Podcasts
Podcast: Submillimeter Astronomy
Last week we examined the largest wavelength in the electromagnetic spectrum: radio. This week we get a little smaller… but…
Podcast: Questions Show: Decelerating Black Holes, Earth-Sun Tidal Lock, and the Crushing Gravity of Dark Matter
This week we wonder if you can made a black hole by accelerating a mass, but then can you un-make…
Podcast: Radio Astronomy
[/caption] Astronomers are very resourceful. When it comes to light, they use the whole spectrum - from radio to gamma…
Podcast: Questions Show: Multiple Big Bangs, Satellite Collisions and the Size of the Universe
This week we wonder if the Universe is going to collapse and then expand again, how satellites can have such…
Podcast: Interferometry
When it comes to telescopes, bigger is better. But bigger is more expensive. Way more expensive. To keep the costs…
Podcast: How Old is the Universe?
[/caption] We did a wildly popular three part series about the center, size and shape of the Universe. But every…
Listen In to the International Year of Astronomy
Just wanted to wish all the Universe Today readers a happy 2009, and invite all of you to listen to…
Podcast: The Christmas Star
[/caption] With Christmas just around the corner, we thought we'd investigate a mystery that has puzzled historians for hundreds of…
Podcast: Robots in Space
[/caption] Space is totally inhospitable. If the freezing temperatures don't get you, the intense radiation will kill you. Or the…
Podcast: Distance in Space, Changing Earth’s Orbit, and Different Sized Stars
[/caption] This week we find out the distance between Betelgeuse and Bellatrex, how astronomers measure distance between objects, the possibility…