The James Webb telescope is up in space. And who is excited? The Webb Telescope! Well, space-fans, that’s who! Dr. JD, LD, and Jonathan go over it and how amazing this is so far! See for yourself what’s up with the ‘scope!
Its an Astronomy Buffet with Dr. Armstrong! (10/9/21 Part 1)
Its the return of Dr. Armstrong! Astronomy Happenings – Part 1 LD was so happy to talk astronomy he had to get JD back. We’re continuing our talk about discoveries from the past decade in the study of the stars!
We Love Astronomy! (10/9/21 Part 2)
What’s better than talking astronomy? MORE ASTRONOMY! Astronomy Happenings – Part 2 Tune as JD and LD talk about some of the most exciting things from the past decade! If your students or teachers would like to talk to Dr. Armstrong, you can reach him at jd@ifa.hawaii.edu
Guest Star: Dr. JD from the UH IfA! (10/2/21 Part 1)
Clear skies! Dr. Armstrong is visiting to help give us our astronomy fix! Astronomy Buffet – Part 1 We’re talking about some recent discoveries in astronomy you might not have heard about! Ready to join us?
More Astronomy and Your Questions! (10/2/21 Part 2)
Dr. Armstrong continues our Astronomy and Science marathon! Astronomy Buffet – Part 2 Ready for more? We are!
Its a SPACE SHOW with Dr. JD! (7/31/21 Part 1)
Dr. Armstrong of the UH Maui IfA is joining us today! Dr. Armstrong and Space! – Part 1 As such? We are absolutely gorging ourselves on all sorts of cool space stuff! Jonathan went bananas finding stuff he wanted to go over, too! https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2021/07/31/mars-new-data-nasa-insight-lander-fisher-pkg-ebof-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/top-news-videos/ https://www.space.com/mars-helicopter-ingenuity-raised-ridges-video https://earthsky.org/moon-phases/2021-moon-phases-calendar-dates-and-times/ https://www.space.com/boeing-starliner-rolls-off-launch-pad-photos
Nerds! In! Spaaaaaaace! (7/31/21 Part 2)
Its a WHOLE second hour of Space Stuff with Dr. Armstrong! Dr. Armstrong And Space! – Part 2 Dr. Armstrong had a story that some of you were interested in: https://launiusr.wordpress.com/2012/02/08/why-explore-space-a-1970-letter-to-a-nun-in-africa/ More links! https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-57797297 https://apnews.com/article/jeff-bezos-space-e0afeaa813ff0bdf23c37fe16fd34265 https://fortworth.culturemap.com/news/city-life/07-29-21-wally-funk-parade-grapevine-historic-space-flight-blue-origin-bezos/ https://www.space.com/nauka-delays-boeing-starliner-oft2-space-station-launch
Visiting the neighborhood: Mars & Venus! (6/5/21 Part 1)
Cruising around the solar system is fun! Dr. Armstrong on Venus and Mars, and what we can learn! So, what’s been going on in the wacky world of astronomy? What’s new? Well, guess what? We’ve got our favorite local astronomer joining us today! Yes, its Dr. Armstrong! https://www.nasa.gov/venus https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mars/main/index.html
We’ve got a TV star: its Dr. Armstrong! (6/5/21 Part 2)
Astronomers on television! IfA on T.V.! Dr. Armstrong is back, and he had fun recently. Doing what, you ask? He was on Xploration Station’s Awesome Planet! https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2021/05/14/xploration-awesome-planet/ https://www.xplorationstation.com/show/Xploration-Awesome-Planet Are you excited about astronomy going on here in Hawai’i? Check this out!
NASA’s SLS is being tested! Biggest rocket to date! (1/16/21 Part 1)
Today NASA is testing the engines of their SLS (Space Launch System) booster rocket. BIG Rocket Test! This is the biggest test for the project. Its being livestreamed, NASA is recording TERABYTES of test data, and Jonathan could NOT resist talking about it! Whoot! Space Launch System | NASA Space Launch System – Wikipedia WATCH LIVE: NASA test-fires SLS megarocket for moon missions (msn.com) SLS: Nasa’s ‘megarocket’ set to fire up engines in crucial test – BBC News