June 8th Radio Show: Herschel and Planck

Now available here is the June 8th episode of this radio show, not devoted to the wonderful contributions of the scientists whose names are in the title of this post, but the recently launched European astronomy satellites which bear their name. Both Herschel and Planck promise to do some very impressive science, which I hope I did justice too in this show. As always, please email me or leave below any questions, comments, or concerns you might have. Thank you for listening!

Want to help the European Space Agency design their first Lunar Lander?

It's pretty technical, but they would like to hear from you. Go here for more information.

ESA picture competition

European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Frank De Winne will be flying to the International Space Station next year for six months, and he will be bringing with him a t-shirt with a design possibly designed by you! For more information on this ESA competition, go here. And if any one you do submit an entry, please send me a copy - I'd love to post this image here. Good luck!

Rosetta spacecraft blog

The European Space Agency's spacecraft Rosetta is scheduled to rendezvous with asteroid (2867) Steins on September 5. As it gets closer, ESA is maintained a live blog of this events, which you can read here. Enjoy!

June 4th radio show online - News

Available here is the June 4th episode of this radio show. I covered the latest developments concerning the Mars Phoenix Lander as it gets ready to start studying the soil (and atmosphere) of Mars, as well as the important Astronomical news which occurred while I was away. I hope to put a more detailed synopsis below, soon, but am trying to finish an observing proposal before I leave this afternoon for a summer school hosted by the National Radio Astronomy Observatory. Unfortunately, since I'll be gone, there probably won't be any radio show this week or the week after - but if I get a chance to record one, I'll be sure to post it here.

Thanks a lot for listening, and please email me or post below any questions, comments, or concerns you might have. Take care.

Want to be an European astronaut?

As of May 19th, the European Space Agency is taking applications for their next class of astronauts. Go here for more information.

Have a clever idea for Satellite Navigation?

Will the European Space Agency is very interested in hearing them. Go here to enter a contest, and submit your ideas. Good luck!