Awesome Astronomy - March Part 2

Paul Hill, Ralph Wilkins and Dr. Jenifer “Dr. Dust” Millard host. Damien Phillips, John Wildridge and Dustin Ruoff produce.   The Discussion:  - A little bit of singing to brighten your day and abuse your ears. - It's Messier Marathon season. - A Messier challenge. - A great listeners' email on naming space missions.   The News: Rounding up the space exploration news this month we have: - Space Forge's reusable satellites demonstrator. - ESA's demonstrator for extracting oxygen from the lunar surface. - The countdown to the death of NASA's Mars Insight lander. - SpaceX's Starship developments. - The future for ExoMars and the ISS.   Main news story: The knock on effects to cooperation in space caused by the situation in Ukraine.   Nebulae! Our section of the show explaining every type of nebulae in the galaxy that you can observe or image for yourself. This month we cover Reflection Nebulae.   www.awesomeastronomy.com   We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs.  Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too!  Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/shop for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations.  Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) ------------------------------------ The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by the Planetary Science Institute. http://www.psi.edu Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at [email protected].