#110 - August 2021 Part 1

The Discussion:


Star Wars marathon

Observing the ISS & the Nauka Module

NAM 2021

Amateur recreation of the Antikythera Mechanism

Spectrum analysing the new audio anomaly



 


The News: Rounding up the astronomy news in August, we have:


Detecting light from behind a black hole

New Insights shows Mars’ interior is very different to
Earth’s

Evidence of an ocean beneath the surface of Jupiter’s moon
Ganymede

The Oort Cloud could be filled with extrasolar debris

Earth rock may contain extraterrestrial Plutonium

First clear detection of a moon-forming disc around an
exoplanet



 


The Sky Guide: This month we’re taking a look at the
constellation of Lyra 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 August.


 


Q&A: Could dark matter exist in a different dimension, and we
only feel the gravitons they emit? From our good friend Dan
Scholes of no declared location.