Astronomy Cast
Astronomy Cast Ep. 475: Fast Radio Bursts
You know what's fun? Mysteries. Here's one: fast radio bursts. Astronomers have been detecting mysterious one-time signals from across the…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 474: Predictions for 2018
Phew, 2018, time to press the reset button and enjoy a whole new year of space exploration and space science.…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 472: Best Modern Sci Fi for the Science Lover – Part 4: Bioscience
Our journey through interesting science fiction, this time we talk about speculative fiction dealing with materials science, nanotechnology and 3D…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 473: Remembering the Best Space Science of 2017
2017 was a crazy year for, well, you know. But, it was a great year for space science, a kilonova,…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 471: Best Modern Sci Fi for the Science Lover – Part 3: Human Computer Relations
It's time to talk computers, and how we're going to be dealing with them in the future. In our next…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 470: Best Modern Sci Fi for the Science Lover – Part 2: 3D Printing
Our journey through interesting science fiction, this time we talk about speculative fiction dealing with materials science, nanotechnology and 3D…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 469: Best Modern Sci Fi for the Science Lover – Part 1 Space Exploration
We've always been fans of science fiction, but we really like our science. Today we'll talk about some books we've…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 468: Simulations for Science and Fun
Astronomers depend on simulations to study the Universe. From relatively straightforward orbital simulations to vast simulations that try to recreate…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 467: Resonance
Many of the moons and planets across the Universe are in resonance with each other and their star. What causes…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 466: Origins of Zero (0)
We depend on zero for our math to work right, but this number was actually invented in fairly recent times.…