Synopsis
Hear stories about the alien moons orbiting other planets, of cold stars, and the future of space exploration. Dr. Carrie Nugent chats about an amazing part of our universe with a scientist or engineer. Spacepod is the podcast that gives you an inside look into space exploration and astronomy.
Episodes
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![11: How many asteroids are out there? With Dr. Mainzer]()
11: How many asteroids are out there? With Dr. Mainzer
20/09/2015 Duration: 13minDr. Amy Mainzer discusses how she and her team calculated how many asteroids are out in space, waiting to be discovered.
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![10: Craters on the moon with Dr. Cohen]()
10: Craters on the moon with Dr. Cohen
13/09/2015 Duration: 15minDr. Barbara Cohen discusses craters on our moon, and how they will be explored by a new NASA mission called Lunar Flashlight.
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![9: NASA high jinks with Dr. Paddack]()
9: NASA high jinks with Dr. Paddack
06/09/2015 Duration: 16minDr Paddack, one of the discoverers of the YORP effect, tells some funny stories from his time at NASA.
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![8: Accessible asteroids with Brent Barbee]()
8: Accessible asteroids with Brent Barbee
30/08/2015 Duration: 13minBrent Barbee discusses how he figures out which asteroids astronauts could fly to, and the fun of solving problems using computers.
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![7: Exploring Mercury with Dr. Chabot]()
7: Exploring Mercury with Dr. Chabot
23/08/2015 Duration: 10minDr. Nancy Chabot tells us about the MESSENGER mission, which explored the closest planet to the sun.
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![6: Hubble sees a collision with Rob Landis]()
6: Hubble sees a collision with Rob Landis
16/08/2015 Duration: 13minRob Landis talks about operating the Hubble Space Telescope, and the time he had a front-row seat to a dramatic interplanetary collision.
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![5: The coldest stars with Dr. Kirkpatrick]()
5: The coldest stars with Dr. Kirkpatrick
09/08/2015 Duration: 12minDr. Kirkpatrick talks about stars so cold you could touch them without getting burned.
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![4: LADEE explores the moon with Dr. Noble]()
4: LADEE explores the moon with Dr. Noble
02/08/2015 Duration: 12minDr. Sarah Noble talks about the LADEE mission and an epiphany she had in graduate school.
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![3: The moons of Mars with Dr. Fraeman]()
3: The moons of Mars with Dr. Fraeman
02/08/2015 Duration: 14minDr. Abby Fraeman talks about Phobos and Deimos, the mysterious moons of Mars.
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![2: Polarized light with Dr. Masiero]()
2: Polarized light with Dr. Masiero
02/08/2015 Duration: 12minDr. Joseph Masiero talks about the "secret" property of light, and how astronomers use it to learn about exoplanets and asteroids.
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![1: Titans Lakes with Dr. Cable]()
1: Titan's Lakes with Dr. Cable
02/08/2015 Duration: 14minOn this week's episode, Dr. Morgan Cable of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory talks about Saturn's moon Titan, and how she creates mini Titan lakes in her laboratory.
