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Our featured astronomy videos, NASA news and short space documentaries.

Goodbye Spitzer Space Telescope Was it Worth It Whats Going to Happen To It

29th Jan, 2020 - 2220 views

NASA will shut down one of its most prolific space telescopes this week. The Spitzer Space Telescope will be decommissioned on Jan 30, 2020

Losing the Nobel Prize Cosmology Bicep and Bicep2

28th Jan, 2020 - 1170 views

First Astro Coffee of the year! Today I'm talking with Dr Brian Keating, a professor of physics at the University of California, San Diego; a Fellow of the American Physical Society; a commercially rated pilot; and the director of the Simons Observa

JWST Mission Confident of March 2021 Launch Tony Gets a Call From NASA

15th Jan, 2020 - 3690 views

At a town hall held on the first day of AAS meeting, NASA program managers and scientists express confidence that the James Webb Space Telescope will launch as currently scheduled in March 2021. Also, I got more feedback from my JWST reporting, this

Stellina Telescope Review The Amateur Astronomers Antidote to Light Pollution

20th Dec, 2019 - 6306 views

The new telescope from Stellina has great promise for the amateur living under light polluted skies

What Happens to Jupiter Saturn Neptune When Our Sun Dies

14th Dec, 2019 - 4722 views

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NASAs Role in JWST Problems The First Telescopes on the Far Side of the Moon

7th Dec, 2019 - 11.4k views

Please check out the wonderful Mova Globes Here: http://bit.ly/2PkznFQ I have some further comments about some SFN feedback I got on my last JWST Video and in addition to that, it looks like we finally have some telescopes operating on the far side

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Live astronomy hangouts: footsteps to Mars, future in space and telescope talk.

Future In Space

Third Thursday of every month
3pm Eastern Time
Kindly sponsored by AAS

What is the future for human space flight look like? What are some of the challenges being in space? What are the next generation space telescopes beyond the James Webb Space Telescope? What new technologies are being developed for finding and studying exoplanets? There is so much happening in the fields of space astronomy, human spaceflight and exploration that we devoted an entire hangout to discuss some of the topics facing the future of humanity in space. Join us to learn what's in store!

Afternoon Astronomy Coffee

Second & Fourth Thursday of every month
3pm Eastern Time
Kindly sponsored by AAS

Please join our live astronomy discussion with professional astronomers from around the world to highlight the latest astronomical research. Be on the cutting edge of the latest astronomy discoveries every other Thursday at 3pm ET.

ExoLife

Second & Fourth Wednesday of every month
4pm Eastern Time

What are the chances of life elsewhere in our universe? How common is life? How long does life take to form on a planet? What are the best conditions for life in the universe and where are we most likely to find it? These questions and many, many more are explored every two weeks in our Exolife Hangout. Tony Darnell, Dr. Jeff Kuhn, Dr. Svetlana Berdhugina and expert in the field of astrobiology comet together twice a month to answer your questions and explore the exciting topic of life in the universe. These hangouts are held on Wednesday's at 4pm ET.

Telescope Talk

First & Third Wednesday of every month
3pm Eastern Time

Have you been wondering what kind of telescope to buy? Are you bewildered by the array of choices in getting started looking at the night sky through a telescope? Telescope Talk is a hangout series designed to introduce you to the wonderful hobby of amateur astronomy by offering expert advice on telescopes, eyepieces, filters, binoculars and more. Tony Darnell, Adam Smith, John Suffill and Alexander Reinders have decades of experience behind the eyepiece and they are very eager to help you with your questions and guide you through the world of amateur astronomy without feeling overwhelmed. This hangout meets two Wednesdays per month at 3pm ET.

Footsteps To Mars

First Thursday of every month
3pm Eastern Time
Kindly sponsored by AAS

What is our timeline for getting to Mars? How hard is it? Where is NASA, SpaceX and the rest of the world in their plans? What are the physiological effects on humans in deep space and for extended stays in space? How will we survive on the harsh conditions of Mars? These questions and many more are address in Footsteps to Mars, your monthly source for the latest in humanity's plans to explore the Red Planet.

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Astronomy Videos

Our featured astronomy videos, NASA news and short space documentaries.

Goodbye Spitzer Space Telescope Was it Worth It Whats Going to Happen To It

Losing the Nobel Prize Cosmology Bicep and Bicep2

JWST Mission Confident of March 2021 Launch Tony Gets a Call From NASA

Stellina Telescope Review The Amateur Astronomers Antidote to Light Pollution

What Happens to Jupiter Saturn Neptune When Our Sun Dies

NASAs Role in JWST Problems The First Telescopes on the Far Side of the Moon

Astronomy Hangouts

Live astronomy hangouts: footsteps to Mars, future in space and telescope talk.

Future In Space

Afternoon Astronomy Coffee

ExoLife

Telescope Talk

Footsteps To Mars

Space Articles

Our recent space articles and astronomy news about stars and galaxies.

Telescopes for Viewing Deep Space Objects: Nebulae, Star Clusters, and Galaxies

Top 10 Tips for Buying Your First Telescope

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The March of TESS

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How to Get A Job in Astronomy