#93 - March 2020 Part 1

The Discussion: Paul’s favourite bit of the coronavirus, the
Cradle of Aviation Museum’s upcoming Apollo 13 anniversary event,
a @CunningCosmos space art exhibition and a talk from Jen in
Bromsgrove for British Space Week, from the sublime to the
ridiculous with the passing of Katherine Johnson and Mad Mike
Hughes, and listeners’ emails.


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


Finding the remnants of the progenitor star after a Type 2b
supernova

Solving the puzzle of giant planets orbiting low mass stars

More clues to Mercury’s oversized iron core

A galaxy that has stopped producing stars after a period of
prolific star birth

Mars seems to be more active than we thought

Debate over Mars’ very long formation history



Main News story: ESO images of Betelgeuse and the more recent
evidence for why the star’s dimmed so impressively.


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


A 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 radio part of the spectrum and its relevance to
astronomy.