Fraser Cain
What About a Mission to Titan?
Europa is fine and all, but where we really need to go is Saturn's moon Titan. Let's look at some…
Why Doesn’t Earth Have Rings?
You'd think Saturn has all the luck, with its awesome rings. But it turns out, living on a planet with…
Weekly Space Hangout – Mar 17, 2017: Stuart McNeill of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: Stuart McNeill is the the Community Engagement specialist in charge of Family Programs and…
What’s on the Surface of Venus?
With so much attention on Mars, it's easy to forget there's a whole other Earth-sized planet nearby, worthy of exploration:…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 443: Destroy and Rebuild Pt. 7: Tsunamis
Surf's up! Today we're going to be talking about one of the most devastating natural disasters out there: tsunamis. We're…
Weekly Space Hangout – Mar 10, 2017: Nic DiPalma and Spacetime Labs
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: Nic DiPalma is the Founder and CEO of SpacetimeLabs, a ‘creative agency’ for science…
What Did Cassini Teach Us?
In just a few months, NASA's Cassini spacecraft is going to die, crashing into the planet Saturn. Let's look back…
Weekly Space Hangout – March 3, 2017: Dr. Alan Stern of New Horizons
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: Dr. Alan Stern is the Principal Investigator on the New Horizons mission. He will…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 442: Destroy and Rebuild Pt. 6: Magnetic Pole Reversal
If we look back into the geologic record of the Earth, it appears that our planet's magnetic field flips polarity…
Weekly Space Hangout – February 24, 2017: 7 New Exoplanets Around TRAPPIST-1 and More!
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Guests: Paul M. Sutter (pmsutter.com / @PaulMattSutter) Morgan Rehnberg (MorganRehnberg.com / @MorganRehnberg) Their stories this week:…