As part of her trip to England, Pamela had a chance to sit down with Oxford astrophysicist Chris Lintott and record an episode of Astronomy Cast. From the first stars to the newest planets, molecules and the chemistry that allows them to form affects all aspects of astronomy. While most astronomers group molecules into three bins of hydrogen, helium and everything else, there are a few who do proper chemistry by studying the sometimes complex molecules that form between the stars.
Today, @AstronomyCast traveled back in time to answer questions about black hole surfaces, magnetic field strengths, & the speed of gravitons
Join us today as @AstronomyCast will discuss about strong and weak nuclear forces.
This week we’re going to talk about famous stars. We’re talking about those hot balls of plasma across the distant Universe. #365DyasOfAstro
Dreaming up new planets is a favourite pastime of science fiction writers, but the universe often has them beat. Today we will look at the diversity of these worlds. #365DaysOfAstro
Do you know that volcanoes have shaped many of the planets and moons in the Solar System, not just our own Earth? And that including cold volcanoes on some of the icy object. More with @AstronomyCast
Time rules our lives. We live each day with the moments broken up into hours, minutes and seconds. But can you imagine not being able to tell time at all, where the movements of the Sun and the stars was the only way to know when it was? Let’s learn about time.
For those non-scientists trying to get their original ideas accepted by the scientific community, you’ve got to have thick skin. But that’s not true.In this episode we’ll help you understand what scientists will be looking for, and the best ways to be taken seriously.
Have you ever wondered how astronomers do their research? How do they go from idea or question, to gathering their data, to publishing the research. What are all the hoops they have to jump through, the paperwork to fill out, and the cool toys they get to use along the way?
Last week we talked about the various ways that astronomers could detect the presence of intelligent civilizations by observing technosignatures. This week we’ll give you an update on the state of the search for extraterrestrials. This field has gone from a collection of pariahs to a completely legitimate field of research. What’s changed?