Weekly Space Hangout - Nov 18: Dr. Jason Wright & Tabby's Star

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdQGLyrOh1w Streamed live Nov 18, 2016. Host: Fraser Cain ( @fcain ) Special Guest: Dr. Jason Wright ( @Astro_Wright ), Professor in Penn State University's Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics. Jason studies nearby stars, their ages and activity levels, and their planetary systems (exoplanets.) Jason also does a lot of outreach and research about Tabby's Star (the "alien magastructure" star.) Regular Guests: Morgan Rehnberg ( http://cosmicchatter.org/ & @MorganRehnberg ) Kimberly Cartier ( http://KimberlyCartier.org & @AstroKimCartier ) This week's stories: - More new info on Pluto! - More on the bright spots on Ceres. - The GOES-R launch! - Mercury has a huge valley. Really. Do go visit http://astrogear.spreadshirt.com/ for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by Astrosphere New Media. http://www.astrosphere.org/ Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at info@365DaysOfAstronomy.org. While you're at it, do support our Learning Space educator training program by going to this site: https://www.patreon.com/LearningSpace Please help us keep training the trainers! Learning Space is a weekly G+ Hangout on Air about topics in astronomy education, outreach and other ways to share science both in the school setting and outside it. We bring you interviews, hands-on demonstrations, lists of our favorite educational resources and more!