Podcasts
Astronomy Cast Ep. 201: Titan
Titan is Saturn’s largest moon, and the second largest moon in the Solar System. It’s unique in the Solar System…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 200: The Mariner Program
Congratulations to Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela Gay on Astronomy Cast podcast #200! This week's podcast is about the Mariner…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 199: The Voyager Program
Launched in 1977, the twin Voyager spacecraft were sent to explore the outer planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Because…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 198: How is a Space Mission Chosen?
Space missions are expensive to build and launch, so there’s a lot of planning that goes into choosing exactly what’s…
Astronomy Cast Live from Dragon*Con 2010
In this special live Dragon*Con 2010 episode of Astronomy Cast we welcomed special guest Les Johnson, Deputy Manager for NASA’s…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 195: Planetary Rings
Saturn is best known for its rings. This huge and beautiful ring system is easy to spot in even the…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 193: Astronomy With the Unaided Eye
We talk a lot about telescopes here on Astronomy Cast, but you really don't need any special equipment to appreciate…
This Week in Space with Miles O’Brien
An exclusive interview with SpaceX's safety officer delves into the post-flight review of the Falcon 9 test launch. Also this…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 188: The Future of Astronomy
We spent 5 episodes telling the story of astronomy so far, how we got from the work of the Babylonians…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 187: History of Astronomy Part 5; The 20th Century
Many of the modern ideas in astronomy happened in just the 20th century: dark matter, the Big Bang, inflation, quasars,…