Podcasts
Podcast: Equilibrium in Space
So many of the forces in space depend on equilibrium, that point where forces perfectly balance out. It defines the…
Podcast: Planetary Motions in the Sky
Even the ancient astronomers knew there was something different about the planets. Unlike the rest of the stars, the planets…
New Podcast Series: Space Stations
Sometimes a trilogy needs four parts! The Astronomy Cast team of Fraser Cain and Pamela Gay have taken a look…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 282: Seasons
Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. These are the seasons we experience here on Earth as our planet completes an orbit…
Podcast: Explosions in Space
We’ve all seen the classic science fiction space explosions, full of flames and loud sounds. Beautiful on the screen but,…
Podcast: Cosmological Constant
In order to allow for a static Universe, Albert Einstein introduced the concept of the Cosmological Constant Lambda to make…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 279: The Hubble Constant
When Edwin Hubble observed that distant galaxies are speeding away from us in all directions, he discovered the reality that…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 269: Mass
Last week we talked about energy, and this week we’ll talk about mass. And here’s the crazy thing. Mass, matter,…
Podcast: Energy
Our entire civilization depends on energy: getting it, converting it, burning it, and conserving it. But how do physicists think…
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