Cheap Astronomy Podcasts
Episodes
29. No place like home - 06 August 2009
06 Aug 2009
Contributed by Lukas
If there was a planet somewhere in the universe able to support life, what would it be like? Hmmm...
28. A sidewalk astronomer - 30 July 2009
30 Jul 2009
Contributed by Lukas
A long overdue podcast about the world's most famous cheap astronomer.
27. The Southern Cross - 25 July 2009
25 Jul 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Up above down under.
26. Apollo 11 3of3 Getting back again - 24 July 2009
24 Jul 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Reunited, the three intrepid explorers turn their ship for home.
25. Apollo 11 2of3 The landing - 20 July 2009
20 Jul 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Everything is going just great... that is, until Neil and Buzz attempt the landing.
24. Apollo 11 1of3 Getting there - 16 July 2009
16 Jul 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the first Moon landing - Neil, Buzz and Mike get strapped in for a re-run of their historic mission.
23. Making things shorter and slower - 09 July 2009
09 Jul 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Understanding special relativity is as easy as taking a train ride.
22. Cosmos 1 - 02 July 2009
02 Jul 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Cheap Astronomy puts a baseball cap on backwards and goes sailing on the seas of space-time.
21. A hard rains a-gonna fall - 25 June 2009
25 Jun 2009
Contributed by Lukas
We review recent theories about dinosaur extinction and finds more smoking guns than a Dallas motorcade.
20. Webb, James Webb - 18 June 2009
18 Jun 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Just who the heck is James Webb and why are we naming an infra-red space telescope after him?
19. GPS - 11 June 2009
11 Jun 2009
Contributed by Lukas
If that gadget on your dashboard doesn't instantly get you thinking about astronomy, you're not thinking hard enough.
18. Why we need neutrino telescopes - 03 June 2009
03 Jun 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Cheap Astronomy says 'yes we can' to all those skeptics who doubt the universe's one second old baby photo can ever be observed directly.
17. Cheap Astronomy - Live in LA! - 28 May 2009
28 May 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Cheap Astronomy visits La-La land and goes all starry eyed.
16. Big Bang 2of2 When the dust settled - 21 May 2009
21 May 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Further courses are served in the ultimate free lunch.
15. Big Bang 1of2 One crowded second - 14 May 2009
14 May 2009
Contributed by Lukas
A whole bunch of stuff appears out of nowhere.
14. What's in a day? - 09 May 2009
09 May 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Cheap Astronomy explores this puzzling conundrum without ever once using the word sidereal.
13. A day on the ISS - 30 April 2009
30 Apr 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Our future in space means adjusting to daily life in microgravity - so... just how hard is that?
12. Moonlight - 23 April 2009
23 Apr 2009
Contributed by Lukas
If you don't find this interesting, it's about time you asked yourself why you keep downloading astronomy podcasts.
11. Sunshine - 16 April 2009
16 Apr 2009
Contributed by Lukas
A hot, bright thing in the sky that is responsible for a population of beings who invented the words hot and bright.
10. Your first cheap telescope - 11 April 2009
11 Apr 2009
Contributed by Lukas
There's only one first time...
9. Chicks in space - 03 April 2009
03 Apr 2009
Contributed by Lukas
So... hands up who wants to share a five year mission to seek out new life and new civilisations with a bunch of guys. OK then.
8. The Space Shuttle Enterprise - 26 March 2009
26 Mar 2009
Contributed by Lukas
The line between astronomy and science fiction sometimes blurs.
7. Love in the continuum of general relativity - 19 March 2009
19 Mar 2009
Contributed by Lukas
It's not just about about being on time, being in space is also important.
6. Indigenous Australian astronomy - 15 March 2009
15 Mar 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Some of what is still remembered about Indigenous Australian observations of the night sky.
5. Talking to the aliens - 10 March 2009
10 Mar 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Some clever folk have been working hard to ensure the full richness of human culture is represented by more than just I Love Lucy.
4. Rocks in his head - 26 February 2009
26 Feb 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Geology might seem like a completely different science to astronomy, but not really.
3. How the sky works - 19 February 2009
19 Feb 2009
Contributed by Lukas
A podcast for when you are lying in the gutter, looking up at the stars.
2. Gravity wells and how to get out of them - 12 February 2009
12 Feb 2009
Contributed by Lukas
The only way is up, baby, but managing that is no easy matter.
1. Space race - 3 February 2009
03 Feb 2009
Contributed by Lukas
A brief history of early spaceflight - including both primate and dog-based endeavours.