Astronomy Cast

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

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

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

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 exploration, and the new movie Prometheus. We're joined by Alan Boyle from http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/ and Amy Shira Teitel from http://www.amyshirateitel.com/

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

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 return of the SpaceX Dragon capsule, a manned mission to Venus, nomadic planets and the announcement of the Square Kilometer Array. Our team included: Amy Shira Tietel, Jason Major, Alan Boyle, Nicole Gugliucci and Robert Nemiroff

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

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 Enterprise, preparations for the annular solar eclipse, investigation into the Gaia theory, fuel for black holes, Hubble and the transit of Venus. We're joined by Amy Shira Teitel, Jason Major, Nancy Atkinson, Nicole Gugliucci, Phil Plait.

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

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

In this episode we talked about asteroid mining, SpaceX delays, Shuttle retirement, killer black holes, supermassive planets (aka brown dwarfs), Enceladus/Dione flybys, and missions to Jupiter.

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

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

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

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 exploration conference, and a team of amateur astronomers flashing the space station. We're also joined by Ryan Kobrick - Executive Director of Yuri's Night - to talk about the upcoming festivities.

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

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 SETI, asteroid dust from Hayabusa, and the dangers of a warp drive.

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