Astronomy Cast
Astronomy Cast Ep. 484: Transfer Orbits and Gravitational Assists
If you want to get around in the Solar System, you'll want to take advantage of natural gravitational speed boosts…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 483: Stopping in Space
It's one thing to get from Earth to space, but sometimes you want to do the opposite. You want to…
Astronomy Cast now available via Amazon’s Alexa!
You can now enable the Amazon Astronomy Cast skill on your Alexa enabled device (in the US now, Canada soon)!…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 482: Alternative Ways to Space
Getting to space is all about rockets, but people are trying to figure out other methods that could carry payloads…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 481: Rockets pt. 3 – Going Faster, Higher, Farther after Fairing Separation
We've seen rockets blast off from here on Earth. But that's only half the story. Rockets have additional stages to…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 480: Rockets pt. 2 – Multi-stage Boosters
The vast majority of rockets are multi-staged affairs. Why is this? What makes this kind of rocket so successful? Today…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 479: Rockets pt. 1 – What Does “Single Stage To Orbit” Really Mean?
To celebrate the launch of the Falcon Heavy, we figured it was time for an all new series, this time…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 478: Apollo 8 with Paul Hildebrandt
On Christmas Day, 1968 Frank Borman, James Lovell and William Anders became the first human being to see the far…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 477: State of Exploration: Once and Future Moon
It's been decades since humans set foot on the Moon. Well, it's time to go back, in theory. Of course,…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 476: The Overview Effect
After they've been to space, many astronauts report that seeing the world from above has given them a totally new…