{"id":225,"date":"2015-04-01T21:50:06","date_gmt":"2015-04-01T20:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/awesomeastronomy.com\/?p=225"},"modified":"2019-06-03T20:12:29","modified_gmt":"2019-06-03T20:12:29","slug":"34-april-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awesomeastronomy.com\/index.php\/2015\/04\/01\/34-april-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"#34 &#8211; April 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe style=\"display:block;\"  src=\"https:\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/3465969\/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_34.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">Download Episode!<\/a><br \/>\n<p>The Discussion: Paul\u2019s been busy with Sirius Astronomy, promoting space and astronomy education at The Big Bang event and schools across the UK, meeting NASA astronaut Michael Fowle and ESA astronaut Jean Francois Clervoy. Ralph\u2019s been arranging astronomy events for London\u2019s Baker Street Irregular Astronomers. Both are excited about the upcoming CosmicCon event in July and they speak with Phil St Pier from the Project Helium Tears team to reveal the winners of their space competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The News: This month we take a look at what\u2019s in store for NASA\u2019s Dawn spacecraft now that it\u2019s made it safely into orbit around dwarf planet Ceres, a quick few thoughts on NASA\u2019s New Horizon\u2019s craft as it approaches the Pluto system, Saturn\u2019s moon Enceladus and Jupiter\u2019s moon Ganymede throw us some tantalising clues about their watery interiors and further potential for life, and we round off with news about a huge ocean that covered 20% of Mars\u2019 entire surface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 5 Minute Concept: As we enter the Hubble Space Telescope\u2019s 25th anniversary in space, Paul takes a look at this astronomy wonder that nearly didn\u2019t even make it to the launch pad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Interview: Paul catches up with Richard Garner, the organiser of CosmicCon, to find out about the astronauts, TV presenters and astronomers we can expect to meet when we get there.<\/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. This month Ralph &amp; Paul answer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Are there any colourful celestial objects that can be seen through a small scope?Matt Kingsnorth Essex UK, via Facebook.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download Episode! The Discussion: Paul\u2019s been busy with Sirius Astronomy, promoting space and astronomy education at The Big Bang event and schools across the UK, meeting NASA astronaut Michael Fowle and ESA astronaut Jean Francois Clervoy. Ralph\u2019s been arranging astronomy events for London\u2019s Baker Street Irregular Astronomers. 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