Astronomy Cast

Ep. 288: Phases of Matter

26 Feb 2013

Contributed by Lukas

AstronomyCast 288: Phases of Matter, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

Ep. 287: E = mc2

18 Feb 2013

Contributed by Lukas

AstronomyCast 287: E = mc2, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

Weekly Space Hangout Feb 15, 2013

16 Feb 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Ep. 283: Stellar Motion

13 Feb 2013

Contributed by Lukas

AstronomyCast 283: Stellar Motion, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

Ep. 286: How to Debunk and End-of-the-World Myth

13 Feb 2013

Contributed by Lukas

AstronomyCast 286: How to Debunk and End-of-the-World Myth, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

Ep. 285: How the World Will Really End

11 Feb 2013

Contributed by Lukas

AstronomyCast 285: How the World Will Really End, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

Weekly Space Hangout Feb 8, 2013

08 Feb 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Weekly Space Hangout Feb 1, 2013

04 Feb 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Weekly Space Hangout - Jan 25 2013

25 Jan 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Weekly Space Hangout - Jan 18, 2013

25 Jan 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Ep. 284: Optics

19 Jan 2013

Contributed by Lukas

AstronomyCast 284: Optics, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

Ep. 282: Seasons

08 Jan 2013

Contributed by Lukas

AstronomyCast 282: Seasons, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

Ep. 281: Explosions in Space

13 Dec 2012

Contributed by Lukas

AstroCast 281: Explosions in Space, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

Ep. 280: The Cosmological Constant

11 Dec 2012

Contributed by Lukas

AstronomyCast 280: The Cosmological Constant, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

Ep. 279: The Hubble Constant

04 Dec 2012

Contributed by Lukas

AstronomyCast 279: The Hubble Constant, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

Ep. 278: Animals in Space

13 Nov 2012

Contributed by Lukas

AstronomyCast 278: Animals in Space, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

Ep. 277: Orbit

06 Nov 2012

Contributed by Lukas

AstronomyCast 277: Orbit, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

Ep. 276: XMM Newton

30 Oct 2012

Contributed by Lukas

AstronomyCast 276: XMM Newton, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

Weekly Space Hangout-Oct 25, 2012

27 Oct 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Mobile App: Phases of the Moon

25 Oct 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Universe Today needs your help. Support the site and enrich your life at the same time by buying our mobile app: Phases of the Moon, for both Android ...

Ep. 275: Isaac Newton, Pt. 1

16 Oct 2012

Contributed by Lukas

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

Ep. 274: The Asteroid Vesta

15 Oct 2012

Contributed by Lukas

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

AstronomyCast 273: Solutions to the Fermi Paradox

08 Oct 2012

Contributed by Lukas

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

Weekly Space Hangout - Oct 4, 2012

04 Oct 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Weekly Space Hangout Sep 27, 2012

01 Oct 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Weekly Space Hangout Sep 20, 2012

01 Oct 2012

Contributed by Lukas

AstronomyCast 272: Abiogenesis

01 Oct 2012

Contributed by Lukas

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

AstronomyCast 271: Who Does What in Space & Astronomy?

18 Sep 2012

Contributed by Lukas

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

Weekly Space Hangout - Sep. 13, 2012

17 Sep 2012

Contributed by Lukas

AstronomyCast: Live from DragonCon 2012

11 Sep 2012

Contributed by Lukas

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

AstronomyCast 270: Inertia

09 Sep 2012

Contributed by Lukas

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

Live coverage of the Curiosity Landing on August 5th, 2012

31 Jul 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Astronomy Cast on Hiatus for the Summer

31 Jul 2012

Contributed by Lukas

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

AstronomyCast 269: Mass

16 Jul 2012

Contributed by Lukas

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

Weekly Space Hangout - July 12, 2012

12 Jul 2012

Contributed by Lukas

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 P...

AstronomyCast 268: Energy

10 Jul 2012

Contributed by Lukas

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

AstronomyCast 267: Infinities

08 Jul 2012

Contributed by Lukas

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

Weekly Space Hangout - July 5, 2012

05 Jul 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Weekly Space Hangout - June 28, 2012

28 Jun 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Ep. 266: Archimedes

26 Jun 2012

Contributed by Lukas

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 Archim...

265: Arthur Eddington

24 Jun 2012

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Weekly Space Hangout - June 21, 2012

22 Jun 2012

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk about: Black Holes as particle detectors, New advances in Chinese space exploration, Asteroid research, History of women in space. W...

Weekly Space Hangout - June 14, 2012

22 Jun 2012

Contributed by Lukas

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 Teit...

AstronomyCast 264: The Hazards of Space Flight

20 Jun 2012

Contributed by Lukas

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

AstronomyCast 263: Radioactive Decay

14 Jun 2012

Contributed by Lukas

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

AstronomyCast 262: Solar Sails

14 Jun 2012

Contributed by Lukas

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

Weekly Space Hangout - June 7, 2012

07 Jun 2012

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

AstronomyCast 261: Lasers & Masers in Astronomy

05 Jun 2012

Contributed by Lukas

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

Weekly Space Hangout - May 31, 2012

31 May 2012

Contributed by Lukas

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...

AstronomyCast 260: Lasers & Masers

28 May 2012

Contributed by Lukas

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

Weekly Space Hangout - May 17, 2012

23 May 2012

Contributed by Lukas

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 Ente...

AstronomyCast 259: The Exploration of Venus

07 May 2012

Contributed by Lukas

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

AstronomyCast 258: Viking Landers

04 May 2012

Contributed by Lukas

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

Weekly Space Hangout - May 3, 2012

04 May 2012

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we talked about asteroid mining, SpaceX delays, Shuttle retirement, killer black holes, supermassive planets (aka brown dwarfs), Encel...

AstronomyCast 257: Viking Orbiter

06 Apr 2012

Contributed by Lukas

AstronomyCast 257: Viking Orbiter, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

AstronomyCast 256: Resolution

14 Mar 2012

Contributed by Lukas

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

AstronomyCast 254: Reflection & Refraction

09 Mar 2012

Contributed by Lukas

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

Weekly Space Hangout - Mar. 8, 2012

08 Mar 2012

Contributed by Lukas

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 e...

AstronomyCast 255: Observing Hydrogen

08 Mar 2012

Contributed by Lukas

AstronomyCast 255: Observing Hydrogen, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

Weekly Space Hangout - Mar. 1, 2012

02 Mar 2012

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

AstronomyCast 253: Rayleigh Scattering

26 Feb 2012

Contributed by Lukas

AstronomyCast 253: Rayleigh Scattering, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

Weekly Space Hangout - Feb. 23, 2012

24 Feb 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Weekly Space Hangout - Feb. 16, 2012

16 Feb 2012

Contributed by Lukas

AstronomyCast 251: Messier Objects

14 Feb 2012

Contributed by Lukas

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

Weekly Space Hangout - Feb. 9, 2012

13 Feb 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Weekly Space Hangout - Feb. 2, 2012

13 Feb 2012

Contributed by Lukas

AstronomyCast 252: Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle

13 Feb 2012

Contributed by Lukas

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

AstronomyCast 250: Precision

09 Feb 2012

Contributed by Lukas

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

AstronomyCast 249: Schrödinger's cat

01 Feb 2012

Contributed by Lukas

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

AstronomyCast 248: The Carina Constellation

31 Jan 2012

Contributed by Lukas

AstronomyCast 248: The Carina Constellation, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

Weekly Space Hangout - Jan. 26, 2012

26 Jan 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Another edition of our weekly space hangout. This week we talked about a week of space remembrance, solar storms, Newt's plans for a 2020 lunar base, ...

AstronomyCast 247: The Ages of Things

23 Jan 2012

Contributed by Lukas

AstronomyCast 247: The Ages of Things, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

AstronomyCast 246: What If Something Was Different

20 Jan 2012

Contributed by Lukas

AstronomyCast 246: What If Something Was Different, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

AstronomyCast 245: Calendars

09 Jan 2012

Contributed by Lukas

AstronomyCast 245: Calendars, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

Discovery of Earth-Sized Planets - Google+ Hangout

22 Dec 2011

Contributed by Lukas

This is a Google+ Hangout we did to discuss the announcement of Earth-sized planets discovered by NASA's Kepler mission. Moderated by Fraser Cain from...

AstronomyCast 244: Io

20 Dec 2011

Contributed by Lukas

AstronomyCast 244: Io, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

AstronomyCast 243: The Tunguska Event

19 Dec 2011

Contributed by Lukas

AstronomyCast 243: The Tunguska Event, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

AstronomyCast 242: The Turino Scale

04 Dec 2011

Contributed by Lukas

AstronomyCast 242: The Turino Scale, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

AstronomyCast 241: Astrophotography | Pt. 3: Image Processing

01 Dec 2011

Contributed by Lukas

AstronomyCast 241: Astrophotography | Pt. 3: Image Processing by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

AstronomyCast 240: Astrophotography | Pt. 2: Techniques

27 Nov 2011

Contributed by Lukas

AstronomyCast 240: Astrophotography | Pt. 2: Techniques, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

AstronomyCast 239: Astrophotography | Pt. 1: The Gear

19 Nov 2011

Contributed by Lukas

AstronomyCast 239: Astrophotography | Pt. 1: The Gear, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

AstronomyCast 238: Solar Activity

08 Nov 2011

Contributed by Lukas

AstronomyCast 238: Solar Activity, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

AstronomyCast 237: Spooky Space Sounds

01 Nov 2011

Contributed by Lukas

AstronomyCast 237: Spooky Space Sounds, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

AstronomyCast 236: Einstein Was Right

24 Oct 2011

Contributed by Lukas

AstronomyCast 236: Einstein Was Right, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

AstronomyCast 235: Einstein

17 Oct 2011

Contributed by Lukas

AstronomyCast 235: Einstein, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

AstronomyCast 234: Lunar Phases

10 Oct 2011

Contributed by Lukas

AstronomyCast 234: Lunar Phases, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

AstronomyCast 233: Radar

04 Oct 2011

Contributed by Lukas

AstronomyCast 233: Radar, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

AstronomyCast 232: Galileo Spacecraft

29 Sep 2011

Contributed by Lukas

AstronomyCast 232: Galileo Spacecraft, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

AstronomyCast: Live at Dragon*Con

26 Sep 2011

Contributed by Lukas

AstronomyCast: Live at Dragon*Con, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

AstronomyCast 231: Galileo Galilei

01 Sep 2011

Contributed by Lukas

AstronomyCast 231: Galileo Galilei, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

AstronomyCast 230: Christiaan Huygens

31 Aug 2011

Contributed by Lukas

AstronomyCast 230: Christiaan Huygens, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

AstronomyCast 229: The Cassini Mission

28 Aug 2011

Contributed by Lukas

AstronomyCast 229: The Cassini Mission, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

AstronomyCast 228: Giovanni Cassini, Pt. 1

27 Jul 2011

Contributed by Lukas

AstronomyCast 228: Giovanni Cassini, Pt. 1, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

AstronomyCast 227: The Big Dipper

25 Jul 2011

Contributed by Lukas

AstronomyCast 227: The Big Dipper, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

AstronomyCast 226: Weather

21 Jul 2011

Contributed by Lukas

AstronomyCast 226: Weather, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

AstronomyCast 225: Ice in Space

16 Jul 2011

Contributed by Lukas

AstronomyCast 225: Ice in Space, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

AstronomyCast 224: Orion

26 Jun 2011

Contributed by Lukas

AstronomyCast 224: Orion, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

AstronomyCast 223: The Transit of Venus

22 Jun 2011

Contributed by Lukas

AstronomyCast 223: The Transit of Venus, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

AstronomyCast 222: The Decadal Survey

26 May 2011

Contributed by Lukas

AstronomyCast 222: The Decadal Survey, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

AstronomyCast 221: Geomorphology

12 May 2011

Contributed by Lukas

AstronomyCast 221: Geomorphology, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay