Astronomy Cast
Podcast: Rockets
[/caption] To move around in space, you need some kind of propulsion system. And for now, that means rockets. Let's…
Podcast: The Milky Way
[/caption] The Milky Way is our home. An island of stars in a universe of other galaxies. But you might…
Podcast: Quasars
Last week we talked about galaxies in general, and hinted at the most violent and energetic ones out there: active…
Podcast: Galaxies
[/caption] This week we're going to look at some of the biggest objects in the Universe: galaxies. It was the…
Podcast: Humans to Mars, Part 3 – Terraforming Mars
[/caption] And now we reach the third part of our trilogy on the human exploration and colonization of Mars. Humans…
Podcast: Humans to Mars, Part 1 – Scientists
[/caption] We're learned about the failed missions to Mars in the past, and the current spacecraft, rovers and landers currently…
Podcast: Missions to Mars, Part 2
I know last week was a bit of a dry history lesson, but we wanted to give you some understanding…
Podcast: Missions to Mars, Part 1
With last month's safe arrival of the Phoenix Mars Lander, Mars enthusiasts breathed a collective sigh of relief… phew. Now…
Podcast: The Search for Water on Mars
With the successful touchdown of the Phoenix Lander, NASA is continuing its quest to find evidence of past and present…
Podcast: The Scientific Method
You've heard me say it 90 times: "How we know what we know." But how do we know how we…