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29 Oct 2009
- 19:43 UTC NASA 360 Vodcasts Grab Your Red & Blue 3D Glasses! The NASA 360 team visited the Desert Rats field tests and tried to put us in the middle of the action.
- 15:00 UTC SkyWatch and Hubble... Show 245: Hubble Restored In September, NASA declared the Hubble Space Telescope back in full working order. All the instruments are in excellent shape after being checked out and calibrated. The new instruments are ...
- 09:39 UTC Cheap Astronomy 41. The Deep Space Network - 29 October 2009 When our plucky robot ambassadors, out there exploring the solar system and beyond, need to phone home - who's there to listen?
- 04:12 UTC 365 Days of Astrono... The Man Who Beat Galileo Everyone knows that Galileo was the first to look at the heavens through a telescope - but everyone might just be wrong. Best known as Sir Walter Raleigh's tutor, Thomas ...
- 04:00 UTC SkyWatch and Hubble... Episode 245: Hubble Restored In September, NASA declared the Hubble Space Telescope back in full working order. All the instruments are in excellent shape after being checked out and calibrated. The new instruments are ...
- 02:46 UTC Talking Space Podca... “What’s on Your Mind” Mark Benson? As a nice change of pace, we break away for a short while from our normal podcast to a segment called “What’s On Your Mind” where we will occasionally select ...
- 02:46 UTC Talking Space Podca... “What’s on Your Mind” Mark Benson? In this episode, we discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly of what has happened this week in space. We talk about some comments NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden said ...
- 00:00 UTC 365 Days of Astrono... The Deep Space Network The Deep Space Network by Steve Nerlich. When our robotic spacecraft need to phone home, who is there to listen? The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is a project that ...
28 Oct 2009
- 18:38 UTC NASA 360 Vodcasts NASA 360: Sensory Overload NASA, the five senses, and space age materials.
- 16:00 UTC NASACast Ares I-X Lifts Off on Flight Test The Ares I-X rocket launched successfully Oct. 28 on a detailed flight test.
- 15:04 UTC 365 Days of Astrono... Funny You Should Ask About the Next Step in your Astronom... Funny you should ask about the next step in your astronomy journey by Jeff Thibodeau. Benefits of astronomy clubs and a little encouragement to get involved. The 365 Days of ...
27 Oct 2009
- 22:10 UTC NASA Goddard Shorts NASA | Science for a Hungry World: Part 5 One of the biggest changes to global agriculture is less about the food itself as it is about the water we use to grow it. In some areas, farmers are ...
- 21:31 UTC 365 Days of Astrono... Venus Moves From the Evening Sky to the Morning Sky David M. F. Chapman Venus has appeared high in the western sky throughout the winter. As it nears Inferior Conjunction on March 27, it plunges into the sunset almost 8 ...
- 06:00 UTC Science@NASA podcas... The Sun's Sneaky Variability It might not be obvious to the naked eye, but the sun is a variable star. A sensor slated for launch onboard the Solar Dynamics Observatory will probe the sun's ...
- 05:52 UTC 365 Days of Astrono... My Favorite Things? Getting Astronomy on Your Children’s ...
- 02:54 UTC Talking Space Podca... Speaking of the Stars… After a long-awaited return of the Space Tweeps Podcast, we are back, and we are now the Talking Space Podcast: Presented by members of the Space Tweep Society. This week, ...
- 00:00 UTC 365 Days of Astrono... A Life in Astronomy A Life in Astronomy by Richard Saunders who talks to Professor. Colin Keay about his life and research in astronomy. The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is a project that ...
26 Oct 2009
- 22:10 UTC NASA Goddard Shorts NASA | Women in Astronomy 2009 Space science research institutions have traditionally been populated by a strong male workforce, but this structure is rapidly changing. This short video is on the highlights and themes of the ...
- 21:00 UTC IRrelevant Astronom... Behind the Scenes: When Galaxies Collide Felicia Day explains some of the science behind galactic "collisions," including the upcoming collision between the galaxy Andromeda and our own galaxy, in this mock behind-the-scenes look at the making ...
- 17:00 UTC NASA's Chandra X-ra... Compilation of Select Chandra Images from 2008-2009 Chandra has expanded our view of the universe with its unrivaled abililty to create high-resolution X-ray images of cosmic phenomena.
- 16:00 UTC NASACast: Explorati... Ares I-X: Building on NASA's Famous First Flights The Ares I-X flight test mission offers an in-depth exam for its development team.
- 04:00 UTC The Planetary Socie... Judging a Planet's Habitability With Abel Mendez Nearly 400 exoplanets discovered so far, and a truly terrestrial planet may be found soon. Abel Mendez has proposed a system for evaluating any planet's ability to support life, including ...
- 00:00 UTC IRrelevant Astronom... Behind the Scenes: When Galaxies Collide Felicia Day explains some of the science behind galactic "collisions," including the upcoming collision between the galaxy Andromeda and our own galaxy, in this mock behind-the-scenes look at the making ...
- 00:00 UTC 365 Days of Astrono... Hot Tub Astronomy Hot Tub Astronomy, by Gary Santoro. Late fall through late spring adds the problem of cold weather, which, as we get older, becomes more and more of a problem. The ...
- 00:00 UTC Astronomy Cast Ep. 161: Launch Facilities Launching a rocket into space requires a big effort on the ground. Space agencies have built up huge infrastructures to store, prepare and launch rockets. Let's take a look at ...
- 00:00 UTC IRrelevant Astronom... Behind the Scenes: When Galaxies Collide Felicia Day explains some of the science behind galactic "collisions," including the upcoming collision between the galaxy Andromeda and our own galaxy, in this mock behind-the-scenes look at the making ...
- 00:00 UTC Astronomy Cast Ep. 161: Launch Facilities Launching a rocket into space requires a big effort on the ground. Space agencies have built up huge infrastructures to store, prepare and launch rockets. Let's take a look at ...
25 Oct 2009
- 09:39 UTC Cheap Astronomy 41. The TDRS system - 25 October 2009 You know how when you're in space, you can just go 'Ah Houston...' and there's a team of people with PhDs ready to solve all of your problems? This is ...
- 00:00 UTC 365 Days of Astrono... The TDRS System The TDRS System by Steve Nerlich. The Tracking and Data Relay Satellite system supports our presence in space, so when you're in space you can just go "Ah, Houston...." The ...
24 Oct 2009
- 00:00 UTC 365 Days of Astrono... Great Light Switch Out Great Light Switch Out by the International Dark Sky Association, a program to encourage people to make their outdoor light fixtures dark sky friendly. The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast ...
23 Oct 2009
- 16:00 UTC NASA EDGE NE@Hometown Heroes NASA EDGE joins Astronaut Mike Massimino and Twitter Phenomenon (Astro_Mike) as he returns home to the Big Apple to talk about STS-125.
- 16:00 UTC NASACast NASA TV's This Week @NASA, October 23
- 06:00 UTC Science@NASA podcas... NASA Mission to Study the Moon's Fragile Atmosphere NASA is planning a mission to study the Moon's fragile atmosphere--before it's too late. Please vote for this podcast at PodcastAlley! Get this podcast story.
- 00:00 UTC 365 Days of Astrono... A History of Modern Astronomy in Thailand Part 2 A History of Modern Astronomy in Thailand Part 2 by Visanu Euarchukiati The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is a project that is publishing one podcast per day, 5 to ...
22 Oct 2009
- 16:31 UTC 365 Days of Astrono... Tides: More Than What Floats Your Boat
- 16:00 UTC NASACast Science for a Hungry World, Pt. 4 What if you couldn't afford to buy the food you needed? Millions of people face this issue every day, in nations big and small, rich and poor.
- 16:00 UTC NASACast Ares I-X: Test Vehicle Moves to Launch Pad The Ares I-X rocket rolled to the launch pad for its flight test.
- 16:00 UTC NASACast Science for a Hungry World, Pt. 5 One of the biggest changes to global agriculture isn't so much about the food itself. It's about the water we use to grow it.
- 15:00 UTC SkyWatch and Hubble... Show 244: Mercury Flyby The three Mercury flybys of the Messenger spacecraft are complete. Despite a glitch during the third pass, most of the surface of Mercury has been imaged. The Messenger team is ...
- 04:00 UTC SkyWatch and Hubble... Episode 244: Mercury Flyby The three Mercury flybys of the Messenger spacecraft are complete. Despite a glitch during the third pass, most of the surface of Mercury has been imaged. The Messenger team is ...
- 00:00 UTC 365 Days of Astrono... The Armchair Universe The Armchair Universe by Carolyn Collins Petersen. Come along on a short tour of Carolyn Collins Petersen’s bookshelves as she recommends some good books for stargazing and armchair astronomy. The ...
21 Oct 2009
- 17:10 UTC NASA Goddard Shorts NASA | Science for a Hungry World: Part 4 Sponsored by USAID, the Famine Early Warning System Network (FEWS NET) was designed to help governments and aid agencies assess the need for food aid before a famine develops. This ...
- 14:12 UTC 365 Days of Astrono... Backyard Astrophotography - A Visual Effects Artist's Esc... Paul Caggegi, host of the process diary, interviews Kynan Stephenson, a fellow motion graphics artist, about his new hobby: astrophotography. SPONSOR: American Astronomical Society.
- 00:00 UTC 365 Days of Astrono... 125 Years of the Prime Meridian at Greenwich 125 Years of the Prime Meridian at Greenwich, by Marek Kukula. The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is a project that is publishing one podcast per day, 5 to 10 ...
20 Oct 2009
- 16:00 UTC NASACast Kennedy Camera Spots Space Station One of three Kennedy shuttle tracking cameras trained on the LCROSS lunar impacts captured the International Space Station as it passed over the center.
- 14:15 UTC The Jodcast October 2009 Extra Moon Watching. In this show we find out about Autumn Moonwatch from Steve Owens [01:59-07:31] and we hear all about the rings and moons of Saturn from Prof. Carl Murray ...
- 06:06 UTC 365 Days of Astrono... Mercury: Close Encounters of the Third Kind Mercury: Close Encounters of the Third Kind by Bob Hirshon. On September 30th, the MESSENGER spacecraft makes its third and final flyby over the surface of the planet Mercury, in ...
- 05:04 UTC Slacker Astronomy CCDs, Cosmology and Ben Michael, Doug and Mike discuss the charge coupled device (CCD), answer reader mail about cosmology and interivew Slacker Blogger Ben Huset.
19 Oct 2009
- 21:31 UTC Star Gazer Star Gazer One Minute November 9 - November 15, 2009 "Predictions Are For A Really Good Leonid Meteor Shower Next Week!"
- 21:31 UTC Star Gazer Star Gazer One Minute November 30 - December 6, 2009 "Dates To Remember In December : Several Cosmic Goodies Await Your Viewing Pleasure"