02: Proton Aurorae Discovered on Mars

Stream podcast episodes on demand from <a href="http://www.bitesz.com/spacetime" rel="noopener">www.bitesz.com/spacetime</a> (mobile friendly<br />*Proton Aurorae discovered on Mars<br />Astronomers have found that a type of Martian aurora first identified by NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft in 2016 is actually the most common form of aurora occurring on the Red Planet.<br /> <br />*All systems go for the maiden flight of the new Vega-C<br />The European Space Agency will fly its new Vega C lightweight launch system on its maiden flight in March.<br /> <br />Russian Space Tourism back on the flight plan for Moscow<br />The Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos plans to modify a Soyuz capsule to carry space tourists on a trip to orbit.<br /> <br />*New weather satellite launched<br />Russia has launched a new geostationary weather satellite into orbit.<br /> <br />*January Skywatch<br />This month we look at the brightest star in the night sky and cover one of the best meteor showers of the year.<br /> <br />For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: <a href="http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotes" rel="noopener">http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotes</a><br /> <br />Get immediate access to over 170 commercial-free, double episode editions of SpaceTime plus extended interview bonus content. Subscribe via Patreon or Supercast....and share in the rewards. Details at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary" rel="noopener">www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary</a> or if you’re not a fan of Patreon, go to Supercast - <a href="https://bitesz.supercast.tech/" rel="noopener">https://bitesz.supercast.tech/</a><br /> <br />RSS feed: <a href="https://rss.acast.com" rel="noopener">https://rss.acast.com</a>/spacetime <br /><br /><br />Email: <a href="mailto:SpaceTime@bitesz.com">SpaceTime@bitesz.com</a><br /> <br />To receive the Astronomy Daily Newsletter free, direct to your inbox...just join our mailing list at <a href="http://www.bitesz.com/mailinglist" rel="noopener">www.bites