the next few weeks. Scientists at The University of Texas at Austin — who are longtime NASA collaborators, including on much of the new planet-exploration work — are eagerly awaiting the data about distant worlds these new projects will provide.
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