Pale Blue Pod

It's a leap year, so Corinne and Moiya are covering calendar systems! Moiya explains that the leap day rule isn't just "every four years" and Corinne has strong opinions about the rom-com Leap Year.  Messages Become a star and support us on patreon at  patreon.com/palebluepod ! Listen to  Spirits every Wednesday Find Us Online Website:  palebluepod.com Patreon:  patreon.com/palebluepod Twitter:  t...

Corinne and Moiya talk about the biggest astronomy conference in the world. Moiya shares clips of interviews with scientists at the conference working on everything from planet atmospheres to distant galaxies.  Featuring Ashley Walker , astrochemist and fouder of Black in Astro Emma Kleiner , galaxy researcher who started a citizen science project Natasha Latouf , creator of BARBIE Messages Become...

Corinne and Moiya travel to New Orleans to talk about the history and impact of the American Astronomical Society. But first, it's Moiya and Corinne on jazz. Messages Become a star and support us on patreon at  patreon.com/palebluepod ! Listen to Dr. Moiya's Exolore  every other Thursday Find Us Online Website:  palebluepod.com Patreon:  patreon.com/palebluepod Twitter:  twitter.com/PaleBluePod In...

Corinne and Moiya dive into the history of planetariums from ancient Greek star maps to the world's biggest dome built for $95 million. They each share their favorite planetarium memory and send you on a mission to leave notes in books this year. Messages Become a star and support us on patreon at  patreon.com/palebluepod ! Listen to Tell Me About It  every other Thursday Find Us Online Website: ...

Corinne and Moiya are trying to make Neptune one of your top favorite planets! They ponder the existence of lava ice, decide which major city is most like Naptune's atmosphere, and commit to making some Big Adult Moves.  Messages Become a star and support us on patreon at  patreon.com/palebluepod ! Listen to Big Game Hunger every Monday Find Us Online Website:  palebluepod.com Patreon:  patreon.co...

Corinne and Moiya take a look at the way scientists learned to understand motion and gravity over time. They also discuss the philosphy of perfection and Moiya makes her own laws of motion to celebrate her birthday!  Messages Become a star and support us on patreon at  patreon.com/palebluepod ! Listen to Spirits every Wednesday Find Us Online Website:  palebluepod.com Patreon:  patreon.com/paleblu...

Corinne and Moiya cover the life and work of Caroline Herschel, the first woman who got paid to research astronomy. Corinne reveals her personal hell and Moiya gets confused about how nobility works. They also talk about Caroline's brother, William.  Messages Become a star and support us on patreon at  patreon.com/palebluepod ! Listen to Join the Party every Tuesday Find Us Online Website:  palebl...

Corinne and Moiya chat with Dr. Renée James about her new book,  Things that go Bump in the Universe .  Play for information about supernovae and gamma ray bursts, stay for the funny chapter titles and surprise ASMR.   Guest Dr. Renée James is an a professor of astronomy and physics and author of the new book  Things that go Bump in the Universe . Find her on twitter at @drcrj .   Messages Become...

Corinne and Moiya tell you what to expect in the sky for the next few months including meteor showers, fabled star clusters, and a full moon with a new name from Corinne. They each reveal their holiday plans. Messages Become a star and support us on patreon at  patreon.com/palebluepod ! Join the Multicrew at multitude.productions/multicrew Find Us Online Website:  palebluepod.com Patreon:  patreon...

Corinne and Moiya summarize and review the 2016 movie Arrival. Moiya makes a passionate witch accusation and Corinne identifies a new ick, then they rate the movie out of 15 heptapods.     Messages Become a star and support us on patreon at  patreon.com/palebluepod ! Listen to  BIG GAME HUNGER every Monday Find Us Online Website:  palebluepod.com Patreon:  patreon.com/palebluepod Twitter:  twitter...

Corinne and Moiya talk about NASA's premiere X-ray telescope: the Chandra Observatory! They also design their dream X-ray telescopes, and Corinne's plan is adorably wholesome.     Messages Buy a quality jigsaw puzzle at  Ravensburger.us Become a star and support us on patreon at  patreon.com/palebluepod ! Listen to EXOLORE every other Thursday Find Us Online Website:  palebluepod.com Patreon:  pat...

Moiya and Corinne talk about how NASA astronauts are selected and trained. Both decide that, for them, it's really not worth the fuss.    Messages Become a star and support us on patreon at  patreon.com/palebluepod ! Listen to  GAMES AND FEELINGS every Friday Find Us Online Website:  palebluepod.com Patreon:  patreon.com/palebluepod Twitter:  twitter.com/PaleBluePod Instagram:  instagram.com/paleb...

Moiya tells Corinne about the research projects she did in grad school.    Messages Become a star and support us on patreon at  patreon.com/palebluepod ! Listen to SPIRITS  every Wednesday Find Us Online Website:  palebluepod.com Patreon:  patreon.com/palebluepod Twitter:  twitter.com/PaleBluePod Instagram:  instagram.com/palebluepod Credits Host Dr. Moiya McTier. Twitter:  @GoAstroMo , Website: ...

Did the government announce aliens are real over the summer? Moiya and Corinne dig into the history of UFO sightings, talk all about the UFO congressional hearing, and laugh at the alien mummies from Peru.    Messages Listen to NPR's  Life Kit Buy a quality jigsaw puzzle at Ravensburger.us Become a star and support us on patreon at  patreon.com/palebluepod ! Listen to  JOIN THE PARTY  every other...

Moiya and Corinne cover the red planet to see if it's actually as angry as its reputation would suggest. Corinne shares a hilarious story involving the Olympics and Moiya related to the fact that Mars used to be engaged... to one of its moons.     Messages Listen to NPR's  Life Kit Become a star and support us on patreon at  patreon.com/palebluepod ! Join the Multicrew at multicrew.club   Find Us...

Moiya and Corinne reveal what scares them about space and try to soothe each other's fears. Get ready for cold temperatures, lonely rovers, empty voids, and galaxy clusters full of screaming souls.  Messages Listen to NPR's  Life Kit Become a star and support us on patreon at  patreon.com/palebluepod ! Listen to  TELL ME ABOUT IT  every other Thursday Find Us Online Website:  palebluepod.com Patre...

Moiya and Corinne answer your questions on everything from our favorite ice cream flavors to how we think the universe will end. And they respond with some questions of their own with a chill quiz. Sponsors Buy a quality jigsaw puzzle from  Ravesburger Puzzles ! Messages Listen to NPR's  Life Kit Become a star and support us on patreon at  patreon.com/palebluepod ! Listen to Multitude's new show B...

Moiya and Corinne introduce you to Dr. Arthur Walker, the late Black solar physicist and celebrated mentor. Corinne explains roses and Moiya has advice for naming children.   Messages Become a star and support us on patreon at  patreon.com/palebluepod ! Listen to  EXOLORE every other Thursday Listen to NPR's Life Kit Find Us Online Website:  palebluepod.com Patreon:  patreon.com/palebluepod Twitte...

Moiya and Corinne talk about the history and management of NASA, covering everything from top salaries to doped up spiders. Together, they design a research mission that NASA will totally fund... Sponsors Buy a quality jigsaw puzzle from Ravesburger Puzzles ! Messages Listen to NPR's Life Kit Become a star and support us on patreon at  patreon.com/palebluepod ! Listen to SPIRITS every Wednesday Fi...

Moiya and Corinne discuss the 1997 hit movie Contact ! They have thoughts about Ellie's driving, NASA security, religious freedom, and the grandpa from Six Flags. Housekeeping ASK US ANYTHING about space, the universe, and our relationship to it. Email palebluepodcast[at]gmail Become a star and support us on patreon at  patreon.com/palebluepod ! Listen to JOIN THE PARTY every Tuesday Find Us Onlin...

Moiya and Corinne go back to high school to discuss Hollywood's favorite observatory: the VLA! Corinne admits how little she knows about the Dave Matthews Band and Moiya gushes about N.K. Jemisin. Sponsor Get gorgeous puzzles from Ravensburger ! Housekeeping ASK US ANYTHING about space, the universe, and our relationship to it. Email palebluepodcast[at]gmail Become a star and support us on patreon...

Moiya and Corinne talk about the explosions that make stars go bump in the night: supernovae! They trace the line from historical observations to future planned missions, and they each plan their "last hurrah" party. Housekeeping Send your questions for our AMA episode to palebluepodcast[at]gmail[dot]com Become a star and support us on patreon at patreon.com/palebluepod ! Join an awesome community...

Moiya and Corinne interview journalist Loren Grush about her new book The Six, the story of America's first six women astronauts. Corinne reminisces about her astronaut training show and Moiya gets made about misogyny in space. Guest Loren Grush is a space journalist, Corinne's co-host from Astronaut training, and now a new author! Read her book The Six , out this week! Sponsor Get gorgeous puzzle...

Moiya and Corinne talk about our solar system's most blinged out planet: Saturn! Corinne makes some brilliant comparisons and Moiya has thoughts on academic publishing. Housekeeping Become a star and support us on patreon at patreon.com/palebluepod ! Listen to Tell Me About It every other Thursday Find Us Online Website: palebluepod.com Patreon: patreon.com/palebluepod Twitter: twitter.com/PaleBlu...

Moiya and Corinne introduce you to Dr. Beth Brown, the first Black woman to earn an astronomy PhD from the University of Michigan! They fangirl over marching band and Moiya tricks Corinne with some fake paper titles. Housekeeping Become a star and support us on patreon at patreon.com/palebluepod ! Join the Multicrew at multicrew.club Find Us Online Website: palebluepod.com Patreon: patreon.com/pal...