Weekly Space Hangout - Dec 23: Mathew Anderson's "Our Cosmic Story"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOR-_ESnsMU Streamed live Dec 23, 2016. Host: Fraser Cain ( @fcain ) Special Guest: Mathew Anderson ( @MathewAnderson / http://www.mathewanderson.com/ ), is the author of "Our Cosmic Story" available on Amazon in January, 2017. He wrote "Our Cosmic Story" in interest from his years studying science giants like Brian Greene, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Richard Dawkins, and from past figures like Carl Sagan. This book is a big picture view of our world, its diverse life and civilizations, and the chance for life and civilizations elsewhere in the cosmos. As a special treat, for a limited time, our listeners will have the opportunity to receive an advance electronic copy of Mathew's books. Join us today to learn how to get your copy! Regular Guests: Alessondra Springmann ( http://www.sondy.com/ / @sondy ) Morgan Rehnberg ( MorganRehnberg.com & @MorganRehnberg ) This week's stories: - OSIRIS-REx update and sounding rockets! - JWST test anomaly - Antimatter's wavelength - False alarm for the brightest supernova - NASA's next mid-sized mission target? 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!