{"id":176,"date":"2014-08-01T06:00:45","date_gmt":"2014-08-01T05:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/awesomeastronomy.com\/?p=176"},"modified":"2019-06-03T19:30:13","modified_gmt":"2019-06-03T19:30:13","slug":"26-august-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awesomeastronomy.com\/index.php\/2014\/08\/01\/26-august-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"#26 &#8211; August 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe style=\"display:block;\"  src=\"https:\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/2986219\/height\/360\/theme\/standard\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/\" height=\"360\" width=\"100%\" placement=\"top\" theme=\"standard\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"podcast-class\" frameborder=\"0\" custom_color=\"75942D\"><\/iframe><br \/><br \/><br \/><a class=\"libsyn-download-link\" href =\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/awesomeastronomy\/Episode_26_done.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">Download Episode!<\/a><br \/>\n<p>The Discussion: Enjoying the delights of July\u2019s skies, writing articles for Astronomy magazine, STEM education and Paul becomes a European Space Agency ambassador.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The News: In the news we have the Rosetta spacecraft\u2019s approach to the almost unpronounceable comet Churyumov Gerasimenko \u2013 revealed to be a binary comet, and the Very Large Telscope in Chile takes a 2.5 year study of a supernova to crack the riddle of how dust is created and survives the extreme temperatures of its birth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 5 Minute Concept: In this month\u2019s 5MC, Paul looks at the summer phenomenon of noctilucent clouds and asks \u2018why is there no record of them before 1885\u2019?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Interview: We welcome back the General Secretary of the International Astronomical Union, Professor Thierry Montmerle to tells us about the International Year of Light, the IAU\u2019s new look communications strategy and their new project to allow the public to name exoplanets and their host stars. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Q&amp;A: Listeners\u2019 questions via email, Facebook &amp; Twitter take us on a journey into the astronomy issues that have always plagued our understanding or stretched our credulity. 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