Podcaster: Host : Fraser Cain ; Guest :Carolyn Collins Petersen, Dr. Paul M. Sutter, Dr. Morgan Rehnberg
Title: Weekly Space Hangout – Carolyn Collins Petersen discusses “Space Exploration”
Link: Cosmoquest: http://cosmoquest.org
You can watch the video in: http://youtu.be/c1PN7DkCwn8
Description: This week, we are excited to welcome Carolyn Collins Petersen to discussher newest book, Space Exploration: Past, Present, Future
This week’s stories:
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- A protocluster caught in the act
- Should physics be beautiful?
- Blue Origin tests the New Shepard
- Bezos is spending a lot of money
- A sibling survived a supernova explosion.
Host: Fraser Cain ( @fcain )
Special Guest: Dr. David Weintraub is the author of the new book, “Life on Mars: What to Know Before We Go,” in which he provides a history of our fascination with the Red Planet, as well as describes the the various moral issues that surround our desire to go there. He is a Professor of Astronomy at Vanderbilt University where he serves as the Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Director of Communication of Science & Technology Program, and Co-Director of Scientific Computing Program. In addition to his new book, Dr. Weintruab is the Co-series Editor, Springer, Springer Briefs in Astronomy and Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics, as well as the author of numerous other books, including “Religions and Extraterrestrial Life: How Will We Deal With It?,” “How Old is the Universe?,” and “Is Pluto a Planet?”
You can find out more about Dr. Weintraub on his webpage:
https://my.vanderbilt.edu/davidweintraub/
Guests:
Dr. Paul Matt Sutter ( http://www.pmsutter.com/ & @PaulMattSutter )
Dr. Morgan Rehnberg ( http://cosmicchatter.org/ & @MorganRehnberg )
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