Astronomy Cast
Astronomy Cast offers you a fact based journey through the cosmos. Each week Fraser Cain (Universe Today) and Dr. Pamela Gay (SIUE / Slacker Astronomy) take on topics ranging from the nearby planets to ubiquitous dark matter.
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Ep. 154: Dragon*Con Live with Seth Shostak
This week we step away from our regular programming to ...
This week we step away from our regular programming to bring you a live show from Dragon*Con in Atlanta. Pamela shares the stage with SETI researcher Seth Shostak. Together they discuss the technology and science of searching for intelligence, And answer
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Ep. 153: Dark Skies
If you live in a city, it's possible that you've ...
If you live in a city, it's possible that you've never seen the Milky Way with your own eyes. To really appreciate everything the night skies have to offer, you've got to get out of the city, away from the lights, where the skies are really dark. But thos
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Ep. 152: Binary Stars
Did you know that our Solar System is a rarity ...
Did you know that our Solar System is a rarity with its single star. Astronomers believe that most star systems out there actually contain 2 or more stars – imagine seeing a sky with 4 suns. These binary and multiple star systems are a great target for ne
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Ep. 151: Atmospheres
Take a quick breath. There, that's what we're going to ...
Take a quick breath. There, that's what we're going to talk about today – the atmosphere. And not just the Earth's familiar atmosphere, but the strange, exotic and deadly atmospheres we find in the Solar System and surrounding extrasolar planets.
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Ep. 150: Telescopes, the Next Level
We've explained how to get into astronomy and buy your ...
We've explained how to get into astronomy and buy your first telescope. Now we're going to take things to the next level and get you drooling about bigger and better telescopes. If you're serious about astronomy, what kinds of telescopes will give you the
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Ep. 149: Constellation Program
It's been more than 40 years since humans first set ...
It's been more than 40 years since humans first set foot on the Moon. But plans are in place to return humans to the surface of the Moon, and maybe even to asteroids and the planet Mars. New rockets, landers and flight technology are all under development
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Ep. 148: Astronomy and New Media
Astronomy is one of the scientific fields that have been ...
Astronomy is one of the scientific fields that have been completely shaken up by new media. The Internet has enabled communication between researchers in a dramatic new way, creating new collaborations, removing obstacles, and drawing in an army of enthus
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Ep. 147: How to Be Taken Seriously By Scientists
For those non-scientists trying to get their original ideas accepted ...
For those non-scientists trying to get their original ideas accepted by the scientific community, you've got to have thick skin. It might seem like there's a vast conspiracy, or a general attitude that drives away original, but unorthodox ideas. But that'
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Ep. 146: Astronomy Research from Idea to Publication
Have you ever wondered how astronomers do their research? How ...
Have you ever wondered how astronomers do their research? How do they go from idea or question, to gathering their data, to publishing the research. What are all the hoops they have to jump through, the paperwork to fill out, and the cool toys they get to
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Ep. 145: Interstellar Travel
In science fiction it's easy to hop into your spaceship ...
In science fiction it's easy to hop into your spaceship and blast off for other stars. But the true distances between stars, and the limits of relativity make interstellar travel almost impossible with our current technology. What would it really take to
