Synopsis
Learn about the Universe in five minutes or less with Radio Astronomy! Short weekly podcasts based off of the 89.9FM WORT radio show in Madison, Wi USA
Episodes
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![A Universe in a Box]()
A Universe in a Box
05/12/2014 Duration: 07minOn this episode we hear from Dr. Shy Genel about the Illustris cosmological simulation
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![The Dragonfly and the Dwarf]()
The Dragonfly and the Dwarf
04/08/2014 Duration: 03minArthur tells us about a new telescope called the Dragonfly and how it will help us understand dwarf galaxies.
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![Pluto! Everyones favorite dwarf planet!]()
Pluto! Everyone's favorite dwarf planet!
24/06/2014 Duration: 05minToday we talk about the New Horizons Spacecraft which is on its way to Pluto and its moons.
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![Jupiters Red Spot Shrinks!]()
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![The Coldest Brown Dwarf!]()
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![Life on Jupiters Moon Europa?]()
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![Icecube Observatory detects extragalactic neutrinos]()
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![Gravity Waves at the Beginning of Time]()
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![When a Star Runs Away from Home...]()
When a Star Runs Away from Home...
06/03/2014 Duration: 04minAnna William and Arthur Eigenbrot tell us about runaway stars in our MilkyWay Galaxy including visible runaway stars!
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![The Oldest Star Known]()
The Oldest Star Known
26/02/2014 Duration: 04minToday we talk about the oldest star ever discovered to date and how it was found! Tune in!
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![Do Black Holes Exist?]()
Do Black Holes Exist?
20/02/2014 Duration: 04minArthur Eigenbrot and Jenna Ryon fill us in on the latest from Stephan Hawking!
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![Space Mission Gaia: The 1 Billion Star Mapper!]()
Space Mission Gaia: The 1 Billion Star Mapper!
12/02/2014Gaia soon goes online to map precise distances to 1 billion stars in our Galaxy!
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![Singing the Astro Blues! Or, Why Study Astronomy?]()
Singing the Astro Blues! Or, Why Study Astronomy?
07/02/2014 Duration: 04minOn today's episode, two astronomy undergraduates (Emy Rivera, Univ. Puerto Rico and Joseph Putko, Univ. Middleberry) tell us why they chose to study astronomy for their majos. Joseph rounds out the episode by singing us the Astro Blues!
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![The BOSS on the Search for Dark Matter]()
The BOSS on the Search for Dark Matter
29/01/2014 Duration: 04minTonight! Arthur Eigenbrot tells us a bit about the BOSS survey and how it will help us solve big problems in extragalactic astronomy.
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![Space sex and other challenges to interstellar travel]()
Space sex and other challenges to interstellar travel
28/01/2014 Duration: 03minDoes sending humans to other star systems sounds like science fiction? It might just become reality with your help! Listen to this podcast to here how you can submit your ideas to the 100 year starship program (www.100yss.org) mission.
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![China Hops to the Moon with the Jade Rabbit!]()
China Hops to the Moon with the Jade Rabbit!
22/01/2014 Duration: 03minOn this episode I will discuss the latest space mission of China to the moon: The Chang3 lander and Jade Rabbit rover. One small hop for a rabbit, one giant leap for China!
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![Virgin Galactic Blast Off!!]()
Virgin Galactic Blast Off!!
16/01/2014 Duration: 02minLearn about how you can go to space as a private citizen. Just make sure you have atleast $200,000 in hand! We also review past updates to the LHC as they continue to verify the discovery of the Higgs Boston.
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![On star clusters and forging a career path in astronomy!]()
On star clusters and forging a career path in astronomy!
13/01/2014 Duration: 04minNatalie Gosnell at UW Madison tells us how she uses the Hubble Space Telescope to study star clusters in our galaxy. Later in the episode she shares some advice about starting a career in astronomy.
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![The Higgs (Hugs!) Boson]()
The Higgs (Hugs!) Boson
02/01/2014 Duration: 05minKenny Rudinger (UW Madison Physics Graduate student) explains what the Higgs Boson is and why it is important for the standard model of particle physics.
