S03E34: Solar Secrets Unearthed & Hera's Martian Waltz

Astronomy Daily: Latest Space News · Apr 25, 2024 · 14m

Prepare for an astronomical adventure in today's episode of Astronomy Daily - The Podcast. Host Charlie takes us on a thrilling journey, starting with the awe-inspiring revelations of the 2024 total solar eclipse. Witness the unity of community and science as the Citizen Continental-America Telescopic Eclipse (CATE 2024) experiment captures a high-resolution solar spectacle, while NASA's WB-57F aircraft ascends to 50,000ft for a clear-eyed view of the sun's corona.

Next, we buckle up for the ESA's Hera mission's gravity-defying detour by Mars, a strategic maneuver on its path to investigate…