Spacepod

14: We are all made of star stuff... or are we? With Dr. Rich 11.10.2015 15:58 ↓

Dr Jeff Rich talks about where elements come from, and the famous phrase, "We are all made of star stuff".

13: Cassini explores Saturn and its moons with Dr. Spilker 04.10.2015 16:11 ↓

Dr. Linda Spilker discusses the Cassini Spacecraft; what it looks like, what it has discovered, and plans for the conclusion of the mission.

12: Exploring planets from your living room with Emily Lakdawalla 27.09.2015 14:51 ↓

Emily Lakdawalla talks about UnmannedSpaceflight.com, a place where everyday people explore the solar system by processing images from robotic spacecraft.

11: How many asteroids are out there? With Dr. Mainzer 20.09.2015 13:05 ↓

Dr. Amy Mainzer discusses how she and her team calculated how many asteroids are out in space, waiting to be discovered.

10: Craters on the moon with Dr. Cohen 13.09.2015 15:53 ↓

Dr. Barbara Cohen discusses craters on our moon, and how they will be explored by a new NASA mission called Lunar Flashlight.

9: NASA high jinks with Dr. Paddack 06.09.2015 16:23 ↓

Dr Paddack, one of the discoverers of the YORP effect, tells some funny stories from his time at NASA.

8: Accessible asteroids with Brent Barbee 30.08.2015 13:23 ↓

Brent Barbee discusses how he figures out which asteroids astronauts could fly to, and the fun of solving problems using computers.

7: Exploring Mercury with Dr. Chabot 23.08.2015 10:34 ↓

Dr. Nancy Chabot tells us about the MESSENGER mission, which explored the closest planet to the sun.

6: Hubble sees a collision with Rob Landis 16.08.2015 13:04 ↓

Rob Landis talks about operating the Hubble Space Telescope, and the time he had a front-row seat to a dramatic interplanetary collision.

5: The coldest stars with Dr. Kirkpatrick 09.08.2015 12:10 ↓

Dr. Kirkpatrick talks about stars so cold you could touch them without getting burned.

4: LADEE explores the moon with Dr. Noble 02.08.2015 12:25 ↓

Dr. Sarah Noble talks about the LADEE mission and an epiphany she had in graduate school.

3: The moons of Mars with Dr. Fraeman 02.08.2015 14:34 ↓

Dr. Abby Fraeman talks about Phobos and Deimos, the mysterious moons of Mars.

2: Polarized light with Dr. Masiero 02.08.2015 12:15 ↓

Dr. Joseph Masiero talks about the "secret" property of light, and how astronomers use it to learn about exoplanets and asteroids.

1: Titan's Lakes with Dr. Cable 02.08.2015 14:06 ↓

On this week's episode, Dr. Morgan Cable of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory talks about Saturn's moon Titan, and how she creates mini Titan lakes in her laboratory.