We've got two new podcasts from the Astronomy Cast team of Dr. Pamela Gay and Fraser Cain: Ep. 313: Precession,…
In our previous episode, week we explored the various ways spacecraft can die. But this week, we explore the spacecraft…
So many of the forces in space depend on equilibrium, that point where forces perfectly balance out. It defines the…
In the end, everything dies, even plucky space robots. Today we examine the last days of a series of missions.…
Even the ancient astronomers knew there was something different about the planets. Unlike the rest of the stars, the planets…
Sometimes a trilogy needs four parts! The Astronomy Cast team of Fraser Cain and Pamela Gay have taken a look…
The mighty Arecibo Radio Observatory is one of the most powerful radio telescopes ever built – it’s certainly the larger…
Astronomy Cast has recently uploaded several new podcasts, and while we normally post them separately here on Universe Today, since…
Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. These are the seasons we experience here on Earth as our planet completes an orbit…
We’ve all seen the classic science fiction space explosions, full of flames and loud sounds. Beautiful on the screen but,…