Astronomy Cast

Ep. 536: Everyday Relativity

Relativity is used in more day to day situations than you may realize. In this episode, we will count (some…

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Ep. 535: Astronomy-Related Things To Do This Summer

It's summertime, and time for our annual Astronomy Cast hiatus. But that doesn't mean that the astronomy adventure has to…

5 years ago

Ep. 534: Modern South African Astronomy

You know the drill now. Last week we talked about ancient south African astronomy, and so this week we'll talk…

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Ep. 533: Indigenous South African Astronomy

Let's move to another continent this week, and look at the astronomy that was going on in southern Africa in…

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Ep. 532: Modern Astronomy of Australia

Last week we talked about how well the indigenous Australians followed the night sky. Well, it turns out, Australia is…

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Ep. 530: Astronomy of the Andes: Then and Now, Pt. 2

South America, especially the Atacama Desert in Chile has become one of the best places in the world to put…

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Ep. 529: Astronomy of the Andes – Then and Now Pt. 1

The Andes mountains in South America are a hotspot of astronomy today, but ancient peoples knew it was a great…

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Ep. 528: Modern Astronomy of the American Southwest

Last week we talked about the ancient astronomy of the American Southwest. But this is actually Pamela's stomping grounds, and…

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Ep. 527: Ancient Astronomy of the American Southwest

Ancient peoples had no light pollution, and they knew the night skies very well. In fact, they depends on them…

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Ep. 526: Event Horizon Telescope and the Black Hole at M87

Today, of course, we're going to talk about the announcement from the Event Horizon Telescope and the first photograph of…

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