#109 - July 2021 Part 2

AWESOME ASTRONOMY

The Discussion:

• Hubble’s still in trouble
• Jeni’s presenting on the BBC’s Weatherman Walking
• Ideas for a new segment to replace the moons of the solar system

The News:

• Ingenuity helicopter is exceeding all expectations
• Russia looks to expand its real estate on the ISS
• NASA’s Artemis 1 is being stacked for a November launch
• China’s sending Taikonauts to the moon & Mars
• Bezos & Branson

Moons of the Solar System: Our show segment exploring the discovery, exploration and our knowledge of the solar system’s moons. And we move onto the moons of Uranus.

Q&A: Are summers in the southern hemisphere hotter than in the northern hemisphere because they’re close to the sun at perihelion?’ From our good friend Krista Bowen from Arkansas via email.