Astronomy Cast

Ep. 677: The Answer is Always Dust

17 Apr 2023

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 677: The Answer is Always Dust by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Streamed live on Apr 10, 2023. Whenever astronomers discover somethi...

Ep. 676: Other Things With Rings

10 Apr 2023

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 676: Other Things With Rings by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Streamed live on Apr 3, 2023. We've spent a lot of time gushing about ...

Ep. 675: Exotic Forms of Ice

03 Apr 2023

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 675: Exotic Forms of Ice by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Ice is ice, right? You know, what you get when water freezes. Well, maybe ...

Ep. 674: Asteroid Early Warning Systems

27 Mar 2023

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 674: Asteroid Early Warning Systems by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay The asteroid apocalypse is one of those existential crises that...

Ep. 673: How to See Satellites (or Avoid Seeing Them)

20 Mar 2023

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 673: How to See Satellites (or Avoid Seeing Them) by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Streamed live on Mar 13, 2023. If you're in dark ...

Ep. 672: Space Debris Removal

13 Mar 2023

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 672: Space Debris Removal by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Streamed live on Mar 8, 2023. We've talked about the rising problem of sp...

Ep. 671: The Consequences to Breaking Space Laws

06 Mar 2023

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 671: The Consequences to Breaking Space Laws by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Streamed live on Mar 1, 2023. Last week we talked abou...

Ep. 670 - Governing Space: The 1967 Outer Space Treaty & More!

20 Feb 2023

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 670 - Governing Space: The 1967 Outer Space Treaty & More! by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Ga Streamed live on Feb 13, 2023. The Univer...

Ep. 669: Challenges to Dark Energy

13 Feb 2023

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 669: Challenges to Dark Energy by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Streamed live on Feb 6, 2023. It's been over 20 years since astronom...

Ep. 668: The Crisis In Cosmology

06 Feb 2023

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 668: The Crisis In Cosmology by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Streamed live on Jan 30, 2023. Astronomers have made extremely accurat...

Ep. 667: JWST First Science

30 Jan 2023

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 667: JWST First Science by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Streamed live on Jan 23, 2023. Astronomers came together in January to pres...

Ep. 666: Solar System References to the Underworld

23 Jan 2023

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Ep. 665: The Age of Reionization

16 Jan 2023

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 665: The Age of Reionization by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay The Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation tells us so much about the U...

Ep. 664: The First Stars

09 Jan 2023

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 664: The First Stars by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay This show is sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/ASTRONOMY today to ...

Ep. 663: End of Year Observing Events

19 Dec 2022

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 663: End of Year Observing Events by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay We generally save our stargazing suggestions for the summer, when...

Ep. 662 - Looking Ahead at New and Recycled Missions

12 Dec 2022

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 662 - Looking Ahead at New and Recycled Missions by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Last week we talked about the missions we're sayin...

Ep. 660: Runaway! Runaway! Escaping Stars, Planets & Small Bodies

28 Nov 2022

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 660: Runaway! Runaway! Escaping Stars, Planets & Small Bodies by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Moons orbit planets, planets orbit st...

Ep. 659: Clear Skies, Bright Satellites

14 Nov 2022

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 659: Clear Skies, Bright Satellites by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Streamed live on Nov 8, 2022. Light pollution is big problem an...

Ep. 658: Space Exploration Horror Stories

07 Nov 2022

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 658: Space Exploration Horror Stories by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Streamed live on Oct 31, 2022. We're recording this episode o...

Ep. 657: Astronomical Naming Schemes

17 Oct 2022

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 657: Astronomical Naming Schemes by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Space is a big place, with lots of galaxies, stars, planets, moons...

Ep. 656: Smashing Asteroids for Science!

10 Oct 2022

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 656: Smashing Asteroids for Science! by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Streamed live Oct 3rd. This week we saw the incredible image o...

Ep. 655: 65 Years of Space: Sputnik 1 Anniversary

03 Oct 2022

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 655: 65 Years of Space: Sputnik 1 Anniversary by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Streamed live on Sep 26, 2022. It's been about 65 yea...

Ep. 654: The Side Effects Of Clean Energy

26 Sep 2022

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 654: The Side Effects Of Clean Energy by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay To battle climate change, we'll need to rapidly move to carbo...

Ep. 653: Climate Change: Looking at the Variables

19 Sep 2022

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 653: Climate Change: Looking at the Variables by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Climate change is on our mind these days with increas...

Ep. 652: The Rocket Race Towards Reusability

12 Sep 2022

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 652: The Rocket Race Towards Reusability by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Last week we talked about how single-use rocketry has chan...

Ep. 651: Artemis & The Decline of Single Use Rockets

07 Sep 2022

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 651: Artemis & The Decline of Single Use Rockets by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Season 16 opener. On the day that we're recording ...

Ep. 650: Did JWST Work?

20 Jul 2022

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 650: Did JWST Work? by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Sign up through wren.co/astro to make a difference in the climate crisis, and W...

Ep. 649: Highlights From NASA's Holiday Ruining History

11 Jul 2022

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 649: Highlights From NASA's Holiday Ruining History by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Have you ever noticed that significant space an...

Ep. 648: Summer Observing

04 Jul 2022

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 648: Summer Observing by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Summer is officially, astronomically here, and for the folks in the northern ...

Ep. 647: Best Sci Fi Beach Reading

27 Jun 2022

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 647: Best Sci Fi Beach Reading by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Summer's here! And that means finally tackling that huge list of boo...

Ep. 646: Our Long Term Future in Space

20 Jun 2022

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 646: Our Long Term Future in Space by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay We always say that we're living in golden age of space and astro...

Ep. 645: The Future of the ISS

13 Jun 2022

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 645: The Future of the ISS by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay The International Space Station has been continuously inhabited for over...

Ep. 644: Is Earth… Normal?

30 May 2022

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 644: Is Earth… Normal? by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay We've now discovered thousands of exoplanets, we're learning more and more...

Ep. 643: Sagittarius A*

17 May 2022

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 643: Sagittarius A* by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay All the waiting is over, we've finally seen the image of the event horizon from...

Ep. 642: Is the Sun... Normal?

16 May 2022

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 642: Is the Sun... Normal? by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay We've always assumed that we lived in a perfectly normal star system wit...

Ep. 641: Can Planets Be Alive?

09 May 2022

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 641: Can Planets Be Alive? by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay The Earth is teeming with life, but the upper atmosphere to kilometers u...

Ep. 640: Survey Science: Newest Projects & Results

02 May 2022

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 640: Survey Science: Newest Projects & Results by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay There are general-purpose telescopes and missions th...

Ep. 639: Big Qs Update: Dark Matter, Dark Energy, Etc.

18 Apr 2022

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 639: Big Qs Update: Dark Matter, Dark Energy, Etc. by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Knowledge moves forward, and so, we must move wi...

Ep. 638: Simulating Space Missions

11 Apr 2022

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 638: Simulating Space Missions by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Although humans have never actually been to Mars, explorers have sim...

Ep. 637: Machine Learning in Astronomy

04 Apr 2022

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 637: Machine Learning in Astronomy by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Computers are a big part of astronomy, but mostly they've been r...

Ep. 636: Blowing Bubbles

28 Mar 2022

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 636: Blowing Bubbles by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay We think of space as a vacuum, but there are regions of different density. The...

Ep. 635: Jets: When Magnetic Fields Fling Things

21 Mar 2022

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 635: Jets: When Magnetic Fields Fling Things by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay As astronomers look out across the Universe. They see ...

Ep. 634: Milky Way's Mergers & Acquisitions

14 Mar 2022

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 634: Milky Way's Mergers & Acquisitions by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay The Milky Way is a vast grand spiral today, but how did it ...

Ep. 633: Weirdly Habitable Places

07 Mar 2022

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 633: Weirdly Habitable Places by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay We've always assumed that habitable planets would need to be like Ear...

Ep. 632: Building Images: Optical vs Radio

28 Feb 2022

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 632: Building Images: Optical vs Radio by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay A recent image from the South African MeerKAT Telescope blew...

Ep. 631: All The Uses Of Pulsars (Including Murder)

21 Feb 2022

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 631: All The Uses Of Pulsars (Including Murder) by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Pulsars are the rapidly spinning degenerate husks o...

Ep. 630: Things We Can Look Forward To

14 Feb 2022

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 630: Things We Can Look Forward To by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay In a rare moment of weakness, Pamela has decided she's open to t...

Ep. 629: The Cost of Delays

07 Feb 2022

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 629: The Cost of Delays by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay With all the success of James Webb so far, it's looking like science's huge...

Ep. 628: The Sun Revisited

31 Jan 2022

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 628: The Sun Revisited by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Once again, it's time to take a look at the Sun. You know, the ongoing therm...

Ep. 627: Mercury Revisited

17 Jan 2022

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 627: Mercury Revisited by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay It's been about a thousand years since since we last looked at Mercury. So w...

Ep. 626: Terrestrial Planets - Mercury, Venus, Earth & Mars

10 Jan 2022

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 626: Terrestrial Planets - Mercury, Venus, Earth & Mars by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay We continue our refreshed tour of the solar...

Ep. 625: End of the Year Review

20 Dec 2021

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 625: End of the Year Review by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay We've reached the end of 2021 and this is the last episode of the year....

Ep. 624: Small Rocky Bodies (Including Phobos & Deimos)

13 Dec 2021

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 624: Small Rocky Bodies (Including Phobos & Deimos) by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay We've talked about the icy objects of the Solar...

Ep. 623: NEOs: Concern or Nah

06 Dec 2021

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 623: NEOs: Concern or Nah by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Are asteroids dangerous? Well, just ask the dinosaurs and they'll tell yo...

Ep. 622: Rockier Moons & Giant Asteroids

29 Nov 2021

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 622: Rockier Moons & Giant Asteroids by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay So a rock is a rock is a rock. Right? Across the solar system ...

Ep. 621: Gas Giants

22 Nov 2021

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 621: Gas Giants by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay For the longest time the only gas giant planets that we knew about were Jupiter and...

Ep. 620: Why Getting to the Outer Worlds is So Difficult

15 Nov 2021

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 620: Why Getting to the Outer Worlds is So Difficult by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Good News! Over the next few years we're gonna...

Ep. 619: Icy Moons & Dwarf Planets

08 Nov 2021

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 619: Icy Moons & Dwarf Planets by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay The outer Solar System is far enough from the Sun that water doesn't...

Ep. 618: Ice Giants

01 Nov 2021

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 618: Ice Giants by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay So we're learning more & more about the outer planets of the solar system. Uranus &...

Ep. 617: Hangout-A-Thon Episode 2 - Crowdfunding Science

30 Oct 2021

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 617: Hangout-A-Thon Episode 2 - Crowdfunding Science by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Funding for basic science has always been tric...

Ep. 616: Hangout-A-Thon Episode 1 - The Great Observatories

29 Oct 2021

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 616: Hangout-A-Thon Episode 1 - The Great Observatories by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Well, you're familiar with the Hubble Space...

Ep. 615: Planet 9

18 Oct 2021

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 615: Planet 9 by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay After Pluto lost its planethood we were down to 8 planets. But there's growing eviden...

Ep. 614: Centaurs, Comets & Asteroids

11 Oct 2021

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 614: Centaurs, Comets & Asteroids by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay So there are asteroids, and there are comets. But there's an enti...

Ep. 613: Pluto's Demotion: 15 Years Later

04 Oct 2021

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Astronomy Cast - Ep. 613: Pluto's Demotion: 15 Years Later by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay It's been 15 years since Pluto was kicked out of the planet...

Ep. 612: Hiatus Message

12 Jul 2021

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 612: Hiatus Message by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Fraser & Pamela will return in early September with more episodes of Astronomy ...

Ep. 612: The SETI Renaissance

05 Jul 2021

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 612: The SETI Renaissance by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Last week we talked about the various ways that astronomers could detect ...

Ep. 611: What is Required to Confirm Alien Life: Intelligence Edition

28 Jun 2021

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 611: What is Required to Confirm Alien Life: Intelligence Edition by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Last week we talked about what it...

Ep. 610: What is Required to Confirm Alien Life: Non-Sentient Edition

21 Jun 2021

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 610: What is Required to Confirm Alien Life: Non-Sentient Edition by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Are we alone in the Universe? It'...

Ep. 609: Volcanos With Benefits: Lava Tubes, Hydro Thermal Vents & More

14 Jun 2021

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 609: Volcanos With Benefits: Lava Tubes, Hydro Thermal Vents & More by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Volcanos can be some of the wor...

Ep. 608: NASA Perseverance, The First 100 Days

07 Jun 2021

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 608: NASA Perseverance, The First 100 Days by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay As you all know, Pamela refuses to talk about any missio...

Ep. 607: InSight and Earthquakes

31 May 2021

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 607: InSight and Earthquakes by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Mars is cold and dead today, but the massive volcanoes tell us what th...

Ep. 606 - Time Dilation: Skipping Thru Time

24 May 2021

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 606 - Time Dilation: Skipping Thru Time by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Have you ever wanted to be a time traveler? Well, good news...

Ep. 605: Sounding Rockets

17 May 2021

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 605: Sounding Rockets by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Last week we talked about balloon-based astronomy. This week we're gonna talk...

Ep. 604: Balloon Astronomy

10 May 2021

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 604: Balloon Astronomy by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay So when you think about the world's observatories, I'm sure you're imagining...

Ep. 603: New Colors of the Radio Spectrum

03 May 2021

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 603: New Colors of the Radio Spectrum by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Last week we talked about how new telescopes and techniques a...

Ep. 602: The New Colors of Gamma Rays - Getting Shorter

26 Apr 2021

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 602: The New Colors of Gamma Rays - Getting Shorter by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay The Earth's atmosphere protects us from a Unive...

Ep. 601: Unexpected Light Pollution

19 Apr 2021

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 601: Unexpected Light Pollution by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Day-by-day we're loosing our connection with the night sky. Already...

Ep. 600: Looking Ahead

29 Mar 2021

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 600: Looking Ahead by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Today we are gonna gaze into the future of space and astronomy. What upcoming mi...

Ep. 599: Zodiacal Light

22 Mar 2021

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 599: Zodiacal Light by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Pamela has told us in the most flowery terms about the diffuse dust across the ...

Ep. 598: How You Could Overturn Cosmology

15 Mar 2021

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 598: How You Could Overturn Cosmology by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay You've probably heard of dark matter and dark energy, but may...

Ep. 597: The Expansion of the Universe

08 Mar 2021

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 597: The Expansion of the Universe by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay It's been a while since we checked to make sure the Universe was...

Ep. 596: The Universe's Background Noise

01 Mar 2021

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 596: The Universe's Background Noise by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay You might be familiar with the cosmic microwave background, bu...

Ep. 595: Planet Hunting - Revisited

15 Feb 2021

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 595: Planet Hunting - Revisited by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay This is gonna be another one of those evergreen topics where we com...

Ep. 594: Juno - Primary Mission Highlights

08 Feb 2021

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 594: Juno - Primary Mission Highlights by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Pamela is always loath to talk about spacecraft until the mi...

Ep. 593: Stellar Parasites

01 Feb 2021

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 593: Stellar Parasites by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Stars often come in groups of 2 or more. And if they're orbiting close enoug...

Ep. 592: Gamma-Ray Bursts - Updated

25 Jan 2021

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 592: Gamma-Ray Bursts - Updated by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Some of the most powerful explosions in the Universe are gamma-ray ...

Ep. 591: What Are We Gonna Do With All That Space Junk?

18 Jan 2021

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 591: What Are We Gonna Do With All That Space Junk? by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Remember the good old days when there were only...

Ep. 590: Lunar Hazards: Dust, Radiation and More

11 Jan 2021

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 590: Lunar Hazards: Dust, Radiation and More by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay 2024 can't come soon enough. You know, that's the year...

Ep. 589 - Lunar Resources: Water (Update) & Other Volatiles

21 Dec 2020

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 589 - Lunar Resources: Water (Update) & Other Volatiles by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay We've talked about the Moon and its water m...

Ep. 588 - Lunar Resources: Lava Tubes

14 Dec 2020

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 588 - Lunar Resources: Lava Tubes by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay All eyes are on the Moon. We're going back, this time to stay, ri...

Ep. 587: The Artemis Accords

07 Dec 2020

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 587: The Artemis Accords by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay So the Moon is about to become a very busy place with multiple countries a...

Ep. 586: Life As We Know It: Habitable Exoplanets & Extremophiles

30 Nov 2020

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 586: Life As We Know It: Habitable Exoplanets & Extremophiles by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay As scientists continue to explore the...

Ep. 585: Super Earths, Mini-Neptunes & Gas Dwarfs

23 Nov 2020

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Astronomy Cast 585: Super Earths, Mini-Neptunes & Gas Dwarfs by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Astronomers are finding even more new extrasolar planets ...

Ep. 584: Sample Return Missions From Asteroids

02 Nov 2020

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 584: Sample Return Missions From Asteroids by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay So with a sample of asteroid Bennu firmly inside OSIRIS-...

Ep. 583: The 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics

26 Oct 2020

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 583: The 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay This year's Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to three brilli...

Ep. 582: Building Bigger Black Holes

19 Oct 2020

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 582: Building Bigger Black Holes by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Did you hear the news? Nobel prizes for Black Holes! Now, we know ...

Ep. 581: Other Kinds Of Novae

12 Oct 2020

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 581: Other Kinds Of Novae by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Don't ever accuse us of not comprehensively covering every kind of explod...

Ep. 580: Exploding Dwarfs

05 Oct 2020

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 580: Exploding Dwarfs By Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay So you think that a white dwarf star is the end of a stellar life, and it's a...

Ep. 579: White and Black Dwarf Stars

28 Sep 2020

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Astronomy Cast 579: White and Black Dwarf Stars by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay I've got some bad news for you. Stars die. At some point in the next f...

Ep. 578: Venus Updates - or - Life on Venus?!?

21 Sep 2020

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by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay So have you heard the news? Of course you have. Evidence of phosphene on Venus. Which could be a biosignature of life ...