Fraser Cain

Astronomy Cast Ep. 363: Where Did The Earth’s Water Come From?

Where on Earth did our water come from. Well, obviously not from Earth, of course, but from space. But did…

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How Much Water Would Extinguish the Sun?

Have you ever wondered how much water it would take to put out the Sun? It turns out, the Sun…

10 years ago

What Is The Biggest Thing in The Universe?

Think big. Really big. Like, cosmic big. How big can things in the Universe get? Is a galaxy big? What…

10 years ago

Astronomy Cast Ep. 362: Modern Women: Carolyn Porco

It hard to think of a more influential modern planetary scientist than Carolyn Porco, the leader of the imaging team…

10 years ago

Astronomy Cast Ep. 362: Modern Women: Carolyn Porco

It hard to think of a more influential modern planetary scientist than Carolyn Porco, the leader of the imaging team…

10 years ago

What Will We Never See?

Thanks to our powerful telescopes, there are so many places in the Universe we can see. But there are places…

10 years ago

How Many Stars Did It Take To Make Us?

You know the quote, we're made of stardust. Generation after generation of stars created the materials that make us up.…

10 years ago

Astronomy Cast Ep. 361: Modern Women: Maria Zuber

Maria Zuber is one of the hardest working scientists in planetary science, being a part of six different space missions…

10 years ago

How Do We Know How Old Everything Is?

We hear that rocks are a certain age, and stars are another age. And the Universe itself is 13.7 billion…

10 years ago

Weekly Space Hangout – Dec. 19, 2014: Methane on Mars!

Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Guests: Morgan Rehnberg (cosmicchatter.org / @cosmic_chatter) Ramin Skibba (@raminskibba) Alessondra Springmann (@sondy) (more…)

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