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25 Jan 2014
- 12:00 UTC 365 Days of Astrono... UNAWE Space Scoop - Special Offer: Two Galaxies for the P... The Universe makes sure we never get bored by providing a constant stream of mysteries and surprises. Last week the surprise for astronomers was that a single galaxy, which has ...
24 Jan 2014
- 22:21 UTC Talking Space Podca... Episode 603: Rousing Rosetta On this episode of Talking Space, the ship runs a little light, as Gene and Sawyer start with the wake-up of Rosetta after 31 months of hibernation, and we talk ...
- 16:00 UTC This Week @ NASA This Week @ NASA, January 24, 2014 “Here’s some of the stories trending This Week at NASA!” TDRS-L launch NASA’s TDRS-L satellite launched aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas rocket January 23, from Cape Canaveral Air Force ...
- 12:00 UTC 365 Days of Astrono... ‪Weekly Space Hangout -- January 17, 2014: Astronomers Wi... Streamed live on Jan 17, 2014 Host: Fraser Cain Guests: Mike Simmons from Astronomers without Borders, Nicole Gugliucci, Jason Major, Casey Dreier, Brian Koberlein, Nancy Atkinson, Morgan Rehnberg, David Dickinson ...
- 01:25 UTC Scientific American... Comet Spacecraft Wakes Up From Slumber On January 20th, the European Space Agency woke up its Rosetta probe after two-and-a-half years in hibernation, in preparation for its final approach to a comet. -- Read more on ...
23 Jan 2014
- 17:13 UTC The Space Show The John Batchelor Show "Hotel Mars," Wednesday, 1-22-14 Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. Martin Elvis, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Asteroid mining as a commercially viable option. You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) ...
- 12:00 UTC 365 Days of Astrono... My Moon/CosmoQuest Hangout with Spenser Kockler Our host Andy Shaner of NASA LPI and co-host Dr. Nicole Gugliucci talk with NASA intern Spenser Kockler about his work with the Johnson Space Center Orbital Debris Program Office ...
- 11:44 UTC IRrelevant Astronom... Ask an Astronomy Brain Parasite Deep inside an astronomer's head, a parasite (voiced by Alan Tudyk) taps into his brain to learn about...science! Specifically, about why astronauts appear weightless in space. Wil Wheaton co-stars.
- 08:00 UTC NASA's Jet Propulsi... 10 Years on Mars: Operating a Rover See how Mars Exploration Rover team members take on the demands of driving a rover millions of miles away from Earth.
- 08:00 UTC NASA's Jet Propulsi... 10 Years on Mars: How Spirit & Opportunity Affected Our L... Some of the team members from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover project were still in college -- or even high school -- when the rovers landed in 2004. Hear their stories ...
- 08:00 UTC NASA's Jet Propulsi... 10 Years on Mars: Science Find out how the Mars Exploration Rover team traversed the Red Planet, examined the diverse environment and transformed our understanding of Mars.
- 05:17 UTC The Space Show Dr. William (Bill) Farrand, Tuesday, 1-21-14 Guest: Dr. William (Bill) Farrand. Opportunity's tenth anniversary, Mars rovers and science. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments and ...
- 05:17 UTC The Space Show Howard Bloom, Monday, 1-20-14 Guest: Howard Bloom. Topics: Space policy, leadership, private space, SLS, SSP, Space Development Steering Committee & more. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space ...
- 05:16 UTC The Space Show Dr. William (Bill) Rowe, Sunday, 1-19-14 Guest: Dr. William (Bill) Rowe. Topics: Dr. Rowe's hypothesis regarding EVAs, heart rate, shortness of breath, dehydration. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space ...
- 05:15 UTC The Space Show Joan Horvath, Friday, 1-17-14 Guest: Joan Horvath. Topics: 3D Printing for space and for terrestrial applications. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments and ...
22 Jan 2014
- 12:00 UTC 365 Days of Astrono... Learning Space - Starlabs and Star Lore Streamed live on Jan 15, 2014 Want to explore the stories behind some of your favorite constellations? We'll be talking a little bit about our new STARLAB here at the ...
- 09:39 UTC Cheap Astronomy 135. Carnival of space #230 - 3 January 2012 OK you're going to mine, but you've got to eat too.
- 09:39 UTC Cheap Astronomy 186. Asteroid mining 2of2 - 22 January 2014 OK you're going to mine, but you've got to eat too.
- 08:00 UTC NASA's Jet Propulsi... G-FOLD Diversion Test NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory tested its G-FOLD divert algorithm experimental landing system on September 20, 2013 at the Mohave Air and Space Port in Mojave, Calif. G-FOLD, which stands for ...
- 08:00 UTC NASA's Jet Propulsi... Earth Right Now NASA launches a bold campaign to unveil the mysteries of a well-known planet.
- 08:00 UTC NASA's Jet Propulsi... G-FOLD Diversion Test NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory tested its G-FOLD divert algorithm experimental landing system on September 20, 2013 at the Mohave Air & Space Port in Mojave, Calif. G-FOLD, which stands for ...
- 04:46 UTC StarStuff Rosetta awakens for comet landing European spacecraft on target to rendezvous and land on a comet. Also; astronomers discover the third closest star system to the Sun, and hypervelocity stars fast enough to leave the ...
21 Jan 2014
- 16:00 UTC NASACast Partners Mature Spacecraft Designs
- 12:00 UTC Exposing PseudoAstr... Episode 99: The Saga of the Lunar Ziggurat In July of 2012, I did an analysis of a photo purported to show a genuine ziggurat (a step pyramid) on the Moon. I showed that it was more likely ...
- 12:00 UTC 365 Days of Astrono... Astro Folklore - Breaking the Sun Cosmoquest's Avivah Yamani relates the story from Papua, Indonesia of how the Sun had to be broken apart to light the home island of Rama, thus creating the Moon and ...
- 06:00 UTC The Planetary Socie... From Earth to the Edge of the Universe: A New Edition of ... Astronomers Jay Pasachoff and Alex Filippenko join us for a conversation about their newest version of their monumental textbook, "The Cosmos." Emily Lakdawalla helps us say good morning to the ...
20 Jan 2014
- 19:30 UTC NASA Astrobiology M... Forget to Remember You must not remember this. Indeed, it may be key to having a healthy brain. Our gray matter evolved to forget things; otherwise we'd have the images of every face ...
- 12:00 UTC NASA Astrobiology M... Can We Talk? ENCORE You can get your point across in many ways: email, texts, or even face-to-face conversation (does anyone do that anymore?). But ants use chemical messages when organizing their ant ...
- 12:00 UTC 365 Days of Astrono... Astronomy Cast Ep. 330 - Arthur C. Clarke Streamed live on Jan 13, 2014 Arthur C. Clarke was one of the greatest science fiction writers of all time. He defined the genre, and revolutionized our ideas about what ...
- 09:00 UTC The Jodcast January 2014 Extra Llama. In the show this time, Prof. Valery Nakriakov [17:00 - 29:52] talks to us about MHD waves and oscillations in the Sun, Dr. Liz Guzman [00:49 - 16:51] tells ...
- 08:00 UTC Are We Alone? Forget to Remember You must not remember this. Indeed, it may be key to having a healthy brain. Our gray matter evolved to forget things; otherwise we’d have the images of every face ...
- 00:00 UTC Astronomy Cast Ep. 330: Arthur C. Clarke Arthur C. Clarke was one of the greatest science fiction writers of all time. He defined the genre, and revolutionized our ideas about what it will take to become a ...
19 Jan 2014
- 12:00 UTC 365 Days of Astrono... Cheap Astro Ep. 178 - Fun With Photons! Our host Steve Nerlich tells us some fun facts about the little things that make astronomy work. 1. Photons are particles, but massless particles. 2. Despite being massles, photons do ...
18 Jan 2014
- 12:00 UTC 365 Days of Astrono... UNAWE Space Scoop - Cosmic Dragon The distances between stars are so immense that we can't use miles or kilometres to measure them, the numbers would become too large. For example, the closest star to our ...
17 Jan 2014
- 16:00 UTC NASACast: This Week... This Week @ NASA, January 17, 2014 “Here’s some of the stories trending This Week at NASA!” Cygnus arrives at ISS Orbital Sciences’ Cygnus spacecraft has made the company’s first contracted resupply flight to the International Space ...
- 16:00 UTC NASACast This Week @ NASA, January 17, 2014 “Here’s some of the stories trending This Week at NASA!” Cygnus arrives at ISS Orbital Sciences’ Cygnus spacecraft has made the company’s first contracted resupply flight to the International Space ...
- 16:00 UTC NASACast SpaceX Tests Dragon Parachute System NARRATOR: SpaceX engineers prepared the 12,000 pound Dragon test article to be lifted 8,000 feet from Morro Bay, California and flown out over the Pacific Ocean. SpaceX employees worked around-the-clock ...
- 12:00 UTC 365 Days of Astrono... ‪Weekly Space Hangout: Wake Up, Rosetta! & Top Stories fr... Streamed live on Jan 10, 2014 Host: Fraser Cain Guests: David Dickinson, Amy Shira Teitel, Scott Lewis, Brian Koberlein, and special guest Ruth McAvinia from the ESA! Ruth: Wake up, ...
- 08:00 UTC NASA's Jet Propulsi... NASA's AIRS Sees Polar Vortex Behind U.S. Big Chill The chilling weather phenomenon that hit much of the U.S. in January is explained by scientist Eric Fetzer using data from NASA's AIRS instrument.
16 Jan 2014
- 18:45 UTC The Space Show John Batchelor Hotel Mars, Wednesday, 1-15-14 Guests: John Batchelor, Gordon Chang, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: The Chinese space program and their lunar lander. You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) ...
- 12:00 UTC 365 Days of Astrono... NOAO/Globe at Night - Our Dark Night Rises Podcasters: Carmen Austin, Lindsay Small, Daniel Tellez, Becca Levy, Chuck Dugan, and Zach Watson, Connie Walker (organizer/advisor) Description: With half of the world’s population now living in cities, many urban ...
- 03:21 UTC Talking Space Podca... Episode 602: The Social Space Station On this episode of Talking Space, our first news show in 2014, we discuss a whole bunch of commercial news. We discuss Virgin Galactic’s latest test flight of SpaceShipTwo, SpaceX’s ...
15 Jan 2014
- 17:09 UTC The Space Show Robert (Bob) Zimmerman, Tuesday, 1-14-14 Guest: Robert (Bob) Zimmerman. Topics: Bob Zimmerman covered a wide range of topics from commercial space to ground based telescopes. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) ...
- 12:06 UTC Scientific American... Astronomers Cluster At Massive Meeting Conjunction More than 3,000 astronomers gathered near Washington D.C. last week for what's sometimes called the "Super Bowl of Space," the 223rd meeting of the American Astronomical Society .... -- Read ...
- 12:00 UTC 365 Days of Astrono... Learning Space - AAS Astronomy Ambassadors Streamed live on Jan 8, 2014 Hear from the Astronomy Ambassadors at the Meeting of the American Astronomical Society, live from DC! What is an astro ambassador? What did they ...
- 11:00 UTC ESOcast ESOcast 62: Three planets found in star cluster In this ESOcast we look at how astronomers have used ESO's HARPS planet hunter in Chile, along with other telescopes around the world, to discover three planets orbiting stars in ...
- 09:39 UTC Cheap Astronomy 185.1 Snippet - Faster-than-light communication - 15 Janu... If we can't travel FTL, can we at least communicate FTL?
- 09:09 UTC Recycled Electrons In My Kitchen Too Chris and Rob talk about CAP2013, Chicago, living on Mars and the expansion of the Universe. With special Guest star Uncle Monty. [MP3 Link] Episode #91. If you have anything ...
14 Jan 2014
- 17:15 UTC The Space Show Charles Pooley & Ed LeBouthillier, Monday, 1-13-14 Guests: Charles Pooley &Ed LeBouthillier. Topics: The Microlauncher concept and new book just published. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. ...
- 12:00 UTC 365 Days of Astrono... Astro Folklore - The Man in the Moon, Part 2. Our show's editor, Richard Drumm, continues reading from: MOON LORE BY THE REV. TIMOTHY HARLEY, F.R.A.S SWAN SONNENSCHEIN, LE BAS & LOWREY, PATERNOSTER SQUARE, LONDON 1885 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/27228/27228-h/27228-h.htm http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show ...