Big Impact Astronomy - Debunking Myths and Rediscovering Wonder with Phil Plait
Release Date: 11/13/2024
Guide To Space - The Mars Project! Von Braun's Ideas for a Mars Mission
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A collaboration with Vintage Space! From May 22, 2017. In a special two part episode, Fraser collaborates with space historian Amy Shira Teitel at Vintage Space to investigate what spaceflight advances could have happened. Amy looks at the lost Apollo Missions, while Fraser talks about Werhner Von Braun’s “Mars Project”. Watch Vintage Space's episode: Visit Vintage Space's YouTube channel: Visit Vintage Space's blog: The Mars Project: Collier's articles: Humans to Mars: We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting,...
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EVSN - Aerospace vs Climate Change
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From 12 November, 2024. Let's take a fast-paced journey thru all that's new in space and astronomy, including the first results from Euclid, Roman and Rubin get ready to search for Dark Energy, a deep dive into the effects of rockets and satellites on our atmosphere, and tales from the launch pad. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too! Every bit helps! Thank you!...
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Cheap Astronomy - Dear CA #111: Practicalities
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Practically speaking. Hosted by the ever practical Steve Nerlich. Dear Cheap Astronomy – Is in situ resource utilization really worth the trouble? Here at Cheap Astronomy we tend to say disparaging things about in-situ resource utilization, but usually in response to suggestions that if we want to land on Mars all we have to do is make rocket fuel out of in situ resources to take off again. While ostensibly true, a substantial amount of infrastructure would be needed to both source and refine the ingredients to make that fuel and you’d probably want to experiment with a few different...
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Big Impact Astronomy - Debunking Myths and Rediscovering Wonder with Phil Plait
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Hosted by Mike Simmons. - Phil Plait, known as “The Bad Astronomer,” ( ) discusses his journey in science outreach, from debunking astronomy myths to writing popular books and consulting for science fiction. - He emphasizes the importance of reconnecting people with the wonder of the night sky, combating the disconnection caused by light pollution and digital media. - **Highlight:** *Science fiction's balance between storytelling and science accuracy:* "The story is more important than getting the science 100% right, but doing both creates a deeper experience." Mike Simmons is the...
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Exoplanet Radio Ep. 29: Meet TrES-2b (aka Kepler-1b): The Planet That Reflects Almost No Light
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From Aug 29, 2023. Hosted by Tony Darnell. This planet was discovered in August 2006 by the Trans-Atlantic Exoplanet Survey. It became the very first planet observed by the Kepler Space Telescope with the designation Kepler-1b. Kepler-1b is a gas giant that is slightly larger than Jupiter and has one and a half times its mass, but orbits much closer to its star than Mercury does to our Sun. It takes only 2.5 days to complete one orbit, meaning that its year is very short. It also rotates synchronously with its star, meaning that one side always faces the star and the other...
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Astronomy Cast - Ep. 733: Euclid Of Alexandria
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Streamed live on Nov 5, 2024. Last week we talked about the mission. This week we’ll talk about Euclid of Alexandria, the ancient Greek mathematician who inspired the mission. Let’s learn about his life and the ground breaking work that made so much of our modern mathematics possible. Hosted by: Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela L. Gay. SUPPORTED BY YOU! This Episode is made possible thanks to our Patrons on Patreon. Join at the Galaxy Group level or higher to be listed in our YouTube videos. Thanks to: Andrew Poelstra, BogieNet, Brian Cagle, David, David Truog, Ed, Gerhard,...
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Travelers in the Night Eps. 761 & 762: Alexandra’s Duo & Kacper’s PHA
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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: - In less than two hours my Catalina Sky Survey teammate Allesandra Serrano discovered two small fast moving space rocks. Both of them passed through the Earth-Moon system unimpeded. Other space rocks are not so lucky. - An object like 2023 MN5 impacts Earth once every 90,000 years or so creating a crater 5 miles in diameter an 1800 feet deep in sedimentary rock. 50 miles from the impact of such an object...
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NOIR Lab - Quasar In The Early Universe
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Observations using the Dark Energy Camera (DECam) confirm astronomers’ expectation that early-Universe quasars formed in regions of space densely populated with companion galaxies. DECam’s exceptionally wide field of view and special filters played a crucial role in reaching this conclusion, and the observations reveal why previous studies seeking to characterize the density of early-Universe quasar neighborhoods have yielded conflicting results. In this podcast, Dr. Trysten Lambert discusses how DECam enabled astronomers to reach this conclusion. Bios: Rob Sparks is in the...
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EVSN - Aquatic Planets Like Earth Could Abound in Milky Way
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From March 10, 2021. A new study examines the formation of rocky worlds from dust particles containing ice and carbon, increasing the possibility that our own Milky Way galaxy could be filled with aquatic planets similar to Earth. Plus, a simulation of the Milky Way-Andromeda collision and an overview of asteroid Apophis. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too! Every bit helps! Thank you!...
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Guide To Space - How Do Ion Engines Work?
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The Most Efficient Propulsion System Out There From May 15, 2018. People always ask me why we’re stuck with chemical rockets. Seriously, exploding a bunch of hydrogen or kerosene is the best we can do? Good news, there are other, exotic science fiction-sounding propulsion systems out there which use electromagnetic fields to accelerate atoms, allowing their spacecraft to accelerate for months at a time. I’m talking about ion engines, of course, and several spacecraft have already used these exotic thrusters to perform some of the most amazing missions in...
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- Phil Plait, known as “The Bad Astronomer,” ( https://badastronomy.beehiiv.com ) discusses his journey in science outreach, from debunking astronomy myths to writing popular books and consulting for science fiction.
- He emphasizes the importance of reconnecting people with the wonder of the night sky, combating the disconnection caused by light pollution and digital media.
- **Highlight:** *Science fiction's balance between storytelling and science accuracy:* "The story is more important than getting the science 100% right, but doing both creates a deeper experience."
Mike Simmons is the founder of Astronomy for Equity ( https://bmsis.org/astro4equity/ ). Others on the team, including people around the world in astronomy and space exploration, authors and philosophers, designers and artists and more will be added as the website is developed.
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