Astronomy Cast
Astronomy Cast Ep. 185: History of Astronomy, Part 3: The Renaissance
Now we reach time with names that many of you will be familiar: Galileo, Kepler, Copernicus. This is an age…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 183 & 184: History of Astronomy Parts 1 & 2
We know you love a good series. This time we're going to walk you through the history of astronomy, starting…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 182: Astrometry
Astronomers have been cataloging star positions for thousands of years, from the first calculations made by Hipparchus, to the more…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 181: Rotation
Everything in the Universe is spinning. In fact, without this rotation, life on Earth wouldn't exist. We need the conservation…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 180: Albedo
Why are some objects in the Solar System bright while others are dim? Much of an object's brightness is caused…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 179: Mysteries of the Universe, Part 2
Today we tackle more thrilling mysteries of the Universe. And by tackle, we mean, acknowledge their puzzling existence. Some mysteries…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 178: Mysteries of the Universe, Part 1
The Astronomy Cast team has finished their podcasts on the mysteries of the Solar System and the Milky Way, it's…