The search for planets around other stars is heating up. So far, there are over 4,000 confirmed exoplanets. What would the Earth look like in one of these searches?

Telescope Talk Hangouts are sponsored by OPT Telescopes: https://bit.ly/2SwhmVB Did you know there is an effort underway to actually see the event horizon of a black hole? Right now, astronomers around the world are processing data taken earlier of the center of our galaxy in attempt to see the boundary between normal space and that of Sag A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way. The results are due out soon and this hangout is your chance to learn about one of the most amazing astronomy endeavours ever attempted from Geoff Bower, Chief Scientist for Hawaii Operations for the Event Horizon Telescope. Subscribe to Launchpad Astronomy Here: https://youtube.com/ChristianReady Like this content? Please consider becoming a patron: https://patreon.com/DeepAstronomy Follow DeepAstronomy on Twitter: @DeepAstronomy Like DeepAstronomy on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DeepAstronomy/ Join our free Discord server for always-on chat action! https://discord.gg/nqGpvtK ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4J02ph1Jd1Q

The STEREO team released the first image ever taken of the complete globe of the sun. Not the disk, the ENTIRE sphere. Really cool. I also respond to a request about concerns of the upcoming solar max and the predictions that it will be stronger than usual. Links to pages in the vid: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/stereo/news/entire-sun.html http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2008/06may_carringtonflare/ http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2006/10mar_stormwarning/ http://spaceweather.com/ http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2009/29may_noaaprediction/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vIYSLo2YYY

NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden has often observed that humans are closer to their first mission to Mars than ever before in history. In the first in a series of Hangout discussions, we will hear from scientific and technical experts who have been developing priority capabilities, innovative scenarios, and the objectives for human exploration of Mars within about two decades. Join Tony Darnell, Harley Thronson and Alberto Conti as they discuss with Hoppy Price (JPL) and Joseph Cassady (Aerojet Rocketdyne) current architectures for initial human missions to Mars that are both affordable and sustainable. Download the DeepAstronomy App and stay current on all content: Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.dwnld.vrf985&hl=en_GB Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/deep-astronomy/id1098749154?ls=1&mt=8 Follow DeepAstronomy on Twitter: @DeepAstronomy Like DeepAstronomy on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DeepAstronomy/ Like Space Fan News on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SpaceFanNews/ Follow DeepAstronomy on Google+ http://google.com/+DeepAstronomy http://google.com/+TonyDarnell We also have a great Google+ Community, come share your thoughts and join the discussion! https://plus.google.com/communities/109849939648748938781 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZI4XtMDY4ec