The 365 Days of Astronomy podcast launched in 2009 as part of the International Year of Astronomy. This community podcast continues to bring you day after day of content across the years. Everyday, a new voice, helping you see the universe we share in a new way. This show is managed by Avivah Yamani, edited by Richard Drumm. This podcast is funded through Patreon.com/CosmoQuestX and produced out of the Planetary Science Institute.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 27 days 17 hours 11 minutes
Astronomy Cast Ep. 577: Mars in Opposition
Streamed Live September 11, 2020. Every 2 years or so Mars lines up nicely with the Earth. It takes only 2 minutes to communicate with the rovers. You can see the polar ice caps in a small telescope. And it's the best time to send your spacecraft to...
Travelers in the Night Eps. 65E & 66E: Extremely Old World Could Harbor Life & Up Close And Personal With A Comet
Dr. Al Grauer hosts. Dr. Albert D. Grauer ( ) is an observational asteroid hunting astronomer. Dr. Grauer retired from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 2006. Today's 2 topics: - Scientists using a telescope in Chile have discovered two...
NOIR Lab - The Globe At Night Challenge
Globe At Night is a long running citizen science campaign where people around the world measure and record the brightness of their night sky. This September we are challenging people around the world to make as many observations as possible when...
Weekly Space Hangout - Guest: Dr. Katie Mack - The End of Everything
Welcome to the Season Premiere for the new season of the Weekly Space Hangout! We had a productive – and yes, restful – two months during our hiatus, but it is great to be back with everyone! Host: Fraser Cain ( )Special Guest: For tonight's...
The Daily Space - The Story of Dual Quasars
Join us today as we examine observations for dual quasars in the process of merging and a star being torn apart by its supermassive black hole. Plus, Hubble data used to map a halo around the Andromeda galaxy. We've added a new way to donate to...
David Schultz - The Michelson-Morley Experiment
Understanding the nature of light in the Universe is the subject of one of the greatest failed experiments in history: The 1887 Michelson-Morley Experiment at Case Western Reserve in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Their failure paved the road to...
Science@Home - Guest Dr. Mike Brown
Hosted by Charles Fulco. Today we interview Dr. Mike Brown. He led a team of astronomers who discovered UB313, now called dwarf planet Eris, in 2005. This discovery led the IAU to, for the first time ever, define what the word "planet" meant. The...
Astronomy Cast Ep. 63: Neptune
We’ve reached Neptune, the final planet in our tour through the solar system – but don’t worry! Neptune has a controversial story about its discovery, some of the strongest winds in the solar system and some weird moons. We've...
Travelers in the Night Eps. 63E & 64E: Will Space Aliens Discover Us By Our Pollution & Waking Up To No Satellites
Dr. Al Grauer hosts. Dr. Albert D. Grauer ( ) is an observational asteroid hunting astronomer. Dr. Grauer retired from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 2006. Today's 2 topics: - When a distant planet passes in front of its star some of...
Observing With Webb - September Episode
School is starting, the nights are getting longer, and two gas giants are dominating the night skies while two terrestrial planets make morning appearances. Sep 22nd – Fall Equinox – When all locations on Earth experience a day of almost exactly...