#67 - January 2018

The Discussion: Paul avoids the big freeze with astronomy cheats,
Ralph reads out the latest good and bad reviews, while Jeni
becomes a ‘Who’s Who’ question at Cardiff University!


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


Voyager 1 shows it still has the skills and prolongs its own
life

An update on the extrasolar asteroid that just buzzed our
solar system

Physicists observe a reversal of the arrow of time in
laboratory experiments

The European Southern Observatory image convective cells on
another star

NASA reveals its next two major planetary exploration
missions



Science Concept: This month we return to astronomy-related
concepts as we delve back into the quantum world for a primer on
the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle and why you cannot know both
the position and velocity of a particle.


Q&A: Listeners’ questions via email, Facebook & Twitter
take us on a journey into the astronomy issues that have always
plagued our understanding or stretched our credulity. This month
we take a look at the upcoming astronomical highlights:


What is the one thing in the world of astronomy that each of you
is looking forward to in 2018? Steve Brown from Yorkshire via
Twitter (@sjb_astro)