Let’s assume that humans survive the next few hundred years without destroying ourselves, or the planet/ What kinds of challenges will we face, and what projects will we build to expand ourselves out into the Solar System and eventually the galaxy?
Let’s continue on our journey to the Moon. This week we’re going to take a look at how scientists have expanded our understanding of the Moon. #365DaysOfAstro
Today we look at our closest astronomical companion: the Moon. What impact does the Moon have on our lives, where did it come from, who walked on it, and are we ever going to walk on it again?
Relativity is used in more day to day situations than you may realize. In this episode, we will count (some of) the ways.
It’s summertime, and time for our annual Astronomy Cast hiatus. But that doesn’t mean that the astronomy adventure has to end. Today we’ll give you some tips and tricks for astronomy summer adventures.
This week we’ll talk about the state of modern astronomy in the southern part of Africa
Let’s move to another continent this week, and look at the astronomy that was going on in southern Africa in ancient times.
Australia is still an amazing place for astronomy. There are so many powerful observatories in Australia, and even more in the works.
This week, we focus on the archaeoastronomy of another part of the world, this time from the indigenous people of Australia.
South America, especially the Atacama Desert in Chile has become one of the best places in the world to put a telescope. Today we’ll talk about the monster telescopes already in operation in this region, and the big ones coming soon.