Awesome Astronomy - May Part 1

Paul Hill, Ralph Wilkins and Dr. Jenifer “Dr. Dust” Millard host. Damien Phillips, John Wildridge and Dustin Ruoff produce. The Discussion:  - Jeni’s magazine article on ‘Everything JWST’. - UK government's social mobility commissioner gets us wound up. Listeners’ emails on: - Professional astronomy vs amateur astronomy. - Artificial Intelligence in consumer telescopes. - JWST’s Early Release Observations.   The News:  Rounding up the astronomy news in April, we have: - New type of nebula discovered by an amateur astronomer. The “Heart of Hydra” ( https://www.astrobin.com/950d0s/ ) by Marcel Drechsler ( https://www.astrobin.com/users/Marcel_Drechsler/ ). - Detecting life-giving hydrothermal vents on Saturn’s moon Europa. - An exoplanet around a dead star in a potential habitable zone. - ‘Impossible’ galaxies with no dark matter. - The big news story: the Planetary Science Decadal Survey is out!   The Sky Guide:  This month we’re taking a look at the constellation of Ursa Major with a guide to its history, how to find it, a couple of deep sky objects and a round-up of the solar system views on offer in May.    Q&A: Will JWST be able to confirm the existence of the Ort Cloud? From our good friend Oren Wyche in Maryland USA.   http://www.awesomeastronomy.com   Bio: Awesome Astronomy is a podcast beamed direct from an underground bunker on Mars to promote science, space and astronomy (and enslave Earth if all goes well).   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].