Astronomy Cast
Astronomy Cast Ep. 364: The COROT Mission
Before NASA's Kepler mission searched for exoplanets using the transit method, there was the European COROT mission, launched in 2006.…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 363: Where Did The Earth’s Water Come From?
Where on Earth did our water come from. Well, obviously not from Earth, of course, but from space. But did…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 362: Modern Women: Carolyn Porco
It hard to think of a more influential modern planetary scientist than Carolyn Porco, the leader of the imaging team…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 362: Modern Women: Carolyn Porco
It hard to think of a more influential modern planetary scientist than Carolyn Porco, the leader of the imaging team…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 361: Modern Women: Maria Zuber
Maria Zuber is one of the hardest working scientists in planetary science, being a part of six different space missions…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 360: Modern Women: Jocelyn Bell Burnell
Jocelyn Bell Burnell is an Irish astronomer, best known for being part of the team that discovered pulsars, and the…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 359: Modern Women: Margaret Geller
Margaret Geller is best known for her work on the large scale structure of the Universe, helping us understand the…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 358: Modern Women: Sandra Faber
Our focus on female astronomers continues with Sandra Faber, and Professor of Astronomy at UC Santa Cruz. Faber was part…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 357: Modern Women: Vera Rubin
It's time for another series. This time we'll be talking about famous female astronomers. Starting with: Vera Rubin, who first…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 356: Rotational Inertia
An object at rest stays at rest, and object in motion tends to stay in motion. This is inertia, defined…