Hear stories about the alien moons orbiting our Sun, of cold stars, and the future of space exploration. Every week, scientist Dr. Carrie Nugent chats about an amazing part of our universe with an expert guest. Spacepod is the podcast that gives you an inside look into space exploration. Learn more: http://listentospacepod.com
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 3 days 4 hours 28 minutes
episode 13: Cassini explores Saturn and its moons with Dr. Spilker
Dr. Linda Spilker discusses the Cassini Spacecraft; what it looks like, what it has discovered, and plans for the conclusion of the mission.
episode 12: Exploring planets from your living room with Emily Lakdawalla
Emily Lakdawalla talks about UnmannedSpaceflight.com, a place where everyday people explore the solar system by processing images from robotic spacecraft.
episode 11: How many asteroids are out there? With Dr. Mainzer
Dr. Amy Mainzer discusses how she and her team calculated how many asteroids are out in space, waiting to be discovered.
episode 10: Craters on the moon with Dr. Cohen
Dr. Barbara Cohen discusses craters on our moon, and how they will be explored by a new NASA mission called Lunar Flashlight.
episode 9: NASA high jinks with Dr. Paddack
Dr Paddack, one of the discoverers of the YORP effect, tells some funny stories from his time at NASA.
episode 8: Accessible asteroids with Brent Barbee
Brent Barbee discusses how he figures out which asteroids astronauts could fly to, and the fun of solving problems using computers.
episode 7: Exploring Mercury with Dr. Chabot
Dr. Nancy Chabot tells us about the MESSENGER mission, which explored the closest planet to the sun.
episode 6: Hubble sees a collision with Rob Landis
Rob Landis talks about operating the Hubble Space Telescope, and the time he had a front-row seat to a dramatic interplanetary collision.
episode 5: The coldest stars with Dr. Kirkpatrick
Dr. Kirkpatrick talks about stars so cold you could touch them without getting burned.
episode 4: LADEE explores the moon with Dr. Noble
Dr. Sarah Noble talks about the LADEE mission and an epiphany she had in graduate school.