#101 - November 2020 Part 2

<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Discussion</span>: The ongoing saga of Jeni’s PhD thesis and a couple of listener emails.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The News</span>: Rounding up the space exploration news we have:</p> <ul> <li>More destruction to the giant Arecibo radio telescope</li> <li>Keeping in touch with our intergalactic emissaries</li> <li>More information from the Rosettta mission.</li> <li>A new exoplanet characterising spacecraft gets the go ahead form ESA</li> <li>NASA’s Mars sample return mission plans</li> <li>China picks its Mars landing zone for February’s arrival</li> <li>Lockheed propose a new space launch facility in Scotland</li> </ul> <p>Main news story: Congratulations to OSIRIS-REx at asteroid Bennu.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Electromagnetic Spectrum</span>: The gamma ray end of the spectrum. How these telescopes were developed and became ever more powerful.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Christmas gift ideas</span>: We replace the Q&A section this episode as the holidays are getting closer and we thought you might appreciate some suggestions for the young, new or amateur astronomer in your life.</p> <p> </p>