Ep 194 | Big Things Happening In The Final Frontier

From landing on Mars to exploring the outer reaches of our solar system, last year saw all sorts of new discoveries in space science. 2019 is set to bring us even more breakthroughs in terms of what we know about the universe around us. Today we welcome back onto the podcast Ben Burress, one of the many on staff astronomers at Chabot Space and Science Center in Oakland, to discuss with us some of the great discoveries made in 2018, and what is making astronomers excited for 2019. Upcoming Events 4/22-23 Lyrids Meteor Shower 5/6-7 Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower 7/9 Saturn closest to Earth 8/12-13 Perseid Meteor Shower 10/21-22 Orionids Meteor Shower 11/11 Transit of Mercury (Won't happen again until 2039) Website: chabotspace.org :40 Getting Started 1:48 2018 Discoveries and Achievements 15:38 Mega-Structures in Space 23:26 Curiosity on Mars 27:31 Finding Life on Mars 30:24 China's Moon Mission 33:35 Sending People to the Moon/ Mars 36:21 Super Blood Wolf Moon 43:01 Other Celestial Events in 2019 48:02 Transit of Mercury 50:41 Omuamua 56:13 Saturn's Rings 57:49 Spin the Wheel 1:02:07 Pluto's Planet Status 1:03:45 Chabot Events in 2019 1:07:46 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing 1:15:31 2019 Predictions 1:19:09 Wrap up Thanks for watching! Listen to The Marc Guzman Experience on iTunes, iHeartRadio or Watch on Facebook or YouTube. WEBSITE: http://www.MarcGuzman.com FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/MarcGuzmanHomes INSTAGRAM: http://www.instagram.com/MarcGuzmanHomes SNAPCHAT: http://www.snapchat.com/add/MarcGuzmanHomes TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/MarcGuzmanHomes Company Website: http://www.BGAM.us