Astronomy Cast
Astronomy Cast Ep. 465: Exploiting Interfering Light
Electromagnetic radiation, also known as "light" is pretty handy for astronomers. They can use it to directly and indirectly observe…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 464: Why the Hype over an Exorock?
Astronomers this week announced that they had discovered an asteroid or comet on a trajectory that brought it from outside…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 463: Pareidolia and the Moon
The man in the moon, the pyramids on Mars. Every cloud, ever. Humans have a tendency to pattern match when…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 462: Modeling the Weather
Have you noticed that weather forecasting has gotten much better in the last few years? Thanks to weather satellites, weather…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 461: Measuring the Weather with Satellites
What's the weather doing? Is it going to rain today? How much? What about temperatures? We depend on modern weather…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 460: Earth from Afar: Remote Sensing
The space age has given us the ability to look at every corner of the globe in every wavelength. It's…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 459: Arecibo Observatory
The iconic Arecibo Radio Observatory has been a mainstay in science and science fiction. This Puerto Rico-based radio telescope was…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 458: The Science of Cassini
And now Cassini’s gone. Smashed up in the atmosphere of Saturn. But planetary scientists are going to be picking through…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 457: Why Did Cassini Have To Die? In Memoriam
It’s time to say goodbye to an old friend, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, which has been orbiting within the Saturnian system…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 456: Pluto Revisited
This week, we return to our starting point, where Astronomy Cast began: Pluto. 11 years on, we have a whole…