Fraser Cain
Where Do We Go Next? Building the Deep Space Gateway
NASA is working on developing a space station in a cis-lunar orbit that will serve as the jumping off point…
Weekly Space Hangout -Sept 20, 2017: ANU Citizen Science Project for Supernovae
Hosts: Fraser Cain (universetoday.com / @fcain) Dr. Paul M. Sutter (pmsutter.com / @PaulMattSutter) Dr. Kimberly Cartier ( KimberlyCartier.org / @AstroKimCartier…
300 Asteroids to be Explored by a Fleet of Nanosatellites
Researchers are proposing a fleet of tiny electric sail powered satellites to explore over 300 separate objects in the asteroid…
Weekly Space Hangout -Sept 13, 2017: Dr. Claudia Lagos from ICRAR
Hosts: Fraser Cain (universetoday.com / @fcain) Dr. Paul M. Sutter (pmsutter.com / @PaulMattSutter) Dr. Kimberly Cartier ( KimberlyCartier.org / @AstroKimCartier…
Supermassive Black Holes or Their Galaxies? Which Came First?
It’s a mystery that’s puzzled astronomers for years. Which came first, supermassive black holes or the galaxies that surround them?
Big Solar Storm Coming Our Way, Now’s Your Chance to See Auroras
NASA just observed two powerful flares emitted off the Sun. Now's your chance to see some auroras, if the full…
Where Will the Space Launch System Take Us? Preparing For The Most Powerful Rocket Ever Built
NASA is working on the most powerful rocket ever built: the Space Launch System. What could it be used for…
How Much Stuff is in a Light Year?
Determining how much stuff is a single light year is daunting, considering how big the Milky Way is. But doing…
Is Time To Go Back to Uranus and Neptune? Revisiting Ice Giants of the Solar System
We’ve only seen Uranus and Neptune one time up close. There are now some mission ideas in the works that…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 454: Things We’re Looking Forward To
As we wrap up season 10 of Astronomy Cast, we look forward to all the instruments, missions and science results…