Astronomy Cast
Astronomy Cast Ep. 434: Am I On An Alien World?
Once again, science fiction television and movies has let you down. They try to recreate what it might be like…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 433: Volcanoes on Mars
So if you've been to Yellowstone National Park, you've seen one of the most amazing features of the natural world…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 432: Geoglogic Ages of Mars – From Wet and Wild to Desolate Desert
Today, Mars is a desolate wasteland, with dusty red rocks and sand stretching out to the horizon. But billions of…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 431: The Search for Life on Mars
Enceladus and Europa are all the rage these days, but classic Mars is still a great place to search for…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 430: Coming Home from Mars, Part 2
Landing on the surface of Mars is very difficult. In fact, it's probably the toughest planet to land on in…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 429: Living on Mars
When Elon Musk announced plans to send humans to Mars, he conveniently left out one important aspect. How are we…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 428: The Moons of Mars
We begin a miniseries on Mars. How many episodes will we do? Who knows? But we start today with a…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 427: Click Bait vs Clear Science
Did you hear that Dark Energy doesn't exist any more? Neither does Dark Matter? It turns out that NASA recalculated…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 426: Confirmation Bias
I hate to tell you this, but that meat computer in your skull is constantly betraying you. Don't worry, we've…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 425: Naming Spacecraft
Have you ever noticed spacecraft missions have some pretty cool names? How does anyone decide what to call these things?…