#114 - December 2021 Part 1
Dec 01, 2021•1 hr 19 min
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Episode description
The Discussion:
- Sex with aliens (sorry)
- Jen’s reveals the secrets of TV trickery
- AweAst now has videos! Head over to YouTube
- Emails about our new YouTube channel & aliens watching us
The News: Rounding up the astronomy news in October, we have:
- Water on exoplanets probably didn’t come from comets
- Another 301 exoplanets drop out of old Kepler data
- An(other) weird signal from outer space
- Violent galaxy growth in the early universe
- Are exoplanets made of strange materials not conducive to life?
- A deep dive into the James Webb Space Telescope 3 weeks before launch
The Sky Guide: This month we’re taking a look at the constellation of Taurus with a guide to its history, how to find it, a couple of deep sky objects and a round-up of the solar system views on offer in December.
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