Podcasts

Podcast: The Arecibo Observatory

May 11, 2013

Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter The mighty Arecibo Radio Observatory is one of the most powerful radio telescopes ever built – it’s certainly the larger single aperture radio telescope on Earth, nestled into a natural sinkhole in Puerto Rico. We’re celebrating the 50th anniversary of the [...]

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Enjoy Several New Podcasts at Astronomy Cast

April 15, 2013

Astronomy Cast has recently uploaded several new podcasts, and while we normally post them separately here on Universe Today, since there are a number of them arriving at once, here’s a list of the new ones: Earthquakes The Oort Cloud Shockwaves Failed Stars Cherenkov Radiation Phases of Matter E= mc2   We’ve recently had a [...]

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Podcast: Seasons

January 9, 2013

Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. These are the seasons we experience here on Earth as our planet completes an orbit around the Sun. But what’s going on? Why do we experience such different temperatures and weather over the course of 365 days? Do other planets experience the seasons like we do? Click here to download [...]

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Podcast: Explosions in Space

December 13, 2012

We’ve all seen the classic science fiction space explosions, full of flames and loud sounds. Beautiful on the screen but, totally lacking in any kind of… science. What’s wrong with science fiction? What would chemical and nuclear explosions really look like? What would we hear? And what are some natural explosions that nature detonates in [...]

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Podcast: Cosmological Constant

December 12, 2012

In order to allow for a static Universe, Albert Einstein introduced the concept of the Cosmological Constant Lambda to make the math work out. Once it was discovered that the Universe was actually expanding, he threw the number out calling it his “biggest blunder.” But thanks to dark energy, the Cosmological Constant is back. Click [...]

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