Hi everybody, my name is Fraser Kane and I am the publisher of Universe Today and welcome

to our weekly space hangout for January 26th, 2012.

Once again, gather together some of the finest minds in space and astronomy, science, journalism

and join me here on the interwebs to discuss the big stories that broke this week.

So who have I got to this week?

I got, and again, the order that I see them is completely different from the order that

you see them.

So people will need to wave, so we remember who they are.

So we've got Alan Boyle from MSNBC's Cosmic Log.

We've got Ian O'Neill from the discovery.com's space news.

I got that right?

Yeah.

Nicole Galucci, the noisy astronomer, also a contributor at Discovery Space News.

We've got Dr. Pamela Gay, Star Strider, my co-host and astronomy cast.

And why is it always you last, Phil?

Dr. Phil Pleit, the bad astronomer.

There, Phil.

Nobody puts the bad astronomer in a corner.

But we do put you at the end of the row.

So is odd, isn't it?

I think it's maybe when you joined?

I'm not sure.

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