As everyone knows, the Universe owes us a bright comet. There have been a lot of promising candidates, but in the end, they always fail to live up to our expectations. Comets keep on breaking up with us.
Apr 13th: When Worlds Collide
So much of our Solar System has been shaped by enormous collisions early on in our history. Seriously, the nature of every planet in the Solar System has some evidence of massive impacts during some point in its history.
Apr 6th: Mini Moons
Last month astronomers announced that they had detected a tiny asteroid that had been captured by the Earth’s gravity well and had been sharing our orbit for a few years. Today, let’s talk about the smallest moons in the Solar System.
Mar 30th: White Dwarf Mergers
White dwarfs are usually about 60% the mass of the Sun, so it was a bit of a surprise when astronomers found one that was almost exactly twice that. What happens when white dwarfs merge?
Mar 23rd: Dealing with COVID-19 and the Changes it will Bring
Fraser and Pamela discuss the coronavirus worldwide pandemic that is upon us. There is much to discuss.
Mar 16th: Interferometry
When it comes to telescopes, bigger is better. But bigger is Way more expensive. So astronomers merge the light from several telescopes to act like a much larger telescope.
Mar 9th: Remembering Katherine Johnson
We lost a bright star here on planet Earth last week. NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson passed away at the age of 101, after an incredible career of helping humans land on the Moon.
Mar 2nd: Dust
You can’t make a Solar System without a whole lot of dust. This dust has blocked astronomers views into some of the most fascinating parts of the cosmos. But new telescopes & techniques are allowing astronomers to peer through this dust, and see these events like never before.
Feb 24th: Betelgeuse
Well, good news! Time to talk about Betelgeuse. Why it might be dimming and what could happen if it explodes as a supernova. #365DaysOfAstro
Feb 17th: The Surface of the Sun
A brand new telescope has completed on Maui’s Haleakala, and it has just one job: to watch the Sun in unprecedented detail. It’s called the Daniel K. Inouye telescope, and the engineering involved to get this telescope operational are matched by the incredible resolution of its first images.