Fraser Cain
Weekly Space Hangout – March 20, 2015: Lee Billings’ Five Billion Years of Solitude
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: Author Lee Billings, discussing his book "Five Billion Years of Solitude"(@LeeBillings /
Could the Death Star Destroy a Planet?
In the movie Star Wars, the Darth Vader's Death Star destroyed a planet. Could this really happen? You've watched Star…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 370: The Kaufmann–Bucherer–Neumann Experiments
One of the most amazing implications of Einstein's relativity is the fact that the inertial mass of an object depends…
How Do We Know Dark Energy Exists?
We have no idea what it dark energy is, so how are we pretty sure it exists? I've talked about…
Weekly Space Hangout -March 13, 2015: Astrophysicist Katie Mack
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: Astrophysicist Katie Mack (@AstroKatie) Guests: Ramin Skibba (@raminskibba) Charles Black (@charlesblack / sen.com/charles-black) Brian…
How Do We Know Dark Matter Exists?
Dark matter can't be seen or detected by any of our instruments, so how do we know it really exists?…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 369: The Fizeau Experiment
Light is tricky stuff, and it took scientists hundreds of years to puzzle out what this stuff is. But they…
How Long Does It Take to Get to Pluto?
It's a long way out to the dwarf planet Pluto. So, just how fast could we get there? Pluto, the…
How Far Back Are We Looking in Time?
When we look out into space, we're also looking back into time. Just how far back can we see? The…
10 Interesting Facts About Volcanoes
Want some volcano facts? Here are 10 interesting facts about volcanoes. Some of these facts you'll know, and others may…