Weekly Space Hangout – April 25, 2014: Asteroids, ISS Repairs & an Annular Eclipse
Host: Fraser Cain
Guests: Morgan Rehnberg, Brian Koberlein, David Dickinson, Jason Major
This Week’s Stories:
Morgan Rehnberg (cosmicchatter.org / @cosmic_chatter):
EVA
Cosmos
SpaceX announcements
Brian Koberlein (@briankoberlein, briankoberlein.com):
Meteors are not more likely to hit Earth
Dave Dickinson (@astroguyz, www.astroguyz.com):
Saturn at Opposition
Bizarre Annular Eclipse
Jason Major (@JPMajor, LightsInTheDark.com):
B612 Foundation asteroid announcement
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