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#61 Will Saturn’s rings really disappear from view in 2025? What’s going on with that?

Cosmic Coffee Time with Andrew Prestage - November 30, 2023 14:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
In the news lately, you might have seen reports that the rings of Saturn are going to disappear from view. What could make that happen? And will they come back? Let’s check out what’s going on with the most spectacular feature in our solar system.  Follow Cosmic Coffee Time on X for some specia...

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Pioneer 10's prominent anniversary

SkyCaramba - November 26, 2023 06:00 - 5 minutes
It's been a half-century since Pioneer 10 went by Jupiter. And it's been 20 years since anyone last heard from the probe. Whatever's next for it will probably be in almost 40,000 years.

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Warning from the grave

Mothman Podcast - November 23, 2023 04:36 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
A lights out bed time story.

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Entity which dwells below the earths surface

Mothman Podcast - November 22, 2023 19:57 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
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2023, November 22: Venus Aims at Spica, Jupiter, Saturn Bookend Moon

When the Curves Line Up - November 20, 2023 19:20 - 5 minutes
November 22, 2023: Before sunrise, Venus begins its approach to Spica.  After sundown, the moon is midway from Jupiter to Saturn. See the accompanying article 2023, November 22: Venus Aims at Spica, Jupiter, Saturn Bookend Moon --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/...

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2023, November 21: Try to Spot Neptune, Three Bright Planets

When the Curves Line Up - November 20, 2023 03:37 - 5 minutes
November 21, 2023: Tonight, Neptune is in the same binocular field with the moon, a challenging view.  Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn are easily visible during the night. See the accompanying article - 2023, November 21: Try to Spot Neptune, Three Bright Planets --- Send in a voice message: http...

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215: Naming asteroids with Dr. Williams

Spacepod - November 19, 2023 17:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 332 ratings
Dr. Gareth Williams tells us about asteroid names. He explains the rules around naming asteroids and tells us how an asteroid name lead to a surprise trip to meet one of his heroes.

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How the first successful Mars mission ultimately failed

SkyCaramba - November 19, 2023 06:00 - 4 minutes
Mars just went through solar conjunction. Not only can ordinary observers not see the red planet, scientists can't stay in touch with the space probes there either. That's not a small concern. Missions to Mars have been hard. Here's the story of the first successful Mars probe to report back and...

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Star Diary, 20 to 26 November, 2023

Radio Astronomy - November 19, 2023 00:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★ - 22 ratings
The Moon points the way to Neptune, before heading on to the Pleiades in this week’s stargazing guide.  Transcription: www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-20-nov-2023  Learn all about astrophotography in our upcoming online Masterclass, all about deep-sky imaging: https://bit.ly/SaNMCD...

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2023, November 20: Saturn-Moon Conjunction, Venus Steps Eastward

When the Curves Line Up - November 18, 2023 16:34 - 3 minutes
November 20, 2023: After sundown, the gibbous moon appears near the moon.  The Morning Star moves eastward in front of Virgo. See the accompanying article - 2023, November 20: Saturn-Moon Conjunction, Venus Steps Eastward --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/j...

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2023, November 19: Moon Targets Saturn

When the Curves Line Up - November 18, 2023 02:53 - 5 minutes
November 19, 2023: After sundown, the nearly half-full moon is near Saturn.  Jupiter is farther eastward.  Before sunrise, Venus gleams from the southeastern sky. See the accompanying article - 2023, November 19: Moon Targets Saturn --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com...

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2023, November 18: Morning Star, Moon Targets Saturn

When the Curves Line Up - November 18, 2023 02:39 - 4 minutes
November 18, 2023: Brilliant Venus is the lone bright planet visible during morning twilight.  After nightfall, the moon approaches Saturn. See the accompanying article - 2023, November 18: Morning Star, Moon Targets Saturn --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show...

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771-Nice PHA

Travelers In The Night - November 17, 2023 16:00 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratings
NASA classifies 2023 SZ1 as a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid since it is larger than 140m in diameter and on its current path can come to about 6 times the Moon’s distance from us.Fortunately on its current path 2023 SZ1 will not come any closer than 42 times the Moon’s distance from us until aft...

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2023, November 17:  Mars at Solar Conjunction, Moon with Dogs Kingdom

When the Curves Line Up - November 16, 2023 03:15 - 6 minutes
November 17, 2023: Mars is at conjunction with the sun tonight and begins to slowly move into the morning sky.  The crescent moon appears with a small pattern known as the Dogs Kingdom. See the accompanying article - 2023, November 17:  Mars at Solar Conjunction, Moon with Dogs Kingdom --- S...

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2023, November 16: Teapot Moon

When the Curves Line Up - November 16, 2023 02:55 - 5 minutes
November 16, 2023: The moon, visible in the Teapot of Sagittarius, appears in the evening sky with Saturn and Jupiter.  Venus gleams from the southeastern sky before sunrise. See the accompanying article - 2023, November 16: Teapot Moon --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify...

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🌊 How Did Earth Get Its Water? 🌎

WORLD OF SCIENCE - November 16, 2023 01:14 - 3 minutes
💙 The abundance of water available on Earth is one of the main reasons why it is often referred to as the 'Blue Planet'. 💙👨‍🔬 With nearly 70% of the planet's surface being covered with water, scientists have always wondered about its origins. 🤔❔

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110: Dark Feminine Energy, Light Feminine, & The Witch Wound

The Glow Files - November 15, 2023 23:36 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Hi and welcome to another episode! Today we dive into dark feminine energy vs light feminine, when to balance the scales, and how to step more into your own dark feminine to reveal your inner confidence, magnetism, and power. We talk more personally about our journey with these energies and wha...

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110: Dark Feminine Energy, Light Feminine, & the Witch Wound

The Glow Files - November 15, 2023 23:36 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Hi and welcome to another episode! Today we dive into dark feminine energy vs light feminine, when to balance the scales, and how to step more into your own dark feminine to reveal your inner confidence, magnetism, and power. We talk more personally about our journey with these energies and wha...

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258E-258E-270-Space Opals

Travelers In The Night - November 14, 2023 16:00 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratings
Opal, the national gemstone of Australia, is silica, the most common ingredient of sand, with a number of water molecules attached to it. On Earth Opal forms when water evaporates from a slurry of sand and water which is deposited repeatedly in a crack or fissure in a rock over a long period of t...

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2023, November 15: Crescent Moon, Evening Sky

When the Curves Line Up - November 13, 2023 18:47 - 4 minutes
November 15, 2023: The crescent moon returns to the western sky after nightfall.  Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn are visible during the night. See the accompanying article - 2023, November 15: Crescent Moon, Evening Sky --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jeffrey...

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2023, November 14: Three Bright Planets

When the Curves Line Up - November 13, 2023 18:35 - 5 minutes
November 14, 2023: Venus is visible before sunrise in the east-southeast.  After night fall, Saturn is south-southeast, while Jupiter is above the east horizon. See the accompanying article - 2023, November 14: Three Bright Planets --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/...

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2023, November 13: Uranus at Opposition

When the Curves Line Up - November 12, 2023 15:45 - 5 minutes
November 13, 2023: Uranus is at opposition and closest to Earth.  It is visible through a binocular during the night. See the accompanying article - 2023, November 13: Uranus at Opposition --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jeffrey-l-hunt/message Support thi...

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Why certain stars are so often left out

SkyCaramba - November 12, 2023 06:00 - 4 minutes
Mercury's slowly making it into the evening sky. Saturn rules the evening. Jupiter's still up all night. So is Uranus as it's at opposition this week. Venus dominates the morning. Mars is hidden in the sun's glare. A listener wants to know why the moon always seems to pass or over certain stars...

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Ep 27, Eric Cunningham: The Luciferic Verses

Biodynamic Guild - November 12, 2023 05:15 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
Eric Cunningham is a professor of History at Gonzaga University specializing in Japanese Intellectual History. After earning a BA in History from the University of Colorado in 1984, Cunningham was commissioned as an officer in the US Navy, and served for six years as an engineering and deck offi...

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Star Diary, 13 to 19 November, 2023

Radio Astronomy - November 12, 2023 00:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★ - 22 ratings
The Leonids meteor shower and Jupiter’s moons pass in front of the planet’s in this week’s stargazing guide. Transcription: www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-13-nov-2023   Learn all about astrophotography in our upcoming online Masterclass, all about deep-sky imaging: https://bit.ly/...

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2023, November 12:  Venus Dances Eastward, Evening Jupiter, Saturn

When the Curves Line Up - November 10, 2023 17:25 - 3 minutes
November 12, 2023:  Venus moves noticeably eastward each morning against Virgo’s stars.  Jupiter and Saturn are easily visible after nightfall. See the accompanying article 2023, November 12:  Venus Dances Eastward, Evening Jupiter, Saturn --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spot...

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2023, November 11: Moon, Spica Conjunction, Mars Nears Conjunction

When the Curves Line Up - November 10, 2023 17:05 - 3 minutes
November 11, 2023: This morning the thin crescent moon is near Spica. Mars nears its solar conjunction. See the accompanying article - 2023, November 11: Moon, Spica Conjunction, Mars Nears Conjunction --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jeffrey-l-hunt/messag...

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770-Hycean Worlds

Travelers In The Night - November 10, 2023 16:00 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratings
Hycean Worlds, with masses between Earth and Neptune which have thin hydrogen rich atmospheres above a liquid water ocean may be very common in our neighborhood of the Milky Way. They could be an abode of life.

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Stede Bonnet - Ghost of a Gentleman Pirate

But It Was Aliens - November 09, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 46 ratings
The extraterrestrial comedy podcast where we probe the life and times and afterlife and after times of legendary Gentleman Pirate, Stede Bonnet. Stede is kind of renowned in the 2020’s as having been a bit of a cr*p pirate, but was Stede really that bad? We’ll find out for in this episode we wil...

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2023, November 10: Thin Morning Lunar Crescent, Bright Planets

When the Curves Line Up - November 08, 2023 18:21 - 4 minutes
November 10, 2023: Before sunrise, the thin lunar crescent appears below Venus.  After sundown, Jupiter and Saturn are visible. See the accompanying article - 2023, November 10: Thin Morning Lunar Crescent, Bright Planets --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/j...