Your Sky Tonight - July 31, 2017

Using Resources in Space to Sustain Human Exploration

6th Dec, 2018 - 1.1k views

Is it easier to bring resources with us or use what's there when going to the moon and Mars? NASA thinks it's easier to use what's there. Learn more about NASA's thinking with in-situ resource utilization (ISRU)

Telescope Eyepieces with David Nagler

3rd Dec, 2018 - 923 views

Telescope Talk Hangouts are sponsored by OPT Telescopes: https://bit.ly/2SwhmVB Eyepieces are essential components of your telescope. They allow you to actually focus the light coming through your telescope and provide key optics for getting a good

The Thirty Meter Telescope TMT

3rd Dec, 2018 - 1.4k views

Telescope Talk Hangouts are sponsored by OPT Telescopes: https://bit.ly/2SwhmVB The largest ground-based telescope is now being built on the top of Mauna Kea in Hawaii. The Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) is a new class of extremely large telescopes t

Mars InSight Landing MarCO Steals the Show

1st Dec, 2018 - 3.2k views

Space Fan News is Sponsored by OPT Telescopes and Patreon Patrons: https://optcorp.com/?utm_source=deepastronomy&utm_medium=telescopetalk&utm_campaign=home In this episode NASA successfully puts another lander on the Red Planet. Earlier this week,

All About LSST Science and Engineering

27th Nov, 2018 - 1k views

Telescope Talk Hangouts are sponsored by OPT Telescopes: https://bit.ly/2SwhmVB Sub to Launchpad Astronomy: https://www.youtube.com/ChristianReady The Large Synoptic Sky Survey is one of the most ambitious ground-based astronomy surveys ever concei

The Origin of Life with PZ Myers

26th Nov, 2018 - 1.5k views

Subscribe too PZ Myers Channel Here: https://www.youtube.com/user/pzamyers The origin of life on Earth is still being hotly studied. Is life inevitable? If conditions are right, does life in fact, pop right up? Please join Tony Darnell and PZ Mye

Your Sky Tonight The SuperEarth Around Barnards Star

21st Nov, 2018 - 2.7k views

Located in the constellation Ophiuchus, there is an unremarkable red dwarf star some six light years away. After the three stars of the Alpha Centauri system, this is the closest star to us. Known as Barnard’s star, it is invisible to the unaided

Professional OffTheShelf Astronomy Gear

13th Nov, 2018 - 1k views

What gear do professional astronomers use that is available commercially? OPT Telescopes has a professional division dedicated to the professional astronomer. But that doesn't mean amateurs can't get access to it as well! Telescope Talk Hangouts

The Care and Feeding of Black Hole Sagittarius A

9th Nov, 2018 - 5.3k views

New observations from the GRAVITY and SINFONI instrument on the Very Large Telescope have given us unprecedented observations of material falling into the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy.

Exoplanets Dont Like Heavy Metals

8th Nov, 2018 - 1.3k views

Studies of planetary systems have indicated that star systems with high metallicity (think iron - actually anything heavier than helium) may preferentially form planets,but a new survey suggests there are many compact, multiple-planet systems for whi

Astronomy and Outreach with Ian Lauer

7th Nov, 2018 - 643 views

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Exoplanets Don't Like Heavy Metals

6th Nov, 2018 - 84 views