Featured Podcast Episodes
365 Days of Astronomy
1 Jan 2010, 18:13 UTC
One Final Look Back at 2009 by Pamela Gay The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is a project that is publishing one podcast per day, 5 to 10 minutes in duration, for all 365 days of 2009. The podcast episodes are written, recorded and produced by people around the world. We are looking for individuals, schools, companies and clubs to provide 5 - 10 minutes of audio for the daily podcast. You can do as few as 1 episode or up to 12 episodes (one per month, subject to our editorial discretion). Our goal is to encourage people to sign up for a particular day (or days) of 2009.
One Final Look Back at 2009
1 Jan 2010, 18:13 UTC
One Final Look Back at 2009 by Pamela Gay The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is a project that is publishing one podcast per day, 5 to 10 minutes in duration, for all 365 days of 2009. The podcast episodes are written, recorded and produced by people around the world. We are looking for individuals, schools, companies and clubs to provide 5 - 10 minutes of audio for the daily podcast. You can do as few as 1 episode or up to 12 episodes (one per month, subject to our editorial discretion). Our goal is to encourage people to sign up for a particular day (or days) of 2009.
NASA Blueshift
31 Dec 2009, 20:28 UTC
Hunting for antimatter requires a serious expedition. Scientists aren't looking for run-of-the-mill particles - they're collecting cosmic radiation that could be the signature of primordial black holes or other forms of dark matter. With instruments suspended from enormous scientific balloons, they're looking for a launch site that offers long orbits and lots of particles to detect. Where's one of the best places in the world to go particle hunting? Over the remote Antarctic continent! To find out more about Antarctic scientific ballooning, we talked to Dr. John Mitchell, the lead scientist on BESS (the Balloon-borne Experiment with a Superconducting Spectrometer), a joint Japanese/US project that is studying antimatter in cosmic radiation. BESS has flown twice from Antarctica, and a team is headed back this month to recover their detectors from the last flight. We caught Dr. Mitchell just before he left for his latest Antarctic adventure. And no, the last name is not a coincidence - Dr. Mitchell is Blueshift producer Sara Mitchell's father!
Blueshift - December 31, 2009: Science at the End of the Earth, Part I
31 Dec 2009, 20:28 UTC
Hunting for antimatter requires a serious expedition. Scientists aren't looking for run-of-the-mill particles - they're collecting cosmic radiation that could be the signature of primordial black holes or other forms of dark matter. With instruments suspended from enormous scientific balloons, they're looking for a launch site that offers long orbits and lots of particles to detect. Where's one of the best places in the world to go particle hunting? Over the remote Antarctic continent! To find out more about Antarctic scientific ballooning, we talked to Dr. John Mitchell, the lead scientist on BESS (the Balloon-borne Experiment with a Superconducting Spectrometer), a joint Japanese/US project that is studying antimatter in cosmic radiation. BESS has flown twice from Antarctica, and a team is headed back this month to recover their detectors from the last flight. We caught Dr. Mitchell just before he left for his latest Antarctic adventure. And no, the last name is not a coincidence - Dr. Mitchell is Blueshift producer Sara Mitchell's father!
Cheap Astronomy
31 Dec 2009, 09:39 UTC
How to do an international year of astronomy on the cheap.
52. Astronomy 2.0 - 31 December 2009
31 Dec 2009, 09:39 UTC
How to do an international year of astronomy on the cheap.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory Video and Audio Podcasts
31 Dec 2009, 08:00 UTC
The rovers turn six but Spirit faces an uncertain future. On their sixth anniversary of landing on Mars, one of two scrappy rovers faces an uncertain future.
Free Spirit - Six Years on Mars!
31 Dec 2009, 08:00 UTC
The rovers turn six but Spirit faces an uncertain future. On their sixth anniversary of landing on Mars, one of two scrappy rovers faces an uncertain future.
Talking Space Podcast
30 Dec 2009, 06:47 UTC
In this very special episode of the Talking Space Podcast, we have author and four-time space shuttle astronaut Dr. Tom Jones. With Dr. Jones we discuss his books Sky Walking, Planetology: Unlocking The Secrets of the Solar System, and Hell Hawks! along with his view on where NASA is going and much more! A special thank you to Dr. Jones also for coming on to participate in this interview and giving his insight. For more information on Tom Jones, visit his website at http://astronauttomjones.com and follow him on Twitter as @TomJones_Astro. To purchase his books from Amazon, either Sky Walking, Planetology, or Hell Hawks! just click on the name of the book and it will open a new window where you can purchase them. Hosts this week: Sawyer Rosenstein and Gina Herlihy. Panel Members: Gene Mikulka, Mark Ratterman, and special guest Dr. Tom Jones. Announcer: Russ Dale , Space Tweep Theme Composed by: Todd Cecilio. Special thanks to all of the members of the Space Tweep Society (http://spacetweepsociety.org ) The folks at Spacevidcast (http://www.spacevidcast.com) for their support! Remember to email us with questions or comments as text OR an .mp3. Send it to spacetweeppodcast@gmail.com and follow us on Twitter at ...
Solar Bodies and NASA Programs Hold Water
30 Dec 2009, 06:47 UTC
In this very special episode of the Talking Space Podcast, we have author and four-time space shuttle astronaut Dr. Tom Jones. With Dr. Jones we discuss his books Sky Walking, Planetology: Unlocking The Secrets of the Solar System, and Hell Hawks! along with his view on where NASA is going and much more! A special thank you to Dr. Jones also for coming on to participate in this interview and giving his insight. For more information on Tom Jones, visit his website at http://astronauttomjones.com and follow him on Twitter as @TomJones_Astro. To purchase his books from Amazon, either Sky Walking, Planetology, or Hell Hawks! just click on the name of the book and it will open a new window where you can purchase them. Hosts this week: Sawyer Rosenstein and Gina Herlihy. Panel Members: Gene Mikulka, Mark Ratterman, and special guest Dr. Tom Jones. Announcer: Russ Dale , Space Tweep Theme Composed by: Todd Cecilio. Special thanks to all of the members of the Space Tweep Society (http://spacetweepsociety.org ) The folks at Spacevidcast (http://www.spacevidcast.com) for their support! Remember to email us with questions or comments as text OR an .mp3. Send it to spacetweeppodcast@gmail.com and follow us on Twitter at ...
AstroPod
29 Dec 2009, 15:08 UTC
Welcome to the December edition of the AstroPod and a Happy New Year to you all! We've put together a show to celebrate the start of a new decade. The new PhD students at the IoA have been keen to get involved with the AstroPod. Listen out for Quinton's interview with the new crew! We have Joe reading the news, Alex with the Sky at Night, and Michelle strikes again with a particularly terrible astronomy joke of the month! Sit back, enjoy and don't forget you can find more info on our website at http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/astropod
The AstroPod December 2009
29 Dec 2009, 15:08 UTC
Welcome to the December edition of the AstroPod and a Happy New Year to you all! We've put together a show to celebrate the start of a new decade. The new PhD students at the IoA have been keen to get involved with the AstroPod. Listen out for Quinton's interview with the new crew! We have Joe reading the news, Alex with the Sky at Night, and Michelle strikes again with a particularly terrible astronomy joke of the month! Sit back, enjoy and don't forget you can find more info on our website at http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/astropod
365 Days of Astronomy
29 Dec 2009, 00:00 UTC
Decoding Iapetus: An Exercise in "Sybil" Engineering by Kevin Grazier. If planetary scientists could take the moons of Saturn and, knowing what we know, re-assign the names already given them, the moon Iapetus would certainly become Janus. Janus was a two-faced god from Roman mythology, and Iapetus is the most two-faced object in the Solar System. The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is a project that is publishing one podcast per day, 5 to 10 minutes in duration, for all 365 days of 2009. The podcast episodes are written, recorded and produced by people around the world. We are looking for individuals, schools, companies and clubs to provide 5 - 10 minutes of audio for the daily podcast. You can do as few as 1 episode or up to 12 episodes (one per month, subject to our editorial discretion). Our goal is to encourage people to sign up for a particular day (or days) of 2009.
Decoding Iapetus: An Exercise in "Sybil" Engineering
29 Dec 2009, 00:00 UTC
Decoding Iapetus: An Exercise in "Sybil" Engineering by Kevin Grazier. If planetary scientists could take the moons of Saturn and, knowing what we know, re-assign the names already given them, the moon Iapetus would certainly become Janus. Janus was a two-faced god from Roman mythology, and Iapetus is the most two-faced object in the Solar System. The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is a project that is publishing one podcast per day, 5 to 10 minutes in duration, for all 365 days of 2009. The podcast episodes are written, recorded and produced by people around the world. We are looking for individuals, schools, companies and clubs to provide 5 - 10 minutes of audio for the daily podcast. You can do as few as 1 episode or up to 12 episodes (one per month, subject to our editorial discretion). Our goal is to encourage people to sign up for a particular day (or days) of 2009.
NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory Podcasts
28 Dec 2009, 17:00 UTC
In its first decade of exploration, Chandra has expanded our view of the universe with its unrivaled ability to create high-resolution X-ray images of cosmic phenomena.
Best of The Beautiful Universe
28 Dec 2009, 17:00 UTC
In its first decade of exploration, Chandra has expanded our view of the universe with its unrivaled ability to create high-resolution X-ray images of cosmic phenomena.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory Video and Audio Podcasts
28 Dec 2009, 03:53 UTC
While Spirit rover is embedded on Mars, engineers on Earth are working feverishly to design an escape plan. Get the latest from Mars Exploration Rover Project Manager, John Callas, in the first of many "Free Spirit" updates.
Spitzer's Warm Mission
28 Dec 2009, 03:53 UTC
While Spirit rover is embedded on Mars, engineers on Earth are working feverishly to design an escape plan. Get the latest from Mars Exploration Rover Project Manager, John Callas, in the first of many "Free Spirit" updates.
365 Days of Astronomy
28 Dec 2009, 00:00 UTC
Life in Technicolor by Maria Pereira from Columbia Astronomy What will plants on other worlds look like? Why are plants on Earth green? The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is a project that is publishing one podcast per day, 5 to 10 minutes in duration, for all 365 days of 2009. The podcast episodes are written, recorded and produced by people around the world. We are looking for individuals, schools, companies and clubs to provide 5 - 10 minutes of audio for the daily podcast. You can do as few as 1 episode or up to 12 episodes (one per month, subject to our editorial discretion). Our goal is to encourage people to sign up for a particular day (or days) of 2009.
