Off-Nominal

02 - Interstellar Rock (and Roll)

Episode Summary

Anthony and Jake dive into Gravitational Wave astronomy, salute a passing interstellar traveler, and pour one out for a lost rock legend.

Episode Notes

Anthony and Jake dive into Gravitational Wave astronomy, salute a passing interstellar traveler, and pour one out for a lost rock legend.

Beers

• 100th Meridian Organic Amber Lager - Mill Street Brewery - Untappd
• HopDevil IPA - Victory Brewing Company - Untappd

Topics

• Facts | LIGO Lab | Caltech
• A fourth gravitational wave has been detected - The Verge
• Astronomers detect gravitational waves from two neutron stars colliding - The Verge
• Jets and Debris from a Neutron Star Collision - YouTube
• First LIGO/Virgo detection of a binary neutron star merger (GW170817) - YouTube
• Small Asteroid or Comet 'Visits' from Beyond the Solar System | University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy
• Small Asteroid or Comet ‘Visits’ from Beyond the Solar System | NASA
• “What if it were a red dwarf instead?” By Tony Dunn

Picks

• Mastcam-Z Blog
• Taming Liquid Hydrogen by Virginia P. Dawson & Mark D. Bowles | Free PDF from NASA History
• Taming Liquid Hydrogen by Virginia P. Dawson & Mark D. Bowles | iBooks

Follow Jake

• WeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to Mars
• WeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | Twitter
• Jake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit) | Twitter

Follow Anthony

• Main Engine Cut Off
• Main Engine Cut Off (@WeHaveMECO) | Twitter
• Anthony Colangelo (@acolangelo) | Twitter