{"id":456,"date":"2017-11-01T00:00:58","date_gmt":"2017-11-01T00:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/awesomeastronomy.com\/?p=456"},"modified":"2019-06-04T22:08:14","modified_gmt":"2019-06-04T22:08:14","slug":"65-november-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awesomeastronomy.com\/index.php\/2017\/11\/01\/65-november-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"#65 &#8211; November 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe style=\"display:block;\"  src=\"https:\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/5897433\/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\/20171105--Awesome-Astronomys-November-Episode.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">Download Episode!<\/a><br \/>\n<p>The Discussion: Britain shows that it won\u2019t just roll over and let America take the lead in intimidating academic freedom and Jen recounts her gravitational waves research conference in Brighton in October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The News: Rounding up the space and astronomy news this month we have:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Astronomers make the 1st observation of a neutron star collision<\/li><li>Astronomers discover a missing chunk of the universe<\/li><li>3D videos of aurora that you can see at http:\/\/www.iap.fr\/aurora3d\/<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Interview: This month Cardiff University\u2019s Professor Mark Hannam tells us more about the recent observation of colliding neutron stars and this window into a new realm of astronomy.<\/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 we\u2019re tackling a question about the Drake Equation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt strikes me that the Drake equation sets the probability of life at either (1) pretty close to zero &#8211; in which case surely we\u2019d be worth a visit. OR (2) very numerous &#8211; in which case there\u2019s every chance alien life might be driving past on their annual holiday. Or somewhere in between!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I think I\u2019m saying that, yes overall I agree with the saying \u201cseeing is believing\u201d, but at the same time I don\u2019t taking not seeing as proof of non existence. I\u2019ve never seen a Polar Bear (you don\u2019t in Leeds) but I\u2019m pretty sure they are out there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>John Levett in Leeds, UK<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download Episode! 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