#95 - May 2020 Part 1

The Discussion: The live recording of our monthly astronomy show
to provide a bit of extra entertainment and interactivity while
people are cooped up at home sitting out the coronavirus.


We discuss a burgeoning love-hate relationship with Starlink,
Jeni being the BBC’s go to person for Starlink and meteor
showers, and Apollo 13 filling up Twitter timelines and giving us
a bit of a respite from coronavirus


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


A round up of astronomy-based April fools gags found in
research papers

Hubble marks its 30th birthday

Fomalhaut b might not be a planet after all

Centaurs might well be asteroids from other star systems

And Pluto looks to have had a ‘hot start’



Main News story: Earth 2.0 found in old ignored data.


The Sky Guide: This month we’re taking a look at the
constellation of Ursa Major 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 May.


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 sub-millimetre and far infrared part of the spectrum
and its relevance to astronomy.


Q&A: How do scientists work out the trajectories for putting
satellites in orbit around other bodies, or on trajectories that
take them past numerous objects? From our good friend Kevin
Morgan in the UK.