#100 - October 2020 Part 1

The Discussion: Helping us celebrate our 100th(ish) episode, we
have a live(ish) audience to join in with us. Anna Lanteri from
Gröningen University discusses a new Zooniverse citizen science
project, called Space Fluff where you can soon classify dwarf
galaxies. And Tom Bridgman from the Goddard Space Flight Centre
tells us about NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio.


The News: Rounding up the astronomy news this month we have:


Astronomers find an exoplanet in another galaxy using x-rays

A group of underground liquid water reservoirs found on Mars

The first exoplanet observed around a white dwarf star

Asteroid Vesta litters other asteroids



Main News story: We are finally out of solar minimum and the sun
will get more active again.


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


Guide to the Electromagnetic Spectrum: In this series we take a
look at the electromagnetic spectrum, what, it is, what is shows
us and why it’s so important to astronomers. This month we
explain the x-ray part of the spectrum and its relevance to
astronomy.