spacecraft

What Did Cassini Teach Us?

In just a few months, NASA's Cassini spacecraft is going to die, crashing into the planet Saturn. Let's look back…

5 years ago

Colonizing the Outer Solar System

This episode continues our team up with Fraser Cain to look at Colonizing the Solar System, we move from the…

5 years ago

Astronomy Cast Ep. 425: Naming Spacecraft

Have you ever noticed spacecraft missions have some pretty cool names? How does anyone decide what to call these things?…

5 years ago

Where Are All The Alien Robots?

As you know, I’m obsessed about the Fermi Paradox. Where are all the aliens? But an even stranger question is:…

5 years ago

Astronomy Cast Ep. 414: Navigating Far

In our last episode, we talked about what it'll take to navigate across the Solar System. In this episode we…

6 years ago

Astronomy Cast Ep. 413: Navigating Near

It's hard enough finding your way around planet Earth, but what do you do when you're trying to find your…

6 years ago

Incredible Hand-Drawn Animations Explain How Spacecraft Work

Freelance animator and storyboard artist Stanley VonMedvey has started using his remarkable talents to create short videos to explain a…

6 years ago

Will We Contaminate Europa?

Europa is probably the best place in the Solar System to go searching for life. But before they're launched, any…

6 years ago

Is Jupiter Our Friend Or Enemy?

Like me, you’re probably a little ego-geocentric about the importance of Earth. It’s where you were born, it’s where you…

6 years ago

Could We Make Artificial Gravity?

It's a staple of scifi, and a requirement if we're going to travel long-term in space. Will we ever develop…

6 years ago