<p>To celebrate the Winter Solstice, Jason and Stephen talk all about the Earth&#39;s journey around the sun and how it affects all of our lives.</p>
 <h4>This episode of Liftoff is sponsored by:</h4> <ul>
<li><a href="http://wobbleworks.com/">Luminos:</a> A fantastic astronomy app, 10 years in the making! Now with an Apple Watch app for skygazing!</li>
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<h4>Links and Show Notes</h4>  <h5><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFwqZ4qAUkE" target="_blank">"Best of the Best" Provides New Views, Commentary of Shuttle Launches - YouTube</a></h5> <h5><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000002913002/major-malfunction-revisiting-challenger.html" target="_blank">Major Malfunction: Revisiting Challenger - Video - NYTimes.com</a></h5> <h5><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2421662/" target="_blank">The Challenger Disaster (TV Movie 2013) - IMDb</a></h5> <h5><a href="http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2822/1" target="_blank">The Space Review: Back from the brink: Akatsuki returns to Venus</a></h5> <h5><a href="http://www.theverge.com/2015/12/16/10289030/nasa-budget-increase-2016-congress-funding" target="_blank">Congress wants to give NASA $19.3 billion next year, even more than Obama asked for | The Verge</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/12/11/scientists-claimed-they-found-the-elusive-planet-x-now-astronomers-are-in-an-uproar/" target="_blank">Scientists claimed they found elusive ‘Planet X.’ Doubting astronomers are in an uproar. - The Washington Post</a></h5> <h5><a href="http://www.geekwire.com/2015/planet-x-probably-not-but-alma-telescope-arrays-readings-stir-debate/" target="_blank">Planet X? Probably not, but weird readings spark debate</a></h5> <h5><a href="http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/be-an-astronaut-nasa-accepting-applications-for-future-explorers" target="_blank">Be an Astronaut: NASA Accepting Applications for Future Explorers | NASA</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/423817000" target="_blank">USAJOBS - Search Jobs</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://www.relay.fm/liftoff/6" target="_blank">Liftoff #6: The Sun - Relay FM</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axial_tilt" target="_blank">Axial tilt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precession" target="_blank">Precession - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solstice" target="_blank">Solstice - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equinox" target="_blank">Equinox - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h5>

11: Moon Phases & Tides

Liftoff was a podcast about space, the universe, and everything. You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to understand the major developments as explained by enthusiastic space fans Stephen Hackett and Jason Snell. Hosted by Jason Snell and Stephen Hackett.