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Of Fusion Crusts and Strewn Fields: Science Channel’s “Meteorite Men” Make an Impact

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

PHOTO CREDIT: Photograph by Caroline Palmer © Aerolite Meteorites www.aerolite.org

Join us Sunday, March 7 at 9pm EST (March 8 at 0200 UTC), for a special AFM*Radio presentation featuring Geoffrey Notkin of the Science Channel’s Meteorite Men!

In a pre-recorded interview, we speak with Geoff about all things Meteorite Men, including how the show came to be, some surprising results of the show, and his remarkable fourteen-year friendship with Meteorite Men co-host, Steve Arnold.  Geoff also discusses some of world’s more fascinating impact sites, the intricacies of meteorite hunting,  and his own passions for science, meteorites, and music.

If you aren’t able to make the original airing at 9pm EST, you can catch one of the AFM*Radio replays at midnight, 3am, 6am, 9am, noon, 3pm, or 6pm (EST).  You can also listen to the podcast version, posted above.

For your pre-show enjoyment, the following list includes links for the websites, magazine, and book mentioned during the interview:

Meteorite Men website

Meteorite Men on Discovery’s Science Channel website

Meteorite Men on Twitter

Meteorite Men on Facebook

Meteorite Men on Quest tv in the UK

Geoffrey Notkin’s Aerolite website

Geoffrey Notkin’s Guide to Meteorite Identification

Geoff Notkin’s Geology.com column, Meteorwritings

Geoff Notkin’s review of Christopher Cokinos’ book, The Fallen Sky

Christopher Cokinos’ book, The Fallen Sky (available in hardcover and e-book formats)

E.P. Grondine’s book, Man and Impact in the Americas, at Amazon.com

E.P. Grondine’s book, Man and Impact in the Americas, signed and half-priced!

The Tricottet Collection’s Nininger Legacy Exhibit

H. H. Ninger’s books, available through Amazon.com

The Meteorite Magazine website

NorthEast Astronomy Forum (NEAF) website

NEAF Tweetup Attendees List (contact @CraftLass to have your name added)

Glossary of Meteorite Terms

In the Homestretch – the Race for Space!

Monday, February 1st, 2010

The 2nd Annual Shorty Awards has reached the crucial vote-off stage. If you didn’t participate in the nominations, now, more than ever, is the time to make your vote count!

This stage runs only five days, from February 1 through February 5, so head on over to the Shorty site to cast your votes for Space.  All original nominations count as votes, so if you already voted for one of the finalists in the nominations stage, you don’t need to vote for them again in this finalists round.  If you haven’t yet voted, please do!  You can vote for more than one finalist in each category, but only once per finalist per category.  Below, are the Space finalists, linked directly to their respective categories.

P.S.  The #education category for which I was nominated did not make it into the official categories, so I am not a finalist.  Thank you, so much, to all who voted for me in the nomination round; and congratulations to finalists NASA, Twitter ISS Alerts, Jen Scheer, and Newbury Astronomy – Go #Spacetweeps!

NASA in #government … Vote Here

twisst (Twitter ISS Alerts) in #science … Vote Here

FlyingJenny (Jen Scheer) in #science  … Vote Here

NewburyAS (Newbury Astronomy) in #science … Vote Here

AFM’s Virtual #SDOisGO Tweetup!

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

WHAT: AFM’s Virtual #SDOisGO Tweetup

WHEN: February 10, 2010 (subject to change, in accordance with SDO launch)

WHERE: Astronomy.FM

WHO: Everyone who wants to attend!

Did you know that NASA is launching a new solar observatory next month, and that you can participate from anywhere in the world?  Or maybe you already are an SDO fan, but aren’t able to make it to the launch, either of  NASA’s two #SDOisGO tweetups, or any of the simultaneous launch events.

In the spirit of NASA’s #SDOisGO tweetup and encouraging greater learning everywhere, Astronomy.FM is hosting the first-ever, simultaneous, virtual launch tweetup to celebrate the launch of NASA’s latest solar observatory!  Events and features will include live on-the-scene radio updates and interviews, solar-themed music and programs, embedded video players to watch the launch as it happens, Do You Know SDO? quiz opportunities for NASA prizes, virtual learning booths, and more!

This will be a 24-hour event, from midnight EST February 10 (0500 UTC) through midnight EST February 11 (0500 UTC), to encourage international participation.  While NASA is a USA space agency, the worlds they explore, the science they investigate, and the knowledge they gain, belong to all of us.  The more you know about NASA, the more you’ll learn about the world we live in and the greater horizons beyond.

Be sure to stop by Astronomy.FM on February 10 to learn more about the SDO mission and our Sun, to watch the launch, and for your opportunity to win some NASA swag!