Weekly Space Hangout - Sept 18, 2015: Planet Hunter Prof. Sara Seager

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Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guests: Dr. Sara Seager, whose research focuses on computer models of exoplanet atmospheres, interiors, and biosignatures. Her favorite projects involve the search for planets like Earth with signs of life on them. Guests: Paul Sutter (pmsutter.com / @PaulMattSutter) Morgan Rehnberg (cosmicchatter.org / @MorganRehnberg ) Pamela Gay (cosmoquest.org / @cosmoquestx / @starstryder) This Week’s Stories: Yet another billionaire makes a rocket company Yet another icy moon gets a global ocean First crewed Orion mission delayed until 2023 International Observe the Moon Night and upcoming Eclipse (not yet live) Cassini Clocks Wind Speeds on Saturn Stellar Discovery by Queen’s Researcher Misplaced Volcanoes on Jupiter’s Moon Io Globally Unique Double Crater Identified in Sweden Curiosity Investigates Petrified Martian Sand Dunes, Contemplates Next Drill Campaign The Space Review: Back from the brink: Akatsuki Returns to Venus Astronomers Peer into the “Amniotic Sac” of a Planet-Hosting Star Global Pluto Mosaic From New Hi Res Imagery Reveals Bewildering Diversity and Complexity Rocky Planets may be Habitable Depending on their “Air Conditioning System” A Taste of ESPRESSO SDO Catches an Earth-Moon Double Photobomb What happens to astronaut poop? NASA finally has an answer Mercury Rotates Faster than Expected Virgin Galactic’s LauncherOne to utilize a dedicated aircraft United Launch Alliance Picks US Rocket Engine Over Rival Russian One US Military Foresees Robot-Run ‘Transportation Hub’ in Space NASA 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge ESA Moon challenge Philae’s Descent: The Director’s Cut Andreas Mogensen Controls Ground Rover from Space Cassini Finds Global Ocean in Saturn’s Moon Enceladus LRO discovers the Earth is “massaging” the Moon! Nearby red dwarves could reveal planet secrets? ROSETTA MISSION: Ptolemy sniffs next piece of the comet puzzle SOHO’s 3000th comet A Shy Galactic Neighbour The MARS Generation Website/Project/Non-Profit Organization Launches; Brainchild of 18-Year-Old Student Abigail Harrison (aka Astronaut Abby) Watching an exoplanet in motion around a distant star SEN is building a network of video cameras for spacecraft, primarily CubeSats, to create a space television network Funky Light Signal From Colliding Black Holes Explained? Blue Origin to Resurrect LC-36, Will Build & Fly Rockets & Spacecraft from Cape Canaveral First Weld of Orion Exploration Mission-1 Crew Module New support for converging black holes in Virgo constellation? Pluto ‘Wows’ in Spectacular New Backlit Panorama Big Iron gets technology boost Living in space—and on Earth—is a balancing act First manned flight of NASA’s Orion may be delayed to 2023 A Peek Inside the Pluto Public Relations Machine NH PROCESSED IMAGES on Twitter: “All in one #NewHorizons #PlutoFlyby #Pluto #NASA “ NASA Seeks Big Ideas from Students for Inflatable Heat Shield Technology We record the Weekly Space Hangout every Friday at 12:00 pm Pacific / 3:00 pm Eastern. You can watch us live on Google+, Universe Today, or the Universe Today YouTube page. You can join in the discussion between episodes over at our Weekly Space Hangout Crew group in G+, and suggest your ideas for stories we can discuss each week!