Astronomy Cast

AstronomyCast 259: The Exploration of Venus 07.05.2012 32:14 ↓

AstronomyCast 259: The Exploration of Venus, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

AstronomyCast 258: Viking Landers 04.05.2012 34:48 ↓

AstronomyCast 258: Viking Landers, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

Weekly Space Hangout - May 3, 2012 04.05.2012 1:00:54 ↓

In this episode we talked about asteroid mining, SpaceX delays, Shuttle retirement, killer black holes, supermassive planets (aka brown dwarfs), Enceladus/Dione flybys, and missions to Jupiter.

AstronomyCast 257: Viking Orbiter 06.04.2012 28:16 ↓

AstronomyCast 257: Viking Orbiter, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

AstronomyCast 256: Resolution 14.03.2012 32:04 ↓

AstronomyCast 256: Resolution, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

AstronomyCast 254: Reflection & Refraction 09.03.2012 29:57 ↓

AstronomyCast 254: Reflection & Refraction, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

Weekly Space Hangout - Mar. 8, 2012 08.03.2012 51:49 ↓

In this episode of the Weekly Space Hangout, we talk about two different asteroid close passes, the solar storms buffeting the Earth, a recent space exploration conference, and a team of amateur astronomers flashing the space station. We're also joined by Ryan Kobrick - Executive Director of Yuri's Night - to talk about the upcoming festivities.

AstronomyCast 255: Observing Hydrogen 08.03.2012 31:12 ↓

AstronomyCast 255: Observing Hydrogen, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

Weekly Space Hangout - Mar. 1, 2012 02.03.2012 39:17 ↓

Another week, another space roundup. This week we talk about the redefinition of the term "Earthlike", salty soil on Mars, how you can participate in SETI, asteroid dust from Hayabusa, and the dangers of a warp drive.

AstronomyCast 253: Rayleigh Scattering 26.02.2012 27:14 ↓

AstronomyCast 253: Rayleigh Scattering, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

AstronomyCast 251: Messier Objects 14.02.2012 28:09 ↓

AstronomyCast 251: Messier Objects, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

AstronomyCast 252: Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle 13.02.2012 26:54 ↓

AstronomyCast 252: Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

AstronomyCast 250: Precision 09.02.2012 30:54 ↓

AstronomyCast 250: Precision, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

AstronomyCast 249: Schrödinger's cat 01.02.2012 27:42 ↓

AstronomyCast 249: Schrödinger's cat, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

AstronomyCast 248: The Carina Constellation 31.01.2012 25:09 ↓

AstronomyCast 248: The Carina Constellation, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

Weekly Space Hangout - Jan. 26, 2012 26.01.2012 1:01:28 ↓

Another edition of our weekly space hangout. This week we talked about a week of space remembrance, solar storms, Newt's plans for a 2020 lunar base, arsenic and old news, black holes and their galaxies and the death of Phobos-Grunt.

AstronomyCast 247: The Ages of Things 23.01.2012 28:54 ↓

AstronomyCast 247: The Ages of Things, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

AstronomyCast 246: What If Something Was Different 20.01.2012 30:05 ↓

AstronomyCast 246: What If Something Was Different, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

AstronomyCast 245: Calendars 09.01.2012 27:39 ↓

AstronomyCast 245: Calendars, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

Discovery of Earth-Sized Planets - Google+ Hangout 22.12.2011 55:31 ↓

This is a Google+ Hangout we did to discuss the announcement of Earth-sized planets discovered by NASA's Kepler mission. Moderated by Fraser Cain from Universe Today/Astronomy Cast, with Nancy Atkinson from Universe Today, Dr. Phil Plait from Bad Astronomy, Emily Lakdawalla from the Planetary Society and Alan Boyle from MSNBC's Cosmic Log.

AstronomyCast 244: Io 20.12.2011 30:25 ↓

AstronomyCast 244: Io, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay