Astronomy Cast

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AstronomyCast 275: Isaac Newton, Pt. 1, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

AstronomyCast 274: The Asteroid Vesta, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

AstronomyCast 273: Solutions to the Fermi Paradox, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

AstronomyCast 272: Abiogenesis, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

AstronomyCast 271: Who Does What in Space & Astronomy? by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

AstronomyCast: Live from DragonCon 2012, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

AstronomyCast 270: Inertia, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

We'll be back for with a live show at Dragon*Con 2012 at the Labor Day Weekend.

AstronomyCast 269: Mass, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

This week we talk about the new moon discovered orbiting Pluto (P5), New Horizons doing science in it's sleep, a southern polar vortex on Titan, and Pluto moon orbits, et cetera. We are joined by Robert Nemiroff, Jason Major, Alan Boyle, Michael Wall, Amy Shira Teitel and special guest Mark Showalter of SETI. Hosted by Fraser Cain.

AstronomyCast 268: Energy, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

AstronomyCast 267: Infinities, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

It's time to look deep into history to the birthplace of modern mathematics - Ancient Greece. And the most famous mathematician of the time was Archimedes. We use many of his mathematical theories and inventions to this day; others are steeped in legend and mystery.

We can thank Arthur Eddington for much of our current understanding of stars. He provided some of the breakthrough concepts that explain what's going on, deep inside the hottest places in the Universe. Sadly, the spacecraft associated with his name wasn't so successful.

This week we talk about: Black Holes as particle detectors, New advances in Chinese space exploration, Asteroid research, History of women in space. We're joined by Amy Shira Teitel, Alan Boyle, Ian O'Neill, and Michael Wall. Hosted by Fraser Cain

This week we talk about: Lakes on Titan, Mars Curiosity landing, Earth-type worlds more common, NuSTAR Mission launch. We are joined by Amy Shira Teitel, Emily Lakdawalla, and Nicole Gugliucci

AstronomyCast 264: The Hazards of Space Flight, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

AstronomyCast 263: Radioactive Decay, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

AstronomyCast 262: Solar Sails, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

In this week's Weekly Space Hangout, we talk about the Transit of Venus, the transfer of the space shuttle Enterprise, the future of commercial space exploration, and the new movie Prometheus. We're joined by Alan Boyle from http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/ and Amy Shira Teitel from http://www.amyshirateitel.com/

AstronomyCast 261: Lasers & Masers in Astronomy, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

In this episode of the Weekly Space Hangout, we're joined by special guest Robert Nemiroff from Astronomy Picture of the Day. We also talked about the return of the SpaceX Dragon capsule, a manned mission to Venus, nomadic planets and the announcement of the Square Kilometer Array. Our team included: Amy Shira Tietel, Jason Major, Alan Boyle, Nicole Gugliucci and Robert Nemiroff

AstronomyCast 260: Lasers & Masers, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

Sorry for the lack of a Hangout last week, we had massive internet fail in Fraser's home city. This week, we talk about: Building a real starship Enterprise, preparations for the annular solar eclipse, investigation into the Gaia theory, fuel for black holes, Hubble and the transit of Venus. We're joined by Amy Shira Teitel, Jason Major, Nancy Atkinson, Nicole Gugliucci, Phil Plait.

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

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

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, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

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

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

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, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

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, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

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

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

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

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