Host: Fraser Cain
Guests: David Dickinson, Amy Shira Teitel, Scott Lewis, Brian Koberlein, special guest Ruth McAvinia from the ESA
This week’s stories:
Ruth:
Wake up, Rosetta!
Facebook link to contest
David:
AAS-Gamma Ray Gravitational Lens
AAS-Death by Black Hole
Antares Launch
Remote Deployment of Cubesats
Venus at Inferior Conjunction
Scott:
Learning tools for visually impaired:
More information on the 3-D Hubble images can be found here
Here’s the press release for the iBook being released
Frontier Fields
Brian:
New Triple Star System
Amy:
ISS Life extension
Fraser:
Space Ship 2’s first Supersonic Flight
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