Cheap Astronomy Podcasts

71. A multiple payload - 13 May 2010 13.05.2010 ↓

It's not all about NASA.

70. How to build a solar system - 6 May 2010 06.05.2010 ↓

The secret is to bang the rocks together.

69. The shape of things - 29 April 2010 29.04.2010 ↓

The shapes that things can become are surprisingly limited.

68. The solar cycle - 22 April 2010 22.04.2010 ↓

The things you see when you look at a star up close.

67. A planetary defence system - 12 April 2010 12.04.2010 ↓

Incoming!

66. The shape of space 2of2 The mathematics of De Sitter space-time - 8 April 2010 08.04.2010 ↓

Einstein admitted he got it wrong - but, here in the 21st century, have we really got it right?

65. The shape of space 1of2 Dark energy or geometry? - 1 April 2010 01.04.2010 ↓

A plausible alternative to the elephant in the room of cosmology.

64. What can the dark matter be? - 23 March 2010 23.03.2010 ↓

Cheap Astronomy tries to shine a light on dark matter - but that doesn't seem to achieve much.

63. The interplanetary transport network - 18 March 2010 18.03.2010 ↓

Want to tour the solar system on the cheap?

62. The stay-at-homes guide to the galaxy - 11 March 2010 11.03.2010 ↓

Tour the galaxy at 220 kilometres a second from your own backyard.

61. The Mars Science Laboratory - 4 March 2010 04.03.2010 ↓

Cats beware.

60. Ceres - 27 February 2010 27.02.2010 ↓

Dwarf planet or very big asteroid?

59. On being a black hole - 18 February 2010 18.02.2010 ↓

Now you can't see it - now you don't.

58. Light 2of2 Wibbly-wobbly spacey-timey stuff - 11 February 2010 11.02.2010 ↓

All this happens before your very eyes.

57. Light 1of2 Light and a bit of dark - 4 February 2010 04.02.2010 ↓

We don't call it electromagnetic radiation for nothing.

56. The Dreamtime meteor crater - 29 January 2010 29.01.2010 ↓

An interview with Duane Hamacher.

55. Spacecraft navigation - 21 January 2010 21.01.2010 ↓

It's not rocket science - oh hang on, actually it is.

54. How far is far? - 14 January 2010 14.01.2010 ↓

My telescope might be cheap, but it can look back in time.

54.1 Blooper - 14 January 2010 14.01.2010 ↓

A very brief out-take from next week's podcast - made me laugh.

53. Stellar archaeology 2of2 Digging deeper - 7 January 2010 07.01.2010 ↓

OK, so your spade keeps melting - but it's interesting.

52. Stellar archaeology 1of2 - 31 December 2009 31.12.2009 ↓

A podcast for people who really dig astronomy.

51. Galaxy Formation - 18 December 2009 18.12.2009 ↓

Astronomy podcast, special guest star. It makes sense.

50. Anomalies - 15 December 2009 15.12.2009 ↓

Things that keep rocket scientists up at night.

49. Your stellar neighbourhood - 10 December 2009 10.12.2009 ↓

Sometimes it's good just to take stock, see where we are and put things in context.

48. Critical density - 3 December 2009 03.12.2009 ↓

Not too much, not too little - just critical.