SPACED OUT, Stardome Observatory and Planetarium
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Astronomy Educator and Astrophotographer Josh Aoraki features on the fortnightly five-minute Spaced Out radio segment on 95bfm Drive where he chats all things space science, Stardome and stargazing. Spaced Out has been going strong since 2011. Have a listen around 4:40pm Tuesdays fortnightly. (You can catch up later or listen to archived episodes here). SPACED OUT 19 NOVEMBER 2024Josh talks about how the US election results will effect NASA's future of space exploration, an exciting fly-by of Venus, and a series of congressional UFO hearings! Listen here. SPACED OUT 5 NOVEMBER 2024Josh chats to Rosetta about the new spacesuits designed for NASA by fashion house Prada. Listen here. SPACED OUT 22 OCTOBER 2024Learn about Comet C/2023 A3 and our one-in-80,000 year chance to see the comet as its orbit passes over New Zealand. Listen here. SPACED OUT 8 OCTOBER 2024Josh talks about what's happening with NASA spacecraft Voyager II. Listen here. SPACED OUT 24 SEPTEMBER 2024The earth is getting a second moon for a couple months, and by the end of the week, we'll have a quasi-moon thanks to an asteroid that is being pulled into the earth's gravitational influence. Listen back for all the extra-terrestrial news. SPACED OUT 10 SEPTEMBER 2024The ongoing saga of the stranded astronauts, photos of a distant planet, and China's new space mission. Listen here. SPACED OUT 27 AUGUST 2024The eight-day mission for the Starliner astronauts has turned into a likely eight-month journey, there's commercial astronauts heading to space, and the latest experiments on effects of space on the human body. Plus the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer mission does a fly-by. Listen here. SPACED OUT 13 AUGUST 2024What do you do when you're stuck in space? How will the Boeing Starliner astronauts get home? And water has been discovered on Mars. Listen here. SPACED OUT 2 JULY 2024Emergency on the space station! Find out what happens when space junk heads your way. Listen here. SPACED OUT 18 JUNE 2024Things don't always go smoothly in space - there's ssues with the Hubble telescope, and the Boeing Starliner is in trouble. Listen here. SPACED OUT 4 JUNE 2024What's so special about moon rocks and why are we still collecting them? And how incredible was it to see an aurora in Auckland! Find out what causes them. Listen here. SPACED OUT 7 MAY 2024China launches their sixth space mission, this time to the far side of the moon. Plus Josh talks about next generation spacesuits. Find out more here. SPACED OUT 30 APRIL 2024Solar sails, how to handle being hit by space debris, and news of an icy comet near Neptune. Listen here. SPACED OUT 9 APRIL 2024Stardome's Zeiss telescope reopens, and what timezone is the Moon in? Find out here. SPACED OUT 26 MARCH 2024Josh talks about sightings of an aurora, the reusable Starship rocket, and the hunt for a meteorite in New Zealand! Listen here. SPACED OUT 12 MARCH 2024Kris is joined by Josh Aoraki to talk about India's plan for a first crewed space expedition, robots in space, slashing to NASA's funding, and the space race between China and the USA. Listen here. SPACED OUT 27 FEBRUARY 2024Josh and Sam chat about moon landings, and the discovery of extra moons around Neptune. Listen here. SPACED OUT 13 FEBRUARY 2024We've got some good news about Stardome's Zeiss telescope, there's new of a volcanic eruption on Jupiter's moon Io, and more moon missions. Listen here. SPACED OUT 30 JANUARY 2024Japan's bumpy moon landing, bad news from Mars, and how to celebrate Valentine's day at Stardome. Listen here. SPACED OUT 16 JANUARY 2024Spaced Out on bfm is back for 2024! This episode we're talking about our return to the Moon and how things don't always go to plan. Listen here. SPACED OUT 12 DECEMBER 2023The last Spaced Out of 2023! Josh talks about the various space missions during the year to Mars, Jupiter, and the Moon. Plus crash landings and mining spacerocks. Listen here. SPACED OUT 28 NOVEMBER 2023Whether you call it an explosion or a 'rapid unscheduled disassembly', what happens when rockets go wrong? Learn what's happening on the ISS, and hear about a weird and wonderful experience at Stardome called XYZZY. Listen here. |