Ep. 477: The State of Exploration: Return to the Moon
05 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It's been decades since humans set foot on the Moon. Well, it's time to go back, in theory. Of cours...
Ep. 476: The Overview Effect
29 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
After they’ve been to space, many astronauts report that seeing the world from above has given the...
Ep. 475: Fast Radio Bursts
23 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
You know what’s fun? Mysteries. Here’s one: fast radio bursts. Astronomers have been detecting m...
Ep. 474: Predictions for 2018
15 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Phew, 2018, time to press the reset button and enjoy a whole new year of space exploration and space...
Ep. 473: Remembering the Best Space Science of 2017
08 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
2017 was a crazy year for, well, you know. But, it was a great year for space science, a kilonova, e...
Ep. 472: Best Modern Sci Fi for the Science Lover - Part 4: Bioscience
01 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when the future meets biology? Bioscience science fiction, of course. And that's our f...
Ep. 471: Best Modern Sci Fi for the Science Lover - Part 3: Human Computer Relations
27 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
It's time to talk computers, and how we're going to be dealing with them in the future. In our next ...
Ep. 470: Best Modern Sci Fi for the Science Lover – Part 2: 3D Printing
19 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Our journey through interesting science fiction, this time we talk about speculative fiction dealing...
Ep. 469: Best Modern Sci Fi for the Science Lover - Part 1 Space Exploration
11 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We've always been fans of science fiction, but we really like our science. Today we'll talk about so...
Ep. 468: Simulations for Science and Fun
04 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Astronomers depend on simulations to study the Universe. From relatively straightforward orbital sim...
Ep. 467: Resonance
27 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Many of the moons and planets across the Universe are in resonance with each other and their star. W...
Ep. 466: Origins of Zero (0)
20 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We depend on zero for our math to work right, but this number was actually invented in fairly recent...
Ep. 465: Exploiting Interfering Light
10 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Electromagnetic radiation, also known as "light" is pretty handy for astronomers. They can use it to...
Ep. 464: Why the Hype over an Exorock?
06 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Astronomers this week announced that they had discovered an asteroid or comet on a trajectory that b...
Ep. 463: Pareidolia and the Moon
30 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The man in the moon, the pyramids on Mars. Every cloud, ever. Humans have a tendency to pattern matc...
Ep. 462: Modeling the Weather
24 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Have you noticed that weather forecasting has gotten much better in the last few years? Thanks to we...
Ep. 461: Measuring the Weather with Satellites
16 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
What's the weather doing? Is it going to rain today? How much? What about temperatures? We depend on...
Ep. 460: Earth from Afar: Remote Sensing
09 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The space age has given us the ability to look at every corner of the globe in every wavelength. It'...
Ep. 459: Arecibo Observatory
02 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The iconic Arecibo Radio Observatory has been a mainstay in science and science fiction. This Puerto...
Ep. 458: The Science of Cassini
25 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
And now Cassini’s gone. Smashed up in the atmosphere of Saturn. But planetary scientists are going...
Ep. 457: Why Did Cassini Have To Die? In Memoriam
18 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
It's time to say goodbye to an old friend, NASA's Cassini spacecraft, which has been orbiting within...
Ep. 456: Pluto Revisited
11 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we return to our starting point, where Astronomy Cast began: Pluto. 11 years on, we have ...
Ep. 455: Your Practical Guide to Colonizing the Milky Way!
29 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This episode was recorded live in St. Louis, MO at the Astronomy Cast Solar Eclipse Escape 2017. Lis...
Ep. 454: Things We're Looking Forward To
19 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
As we wrap up season 10 of Astronomy Cast, we look forward to all the instruments, missions and scie...
Ep. 453: Favorite Things We've Done These 10 Years
11 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
10 years of Astronomy Cast... wow. It's been a long, fun journey. What are some of our favorite epis...
Ep. 452: Summer Observing Challenges
06 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Summer is almost here, and for the northern hemisphere, that means warm nights for observing. But w...
Ep. 451: When Can I Buy My Ticket To Space?
30 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Like most of us, you probably want to know what it would be like to travel to space. Maybe not to li...
Astronomy Cast Ep. 450: Inflatable Habitats
23 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In order to live in space, we'll need to live in a habitat that simulates the temperature, pressure ...
Astronomy Cast Ep. 449: Robots in Space!
08 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
When you think of a robot, you're probably imagining some kind of human-shaped machine. And until no...
Astronomy Cast Ep. 448: Prepping for the Eclipse
01 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On Monday, August 21, 2017, there's going to be a total eclipse of the Sun, visible to path that goe...
Ep. 447: Animals in Space Pt. 3: Dogs, Monkeys and More
24 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
For the final episode in our 3-part episode about animals in space, we look at the largest animals t...
Ep. 446: Animals in Space Pt. 2: Mice and Other Small Animals
17 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Last week we talked about how the smallest creatures behave in space, but now we move up in size a l...
Ep. 445: Animals in Space Pt. 1: Insects and Arachnids
10 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We've talked about animals traveling to space in the past, but it's time to take another look, with...
Ep. 444: Fractals
03 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
For this historic 444th episode of Astronomy Cast, we talk about fractals. Those amazing mathematica...
Ep. 441: Destroy and Rebuild, Pt. 5: Continental Drift
24 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Want to travel the world but you don't have a lot of money? No problem, your continent is drifting ...
Ep. 440: Destroy and Rebuild, Pt. 4: Supervolcanoes!
24 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
There are regular volcanoes, and then there are the supervolcanoes. Massive calderas of hot magma o...
Ep. 439: Destroy and Rebuild, Pt. 3: How Do We Terraform Earth?
24 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We always want to talk about how we can make Mars more Earth like, but the reality is that we're ma...
Ep. 438: Destroy and Rebuild, Pt. 2: Geoengineering
24 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We know humans are having an impact on planet Earth, but what if we really put our backs into it, a...
Ep. 437: Destroy and Rebuild, Pt. 1: The Torino Scale
24 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We love to destroy the universe, and also rebuild it. Today we begin a new series where we destroy ...
Ep. 443: Destroy and Rebuild Pt. 7: Tsunamis
24 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Surf's up! Today we're going to be talking about one of the most devastating natural disasters out t...
Ep. 442: Destroy and Rebuild Pt. 6: Magnetic Pole Reversal
07 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
If we look back into the geologic record of the Earth, it appears that our planet’s magnetic field...
Astronomical Night Before Christmas, pt. 3, by Pamela Gay
28 Dec 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Astronomical Night Before Christmas, pt. 3, by Pamela Gay
Week 154 (Dec 08 - Dec 14)
14 Dec 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week the shows include: Dec 08: A New Look at the Drake Equation by David Black; Dec 09: Mercur...
Week 153 (Dec 01 - Dec 07)
13 Dec 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week the shows include: Dec 01: Familiarity Breeds Apathy by Manoharan Karthigasu; Dec 02: Nami...
Week 152 (Nov 24 - Nov 30)
30 Nov 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week the shows include: Nov 24: Mars Science Laboratory by Tony Rice; Nov 25: Encore: Seeing th...
Week 151 (Nov 17 - Nov 23)
29 Nov 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week the shows include: Nov 17: Solar Cycles by NOAO; Nov 18: Indigenous Australian Astronomy b...
Week 150 (Nov 10 - Nov 16)
24 Nov 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week the shows include: Nov 10: Galaxy Hunting by Carolyn Collins Petersen; Nov 11: MESSENGER O...
Week 149 (Nov 03 - Nov 09)
16 Nov 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week the shows include: Nov 03: ALMA: The building blocks of something great by Adam Avison; No...
Week 148 (Oct 27 - Nov 02)
08 Nov 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week the shows include: Oct 27: Space Dust by Jackie Villadsen; Oct 28: Introduction to Astroph...
Week 147 (Oct 20 - Oct 26)
03 Nov 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week the shows include: Oct 20: Plan for a Sustainable Lunar Base by The NASA Lunar Science Ins...
Week 146 (Oct 13 - Oct 19)
23 Oct 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week the shows include: Oct 13: Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief Color Views of the Sun by Geo...
Week 145 (Oct 06 - Oct 12)
17 Oct 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week the shows include: Oct 06: Encore: Looking for a reason. Why Astronomy? by Richard Saunder...
Week 144 (Sep 29 - Oct 05)
07 Oct 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week the shows include: Sep 29: Science Fiction and Science Fact by Katie Peterson/Adler Planet...
Week 143 (Sep 22 - Sep 28)
29 Sep 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week the shows include: Sep 22: Carnival of Space #215 -- the podcast by Steve Nerlich; Sep 23:...
Week 142 (Sep 15 - Sep 21)
25 Sep 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week the shows include: Sep 15: Encore: New World Ordered by Daniel Raffaele; Sep 16: Can Habit...
Week 141 (Sep 08 - Sep 14)
16 Sep 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week the shows include: Sep 08: Astronomy Outreach by Steve Nerlich; Sep 09: Menu for Mars by B...
Week 140 (Sep 01 - Sep 07)
08 Sep 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week the shows include: Sep 01: The Moon Does not Spin on its Axis by Steve Nerlich; Sep 02: Th...
Week 139 (Aug 25 - Aug 31)
31 Aug 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week the shows include: Aug 25: Henrietta Swan Leavitt by Steve Arnold; Aug 26: The Conditions ...
Week 138 (Aug 18 - Aug 24)
29 Aug 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week the shows include: Aug 18: Wonders from Class, Pt. 1 by Diane Turnshek; Aug 19: Wonders fr...
Week 137 (Aug 11 - Aug 17)
29 Aug 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week the shows include: Aug 11: Apollo 11: Coming Home by Thomas Hofstätter and Leon Dumbroski...
Week 136 (Aug 04 - Aug 10)
29 Aug 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week the shows include: Aug 04: Juno, New Frontiers to Jupiter by Tony Rice; Aug 05: A Look at ...
Week 135 (Jul 28 - Aug 03)
29 Aug 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week the shows include: Jul 28: Tumble Into Darkness by Jeff Wood; Jul 29: Encore: Location, Lo...
Week 134 (Jul 21 - Jul 27)
09 Aug 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week the shows include: Jul 21: Apollo11: Part 2 - The Landing by Steve Nerlich; Jul 22: Aurora...
Week 133 (Jul 14 - Jul 20)
09 Aug 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week the shows include: Jul 14: Iridium Flares by Kyle Kneisl; Jul 15: Discovery of Neptune's T...
Week 132 (Jul 07 - Jul 13)
08 Aug 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week the shows include: Jul 07: What's up in Planetary Exploration in July 2011 by Emily Lakdaw...
Week 131 (Jun 30 - Jul 06)
08 Aug 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week the shows include: Jun 30: The Dark Side by Steve Nerlich; Jul 01: The Making of Makemake ...
Week 130 (Jun 23 - Jun 29)
06 Jul 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week the shows include: Jun 23: How to see the Last Space Shuttle Launch by Daniel Elbert Herro...
Week 129 (Jun 16 - Jun 22)
27 Jun 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week the shows include: Jun 16: Space Travel or Health and Safety by Maurizo Moribito; Jun 17: ...
Week 128 (Jun 09 - Jun 15)
20 Jun 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week the shows include: Jun 09: June Observing List by Telescope Man; Jun 10: Encore: Learning ...
Week 127 (Jun 02 - Jun 08)
08 Jun 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week the shows include: Jun 02: Has Saturn Swallowed His Children? by Michael Vagg; Jun 03: Her...
Week 126 (May 26 - Jun 01)
05 Jun 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week the shows include: May 26: Gravitational Waves by Rob Knop; May 27: Pan-STARRS1 by Niall D...
Week 125 (May 19 - May 25)
25 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week the shows include: May 19: Encore: Pulsars by Stuart Lowe; May 20: Big Bang Pt. 1 - One Cr...
Week 124 (May 12 - May 18)
22 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week the shows include: May 12: How we Measure Distances to Stars and Galaxies by Damian Lima; ...
Week 123 (May 05 - May 11)
14 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week the shows include: May 05: Alan Shepard: Astronaut and Moonwalker by The NASA Lunar Scienc...
Week 122 (Apr 28 - May 04)
14 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week the shows include: Apr 28: A Thermal Tour of the Universe by L. Cate Kendal; Apr 29: The N...
Week 121 (Apr 21 - Apr 27)
04 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week the shows include: Apr 21: The Trans-en-Provence UFO Case by Michel Abrassart; Apr 22: See...
Week 120 (Apr 14 - Apr 20)
02 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week the shows include: Apr 14: Central Florida for the Space Buff by Tony Rice; Apr 15: Our Su...
Week 119 (Apr 07 - Apr 13)
25 Apr 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week the shows include: Apr 07: Unmanned Space Exploration in 2011, Pt. 2 by Emily Lakdawalla; ...
Week 118 (Mar 31 - Apr 06)
13 Apr 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week the shows include: Mar 31: The life of Stars – A View of Orion by L. Cate Kendal; Apr 01...
Week 117 (Mar 24 - Mar 30)
13 Apr 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week the shows include: Mar 24: Project Icarus: Aiming for the Stars by Maurizo Moribito; Mar 2...
Week 116 (Mar 17 - Mar 23)
30 Mar 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week the shows include: Mar 17: The New Mosaic Imager at Kitt Peak by National Optical Astronom...
Week 115 (Mar 10 - Mar 16)
21 Mar 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week the shows include: Mar 10: Continuing Astronomy, pt. 2 by Stephen Uitti; Mar 11: MESSENGER...
Week 114 (Mar 03 - Mar 09)
13 Mar 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week the shows include: Mar 03: Meteorites in Antarctica by Brains Matter; Mar 04: The Origin o...
Week 113 (Feb 24 - Mar 02)
03 Mar 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week the shows include: Feb 24: A Journey to the Centre of the Sun by L. Cate Kendal; Feb 25: E...
Week 112 (Feb 17 - Feb 23)
27 Feb 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week the shows include: Feb 17: Buckyballs in Space! by NOAO; Feb 18: Finding Exoplanets, Pt. ...
Week 111 (Feb 10 - Feb 16)
17 Feb 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week the shows include: Feb 10: Observing Galaxies from Radio Waves to Gamma-rays by Melanie Ge...
Week 110 (Feb 03 - Feb 09)
14 Feb 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week the shows include: Feb 03: Backyard Astronomy in Leo by Martin Fanning; Feb 04: Junk Teles...
Week 109 (Jan 27 - Feb 02)
03 Feb 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week the shows include: Jan 27: Astroimaging Under Light-Polluted Skies by Robert J. Vanderbei;...
Week 108 (Jan 20 - Jan 26)
29 Jan 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week the shows include: Jan 20: The Legacy of Apollo, with Andrew Chaikin by The NASA Lunar Sci...
Week 107 (Jan 13 - Jan 19)
24 Jan 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week the shows include: Jan 13: Encore: The End of the Universe in 10 Minutes by AstronomyCast;...
Week 106 (Jan 06 - Jan 12)
15 Jan 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week the shows include: Jan 06: Shooting Stars Are Not Stars by Rob Berthiaume; Jan 07: Finding...
Week 105 (Dec 30 - Jan 05)
08 Jan 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week the shows include: Dec 30: Earth-like Planet Hunters by The Tecnocasters; Dec 31: So You G...
Week 104 (Dec 23 - Dec 29)
29 Dec 2010
Contributed by Lukas
This week the shows include: Dec 23: Basic Spectroscopy for Amateurs, Pt. 2 by Mark DeVito and Tom F...
Week 103 (Dec 16 - Dec 22)
25 Dec 2010
Contributed by Lukas
This week the shows include: Dec 16: Celebrating the Light off Solstice by Judith Young; Dec 17: Pla...
Week 102 (Dec 09 - Dec 15)
17 Dec 2010
Contributed by Lukas
This week the shows include: Dec 09: Titan and the Saturnian System by Brains Matter; Dec 10: The Pe...
Week 101 (Dec 02 - Dec 08)
10 Dec 2010
Contributed by Lukas
This week the shows include: Dec 02: 21st Century Thinking by Steve Nerlich; Dec 03: This Day In Ast...
Week 100 (Nov 25 - Dec 01)
04 Dec 2010
Contributed by Lukas
This week the shows include: Nov 25: Showing the Family Around the Night Sky by Jeff Gortatowsky; No...
Week 99 (Nov 18 - Nov 24)
26 Nov 2010
Contributed by Lukas
This week the shows include: Nov 18: Are There Alternative Universes? by Stuart Clark; Nov 19: Gifts...
Week 98 (Nov 11 - Nov 17)
17 Nov 2010
Contributed by Lukas
This week the shows include: Nov 11: Too Much Light! by Carolyn Collins Petersen; Nov 12: Mercury is...
Week 97 (Nov 04 - Nov 10)
12 Nov 2010
Contributed by Lukas
This week the shows include: Nov 04: A Tour of GOODS by Chandra X-Ray Observatory; Nov 05: Alpha-Ome...