Cheap Astronomy Podcasts

47. Finishing the ISS - 26 November 2009 26.11.2009 ↓

The science fiction movie 2010, released in 1984, had people flying to Jupiter... for the second time. Oh well, at least we'll have nearly finished the space station by then.

46. Go up and turn right - 22 November 2009 22.11.2009 ↓

Planning a mission to Mars is a piece of cake on paper. Actually doing it - well, not so much.

45. The week after Carl Sagan Day - 16 November 2009 16.11.2009 ↓

Billions and billions.

44. Greenhouse Earth 2of2 The restless planet - 12 November 2009 12.11.2009 ↓

On Earth, the only thing constant is change.

43. Greenhouse Earth 1of2 The inconstant sun - 5 November 2009 05.11.2009 ↓

More proof that pretty much everything in life is linked to astronomy.

42. The Deep Space Network - 29 October 2009 29.10.2009 ↓

When our plucky robot ambassadors, out there exploring the solar system and beyond, need to phone home - who's there to listen?

41. The TDRS system - 25 October 2009 25.10.2009 ↓

You know how you can just go 'Ah Houston...' and there's a team of people with PhDs ready to solve all your problems? This is how that works.

40. Galileoscope - 15 October 2009 15.10.2009 ↓

Cheap Astronomy checks out the latest contender for the title of world's cheapest telescope.

39. The outer limits - 8 October 2009 08.10.2009 ↓

We're only just starting to learn what's out there near the back fence.

38. Kepler's laws of planetary motion - 1 October 2009 01.10.2009 ↓

Go on, there's only three of them.

37. Old balding astronomers feel good knowing mnemonics - 24 September 2009 24.09.2009 ↓

Often banal and factually greivous kitsch message.

36. Ed White's glove - 19 September 2009 19.09.2009 ↓

What goes around comes around, or is it what comes... Anyway this is all about coming and going - around.

35. The celestial sphere - 17 September 2009 17.09.2009 ↓

Up above the world so high.

34. Project Constellation 2of2 The manned spacecraft - 10 September 2009 10.09.2009 ↓

Really hoping some of these things might fly one day.

33. Project Constellation 1of2 The launch systems - 3 September 2009 03.09.2009 ↓

A peek under the hood of Project Constellation finds a mix of do-able and aspirational components.

32. The ups and downs of space advocacy - 27 August 2009 27.08.2009 ↓

Cheap Astronomy rants about space advocacy and tries to tell a joke to an alien.

31. Analemmas and the equation of time - 20 August 2009 20.08.2009 ↓

What sounds like a great title for a Doctor Who episode ends up being a podcast about sundials.

30. STS 127 - Just another Space Shuttle mission - 13 August 2009 13.08.2009 ↓

Is there really such a thing as just another space shuttle mission?

29. No place like home - 06 August 2009 06.08.2009 ↓

If there was a planet somewhere in the universe able to support life, what would it be like? Hmmm...

28. A sidewalk astronomer - 30 July 2009 30.07.2009 ↓

A long overdue podcast about the world's most famous cheap astronomer.

27. The Southern Cross - 25 July 2009 25.07.2009 ↓

Up above down under.

26. Apollo 11 3of3 Getting back again - 24 July 2009 24.07.2009 ↓

Reunited, the three intrepid explorers turn their ship for home.

25. Apollo 11 2of3 The landing - 20 July 2009 20.07.2009 ↓

Everything is going just great... that is, until Neil and Buzz attempt the landing.

24. Apollo 11 1of3 Getting there - 16 July 2009 16.07.2009 ↓

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the first Moon landing - Neil, Buzz and Mike get strapped in for a re-run of their historic mission.

23. Making things shorter and slower - 09 July 2009 09.07.2009 ↓

Understanding special relativity is as easy as taking a train ride.