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Episodes
BepiColombo to Mercury with Mark McCaughrean ESA - The Cosmic Companion 14 Dec. 2021
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion, we welcome Mark McCaughrean, Senior Advisor for Science & Exploration at the European Space...
Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and the Moon line Up on Tonight - The Cosmic Companion Special Report 10 Dec. 2021
10 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The three brightest planets in the Solar System - Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, together with the Moon - will all line up tonight just after sunset.Here's a...
Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and the Moon line Up on Friday Night - The Cosmic Companion Special Report 09 Dec. 2021
09 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On 10 December, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and the Moon will all line up just after sunset. Here's a look at what's happening, and how to get the mos...
Sylvia Earle Guides Us Through the Oceans - The Cosmic Companion 7 December, 2021
07 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion. This week, we are delighted to be joined by one of the world's most renowned oceanographers, Dr. Sylvia Earl...
Geminid Meteor Shower 2021 - How to View These Falling Stars! The Cosmic Companion 3 December 2021
03 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Geminid meteor shower arrives on the night of 13 December 2021. We take a look at how to view this display, where to look in the sky, and we t...
Matthew Bothwell on The Invisible Universe - The Cosmic Companion 30 Nov. 2021
01 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew Bothwell, author of The Invisible Universe, discusses the 93% of "ordinary" matter we cannot see with the human eye - radio, infrared, ultravi...
Five Missions to Asteroids - Dart, Lucy, Psyche, Haybusa2, and OSIRIS-REx - The Cosmic Companion 23 Nov. 2021
23 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion, we take a close-up look at asteroids – those lumps or rock, metal, and ice racing around our ...
Is M51-ULS-1b the First Planet Seen in Another Galaxy? with Rosanne Di Stefano, Center for Astrophysics
09 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion, we welcome Dr. Rosanne Di Stefano from the Center for Astrophysics to the show, talking about h...
Exploring ASKAP J173608.2–321635 Radio Signals with Tara Murphy, Unv. of Sydney - 2 Nov. 2021 Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion
02 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion, Dr. Tara Murphy from the University of Sydney joins us, looking at an odd radio burst seen near...
The Science of Halloween featuring Erika Engelhaupt, Gory Details - Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion 26 Oct. 2021
26 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Science of Halloween featuring Erika Engelhaupt, author of Gory Details: Adventures from the Dark Side of Science. Plus - Would Aliens Eat Hum...
Jenifer Millard on Becoming a Science Journalist, Star Parties, and the Awe of Science - Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion 19 October 2021
19 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion, we welcome Dr. Jenifer Millard to the show. She is a science journalist and co-presenter of t...
Jenifer Millard from the Awesome Astronomy podcast Talks About Star Parties (sneak preview)
15 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Next week on Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion: Dr. Jenifer Millard, host of The Awesome Astronomy Podcast, talks about astronomy, star parties...
ASKAP J173608.2-321635 - The Strange Radio Burst Seen Near the Center of the Milky Way - w/ Tara Murphy, University of Sydney - Sneak Preview
13 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What is ASKAP J173608.2-321635 - the strange radio burst from near the center of the Milky Way? We talk with Professor Tara Murphy of the University o...
Homer Hickam "Don't Blow Yourself Up" - Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion 12 October 2021
12 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion, we welcome NASA legend Homer Hickam to the show. The inspiration for the movie October Sky talk...
The Night Sky in October - Amateur Astronomy in October 2021 w/ Starcharts -- The Cosmic Companion
06 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Amateur astronomers have a lot to look up to in October 2021. Jupiter, Saturn, Venus, and the Moon all put on dazzling shows, plus a pair of meteo...
Robots in Space - Astrobees and Beyond - Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion 5 October, 2021
05 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A look at robotics and artificial intelligence in space as NASA's Trey Smith and Jose Benavides visit Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion! But ...
Roman Chiporuhka, Space VIP, talks Private Spaceflight - The Cosmic Companion 28 Sept. 2021
28 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion, we talk with Roman Chiporuhka, CEO of Space VIP, about the future of private spaceflight, and w...
Dillon Dong, Caltech Graduate Student, Talks About an Unusual Supernova - Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion 21 Sept. 2021
21 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion, we welcome Dillon Dong, a graduate student at Caltech to the show. We're going to talk about hi...
Cathy Olkin of SwRI - The Lucy mission to Jupiter's Trojan Asteroids - The Cosmic Companion 14 Sept. 2021
14 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion, we welcome Dr. Cathy Olkin from the Southwest Research Institute to the show. We will talk abou...
What are Fast Radio Bursts? With Kaitlyn Shin, CHIME member - Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion 7 September 2021
07 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion, we welcome CHIME member Kaitlyn Shin to the show, and she's going to teach us about fast radi...
Geoff Notkin, Meteorite Men, Talk Meteorites - Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion 31 Aug. 2021
31 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion, we welcome Geoff Notkin to the show. He is the two-time Emmy Awarding-winning host of STEM Jour...
Geoff Notkin on Growing Up Around Science - 31 August Episode Preview
24 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Good news: We have Geoff Notkin, Emmy Award-winning host of Meteorite Men and STEM Journals on next week, talking about meteorites, and his adventures...
Cosmic Connections: The Dragons of Ara, Woolly Mammoths, and Floods
19 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The premiere episode of our newest short-form series, Cosmic Connections! This week, we explore the connections between a nebula in space called the D...
Richard Teague and Davide Farnocchia - Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion 17 Aug. 2021
17 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion, we have a special double interview as we welcome Dr. Richard Teague from the Center for Astroph...
Jonathan Lunine and the Volcanoes of Venus - Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion 10 Aug. 2021
10 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion, we welcome Dr. Jonathan Lunine, chair of the astronomy department at Cornell University to the ...
Teaching Children Science w/ Dr. Stephanie Ryan - Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion 3 August 2021
03 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion, we welcome Dr. Stephanie Ryan to the show. She is the author of Let's Learn About Chemistry, an...
Stephen Kane of UC Riverside - The Value of Private Spaceflight - Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion 27 July 2021
27 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion, we welcome planetary astrophysicist Dr. Stephen Kane to the show. We discuss the role private s...
Earl Swift Takes Us Across the Airless Wilds - Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion 20 July 2021
20 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion, we welcome New York Times best-selling author Earl Swift to the show. He recently released a ne...
Stella Kafka, AAVSO, Talks Betelgeuse! Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion Podcast July 13, 2021
13 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion, we welcome Dr. Stella Kafka back to the show. She is CEO of The American Association of Variabl...
Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion July 6, 2021 - Hubble Space Telescope Repairs, a Tiny White Dwarf, and Stellar Murder Mysteries!
06 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion, we learn how gravitational waves show evidence for a pair of ancient stellar murder mysteries, ...
Pedro Bernardinelli on Comet UN271 and Alyssa Mills on Ganymede - The Cosmic Companion June 29, 2021
29 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we visit with Alyssa Mills. She is a graduate student at the University of Alabama, and we will talk about her work studying the largest mo...
Brittany Zimmerman, CEO of Yummet, Talks Space Exploration and Saving Earth - The Cosmic Companion 22 June 2021
22 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we welcome Brittany Zimmerman to the show. She is CEO of Yummet, an organization developing technology for living in space, as well as pres...
Noah Petro on NASA's Return to the Moon and the LRO - The Cosmic Companion June 15, 2021
15 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion, we welcome Dr. Noah Petro, Project Scientist for the NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) ...
Bruce Betts of The Planetary Society talks Planetary Defense - Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion June 8, 2021
08 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion, we welcome Dr. Bruce Betts to the show. He is Chief Scientist and LightSail Program Manager for...
Dr. Sabine Stanley JHU - Studying the Atmosphere of Saturn - Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion June 1, 2021
01 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion, we are joined by Dr. Sabine Stanley of Johns Hopkins University. Listen in as we talk about her...
Elena Provornikova and The Interstellar Probe - Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion May 25, 2021
25 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion, we take a look at a project that could become the first mission far into the void between the s...
Lunar Eclipse May 26 - The Cosmic Companion Astronomy Minute May 25, 2021
25 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Lunar eclipse of May 26th should be a delight for skygazers across the United States - especially those west of the Mississippi! Here's what's...
Scott Lambros and the James Webb Space Telescope - The Cosmic Companion May 18, 2021
18 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we take an up-close look at what will be the most-advanced telescope ever to launch into space, the James Webb Space Telescope. We welcome ...
Dr. Jack Hughes, Rutgers University - Neutrinos and Supernova Eruptions - The Cosmic Companion May 11, 2021
11 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we talk with Dr. Jack Hughes, astrophysicist at Rutgers University, telling us of new findings about supernovae, the powerful eruptions tha...
Stella Kafka AAVSO - Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion May 4, 2021
04 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we talk with Dr. Stella Kafka, CEO and Executive Director of the American Association of Variable Star Observers. We discuss the human ques...
Ohad Harlev - LyteLoop - The Future of Storing Data in Space - The Cosmic Companion April 27, 2021
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion, we look at the future of data storage in space, as we talk with Ohad Harlev, CEO of Lyteloop. ...
Joshua Ravich and Andrew Fazekas - Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion April 20, 2021
20 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, and welcome back to Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion. This week, we have a pair of amazing guests. First, we talk to Joshua Ravich, NAS...
Moon Mars Conjunction April 16-17 2021 w/ Andrew Fazekas - National Geographic's Night Sky Guy
15 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Moon and Mars conjunction of April 16-17 will give skygazers a chance to see these two objects huddled together in the sky. Andrew Fazekas, Na...
Affelia Wibisono and X-rays from Uranus - Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion April 13, 2021
13 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we welcome Affelia Wibisono from University College London to the show, discussing the first discovery of X-rays seen radiating from the ic...
Yuri's Night with Shuttle Astronaut Dr. Kathryn Sullivan - Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion April 6, 2021
06 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we look forward to Yuri's Night. Monday, April 12th marks the 60th anniversary of the first human space flight, as well as the 40th anniver...
What is 'Oumuamua? Alan Jackson & Steven Desch ASU The Cosmic Companion March 30, 2021
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we have a double interview, talking with astronomer Alan Jackson and astrophysicist Steven Desch. We will talk about their new study of 'Ou...
Lawrence Krauss - The Physics of Climate Change - Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion 3-23-21
23 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we welcome renowned physicist Dr. Lawrence Krauss, the author of The Physics of Star Trek, to the show, talking about his new book, The Phy...
Neil deGrasse Tyson Interview of Cosmic Queries on Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion March 16, 2021
16 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we are delighted to welcome Neil deGrasse Tyson to the show. We talk about his new book, Cosmic Queries, as well as the nature of intellige...
Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion - Volcano Planets, Lava, and Space Hurricanes! Mar. 9, 2021
09 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we learn about the first space hurricane ever spotted. We will also visit two different exoplanets that may strangely look familiar to Star...
Elisabeth Newton and the TOI 451 Planetary System of Exoplanets - The Cosmic Companion March 2, 2021
02 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we are joined by Dr. Elisabeth Newton, astronomer at Dartmouth College, who recently discovered three new worlds around the dwarf star TOI ...
Exploring Mars - Dr. Fatima Ebrahimi & Dr. Kirsten Siebach - The Cosmic Companion Feb. 23, 2021
23 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome back to Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion. This week, continuing our fortnight of Mars, we have a pair of special guests,...
The Europa Clipper - David W. Brown, author, The Mission. Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion Feb 16, 2021
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we welcome science writer David W. Brown to the show. He is a contributor for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Scientific A...
The TRAPPIST-1 System - Dr. Eric Agol University of Washington - The Cosmic Companion Feb. 9, 2021
09 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we welcome Professor Eric Agol from the University of Washington to the show. He is an astrophysicist focused on the study of exoplanets,...
The TOI-561 System and Extreme Exoplanets - Dr. Lauren Weiss, U of Hawaii - February 2, 2021
02 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we talk to Dr. Lauren Weiss, astronomer at the University of Hawaii. We will be talking about her work discovering the TOI-561 planetary sy...
Exploring the Climates of Ancient Mars - Dr. Kirsten Siebach, Rice University, Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion Jan 26, 2021
26 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we talk to Dr. Kirsten Siebach, a Martian geologist from Rice University, talking about her work uncovering secrets of the climate of ancie...
Quasars, Supernovae, and the Early Universe - Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion Jan. 19, 2020
19 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion, we head out to Jupiter, where the Juno spacecraft readies to spend five more years exploring ...
Magnetic Fields of Exoplanets - Dr. Jake Turner, Cornell Unv. - The Cosmic Companion Jan 12, 2021
12 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For our first interview of our fourth season, we talk to Dr. Jake Turner of Cornell University, discussing his work finding the first hints of a m...
The Top 10 Stories from Space for 2021 - Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion Jan. 5, 2021
05 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For the first episode of our fourth season,, we have a special episode of Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion, as we look forward to the Top ...
Does HD 106906 b resemble Planet X? - Dr. Paul Kalas, astronomer, UC Berkeley - Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion Dec. 22, 2020
22 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For this final episode of our third season, we welcome Dr. Paul Kalas from UC Berkeley to the show. He is an astronomer studying the exoplanet HD 1069...
Hayabusa2 and Ryugu asteroid sample Seiji Sugita, Unv. of Tokyo - Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion Dec. 15, 2020
15 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome back to Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion. This week, we welcome Professor Seiji Sugita of the University of Tokyo to the sho...
Getting to CNO About the Sun with Solar Neutrinos - Michael Wurm - Borexino Collaboration - Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion Dec. 8, 2020
08 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we welcome Dr. Michael Wurm from the Borexino Collaboration to the show. He recently led a new study examining neutrino emissions from ...
Jupiter and Saturn Close in for the Great Conjunction of 2020
03 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On December 21, 2020, the two largest planets in our solar system will appear just one-tenth of a degree apart, or one-fifth of the diameter of a full...
Megafloods on Mars - Dr. Ezat Heydari - Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion Dec. 1, 2020
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we welcome Dr. Ezat Heydari to the show. He is a professor of geoscience at Jackson State University. We will discuss his work showing ...
Kilonova Explosions and Magnetars - Dr. Wen-fai Fong interview - The Cosmic Companion Nov. 24, 2020
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we welcome Wen-fai Fong of Northwestern University to the show, talking about her work studying kilonova explosions and collisions of n...
Designing Soil for Farming on Mars - Laura Fackrell Unv. of GA - Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion Nov. 10, 2020
10 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we welcome Laura Fackrell, geochemist at the University of Georgia, to the show. We will be discussing her work developing soil for far...
See All Seven Planets in the Night Sky This Week! - The Cosmic Companion Week of Nov. 9, 2020
08 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Amateur astronomers have a rare treat this week, as all seven planets visible in the sky can be observed over the course of a single night. Here's...
Modeling the Cosmic Web - Dr. Oskar Elek UC Santa Cruz - The Cosmic Companion Nov. 3, 2020
03 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we are joined by Dr. Oskar Elek from the University of California, Santa Cruz. We will be discussing his work seeking to understand the...
Water on the Moon - And it's not Just in the Shadows! - Astronomy News with the Cosmic Companion Special Report Oct. 27, 2020
27 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Water on the Moon has been seen before in dark craters. Now, a new study finds water in a crater exposed to sunlight. We explore the finding, and SOFI...
Looking at Betelgeuse in a New Light - Dr. Meridith Joyce ANU - Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion October 27, 2020
27 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Meridith Joyce of Australian National University joins us on the show, talking about her new finding showing that the red giant star Betelgeuse ...
Roberto Gilli - Finding Six Galaxies Orbiting an Ancient Black Hole - The Cosmic Companion October 20, 2020
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we are joined by Dr. Roberto Gilli from the National Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics, speaking with us from Italy. We will tal...
What's the Glitter Around the Black Hole in M87? - Maciek Wielgus - Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion Oct. 13, 2020
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we are joined by Dr. Maciek Wielgus, astronomer at Harvard University, speaking to us from Gdansk, Poland. We will discuss his work rev...
Amanda Karakas and Chiaki Kobayashi - All the Gold in the Universe - Astronomy News with the Cosmic Companion Oct 6, 2020
06 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is a very special global episode on Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion, as we talk with Dr. Amanda Karakas of Monash University, speaki...
Six Galaxies Seen Orbiting Ancient Black Hole - Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion Special Report
02 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Astronomers recently found six galaxies orbiting a distant quasar from the early age of the Universe. What can this tell us about the formation of...
Can We Find Alien Life from Phosphorus? Natalie Hinkel SwRI - The Cosmic Companion Sept. 22, 2020
22 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we are joined by Dr. Natalie Hinkel, planetary astrophysicist at the Southwest Research Institute. We will talk about her work showing ho...
Intermediate-Mass Black Holes and Gravitational Waves - Christopher Berry, NW Unv., Unv. of Glasgow - Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion Sept. 15, 2020
15 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we welcome Dr. Christopher Berry to the show. He is an astrophysicist who recently helped discover the first intermediate-mass black hole e...
Is Life on Mars Hidden Underground? Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion Sept. 8, 2020
08 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we welcome Dr. Dimitra Atri to the show. He is an astrophysicist from New York University Abu Dhabi, and we will be discussing his work sho...
Did a Supernova Cause the Devonian Extinction? Brian Fields of the Unv. of Illinois - Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion Sept. 1, 2020
01 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we are joined by Dr. Brian Fields of the University of Illinois. He recently headed a study showing how the Devonian extinction which took ...
Why Did Betelgeuse Dim? Andrea Dupree Center for Astrophysics - Astronomy News w/ The Cosmic Companion 08/25/20
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we are joined by Dr. Andrea Dupree, senior astrophysicist with the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. She recently carried out a ...
Does the Sun have a Twin? Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion Special Report August 20, 2020
21 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A twin of the Sun, born with our parent star, may still be floating somewhere in space.A twin of the Sun may have formed along with our solar system, ...
Did the Sun Have a Twin? - Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion Special Report Aug 20, 2020
20 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A twin star of the Sun, formed billions of years ago as the Solar System took shape, might help explain movements of bodies at the outer reaches of ou...
Using Hubble to Look at Earth - Allison Youngblood UC Boulder - Astronomy News w/ The Cosmic Companion 08/18/20
18 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we are joined by Dr. Allison Youngblood of the University of Colorado Boulder. She recently used the Hubble Space Telescope to look at the ...
Interview with Allison Youngblood - Using Hubble to Study Earth - Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion Video and Podcast Aug. 18, 2020
18 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we are joined by Dr. Allison Youngblood of the University of Colorado Boulder. She recently used the Hubble Space Telescope to look at the ...
Interview with Steven D'Hondt on finding 100-million-year-old life - Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion Video and Podcast Aug. 11, 2020
11 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hello everyone: This week, we are joined by Dr. Steven D'Hondt of the University of Rhode Island. He recently co-led a study reviving microorganisms t...
Interview with Steven D'Hondt on finding 100-million-year-old life - Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion Video and Podcast Aug. 11, 2020
11 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hello everyone: This week, we are joined by Dr. Steven D'Hondt of the University of Rhode Island. He recently co-led a study reviving microorganisms t...
Interview with Laurent Montesi of the University of Maryland on the Volcanoes of Venus - Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion Video and Podcast Aug. 4, 2020
07 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hello everyone!This week on Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion, we are joined by Dr. Laurent Montesi of the Department of Geology at the Univers...
Interview with Laurent Montési of the University of Maryland on the Volcanoes of Venus - Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion Video and Podcast Aug. 4, 2020
07 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hello everyone!This week on Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion, we are joined by Dr. Laurent Montési of the Department of Geology at the Univer...
Interview with Lina Necib of Caltech on her discovery of Nyx stars from beyond the galaxy - Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion Video and Podcast July 28, 2020
28 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hello everyone! This week, we are happy to be joined by Dr. Lina Necib of Caltech, talking about her discovery of a group of stars here in the Milky ...
Interview with Lina Necib of Caltech on her discovery of Nyx stars from beyond the galaxy - Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion Video and Podcast July 28, 2020
28 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hello everyone! This week, we are happy to be joined by Dr. Lina Necib of Caltech, talking about her discovery of a group of stars here in the Milky ...
Interview with Kathryn Zurek of Caltech on the Search for Dark Matter - Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion Video and Podcast July 21, 2020
21 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hello everyone! Hello and welcome back to The Cosmic Companion. This week, we are happy to be joined by Dr. Kathryn Zurek, Theoretical Physicist at C...
Interview with Kathryn Zurek of Caltech on the Search for Dark Matter - Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion Video and Podcast July 21, 2020
21 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hello everyone! Hello and welcome back to The Cosmic Companion. This week, we are happy to be joined by Dr. Kathryn Zurek, Theoretical Physicist at C...
Interview with Scott Lambros of NASA, on the James Webb Space Telescope - Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion Video and Podcast July 14, 2020
14 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hello everyone!This is a special episode, as it marks both the first show to begin our third season, and this installment is the first partly recorded...
Interview with Scott Lambros of NASA, on the James Webb Space Telescope - Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion Video and Podcast July 14, 2020
14 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hello everyone!This is a special episode, as it marks both the first show to begin our third season, and this installment is the first partly recorded...
Interview with Tyler Gorda of the University of Virginia - Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion Video and Podcast June 23, 2020
23 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode of Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion, we are pleased to be joined by Tyler Gorda from the Department of Physics at the U...
Interview with Tyler Gorda of the University of Virginia - Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion Video and Podcast June 23, 2020
23 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode of Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion, we are pleased to be joined by Tyler Gorda from the Department of Physics at the U...
Interview with Matija Ćuk, research scientist at the SETI Institute - Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion Video and Podcast June 16, 2020
16 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode of Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion, we look at a new study suggesting the Universe is expanding faster than it should ...
Interview with Matija Cuk, research scientist at the SETI Institute - Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion Video and Podcast June 16, 2020
16 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode of Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion, we look at a new study suggesting the Universe is expanding faster than it should ...
Interview with Anna Ho of Caltech - Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion Video and Podcast June 9, 2020
09 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hello everyone:In this week's episode of Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion, we look at quark matter, a bizarre state of matter which could make...
Interview with Anna Ho of Caltech - Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion Video and Podcast June 9, 2020
09 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hello everyone:In this week's episode of Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion, we look at quark matter, a bizarre state of matter which could make...
Interview with Professor Seiji Sugita of the University of Tokyo - Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion Video and Podcast June 2, 2020
02 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hello everyone:In this week's episode of Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion, we watch the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket, lifting a pair of astrona...
Interview with Professor Seiji Sugita of the University of Tokyo - Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion Video and Podcast June 2, 2020
02 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hello everyone:In this week's episode of Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion, we watch the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket, lifting a pair of astrona...