Let’s start the clock again, and see what happens to the smallest stars in the Universe; and what happens to the largest.
Aug 27th: The Life of Other Stars
Astronomy Cast Archive
Aug 20th: The Search for Water on Mars
The Search for Water on Mars and how this ties into the search for life on the Red Planet. #365DaysOfAstro
Aug 13th: How Old is the Universe?
This week we look at age of the Universe. How old is the Universe, and how do we know?
Aug 6th: Magnetism Everywhere
Magnetic fields are everywhere and we’re talking about the gigantic magnetic fields that surround planets, stars, galaxies and some of the most exotic objects in the Universe.
Jul 30th: Gravitational Lensing
The most powerful telescopes in the Universe are completely natural, and the size of a galaxy cluster. When you use the gravity of a galaxy as a lens, you can peer right back to the edges of the observable Universe.
Jul 16th: Tidal Forces Across the Universe
Time to expand our view and encompass the entire universe. Some of the most dramatic events originate from tidal forces caused by gravity: other worlds, galaxies, black holes and even entire clusters of galaxies are under this influence.
Jul 9th: Dwarf Galaxy Update
The Milky Way has gobbled up dozens of dwarf galaxies and added them to its structure. Today we’re going to look at the ongoing hunt for the wreckage of past mergers. And what we’ve discovered about dwarf galaxies in general.
Jul 2nd: Update on Globular Clusters
Is it globular clusters or is it globeular clusters? It doesn’t matter, they’re awesome and we’re here to update you on them.
Jun 25th: Update on Stellar Populations (I, II, & III)
Another update show, this time on the various generations of stars, let’s get into it.
Jun 18th: Update on Asteroids & Prospects of Asteroid Mining
There are several companies working on missions and techniques to harvest minerals from asteroids. What other resources are out there that we can use?