In last week’s episode we talked about the things that change here in our own solar system. Now we’ll talk about everything else in the Milky Way and beyond.
Mar 4th: Transients part 2: What They Are & Why They Matter
Astronomy Cast Archive
Feb 25th: Transients: What They Are & Why They Matter
Astronomers have found that sometimes the Universe changes. Things move, things explode, things get brighter or dimmer. In fact, knowing this has helped astronomers discover some very important aspects of the Universe. Today we begin a two part series on Transients and their role in astronomy.
Feb 18th: When the Universe tried to Declare War
The day when the Universe tried to Declare War. #365daysOfAstro @astronomyCast
Feb 11th: Fritz Zwicky and the Zwicky Transient Facility
Fritz Zwicky discovered dark matter, gravitational lensing, supernovae and neutron stars. And he also worked on a few more controversial ideas like, uh, tired light. Let’s learn more about Zwicky.
Feb 4th: Polar Vortices
What are polar vertices, how do they form, and where else to we find them in the Solar System?
Jan 28th: Space Radiation
When astronauts go to the outer space, what are the various kinds of radiation they’ll encounter? Is there anything we’ll be able to do about it? #365daysofastro
Jan 21st: Planetary Protection Protocols
What is the planetary protection protocols so we won’t infecting other world when we send rovers and landers?
Jan 14th: Stellar Fusion
The Sun. It’s a big ball of fire, right? Apparently not. Let’s talk about the stellar fusion & how to adapt it to generate power here on Earth. #365DaysOfAstro
Jan 7th: Direct Imaging of Exoplanets
Finding planets is old news, we now know of thousands and thousands of the places. But the terrible irony is that we can only see a fraction of the planets out there using the traditional methods of radial velocity and transits. But the new telescopes will take things to the next level and image planets directly.
Dec 31st: Predictions For 2019
We did it, we made it through 2018 in space. Now let’s look forward to the incredible launches, discoveries and astronomical events happening in 2019.