
Astronomy Cast Archive


May 1st: Prepping for the Eclipse

Apr 24th: Dogs, Monkeys and More

Apr 17th: Mice and Other
Lets talk about small animals, like mice. What missions have they flown on, and how does microgravity affect their biology?

Apr 10th: Insects and Arachnids

Apr 3rd: Fractals
Fractals, an amazing mathematical visualizations of recursive algorithms and those tasty broccolis! So what are they? How do you get them? Why are they important?

Mar 27th: Tidal Forces
We’ve got tides here on Earth, volcanoes on Io, and ice geysers on Enceladus. All these phenomena originate from the force of gravity.

Mar 20th: Tsunamis

Mar 13th: Magnetic Pole Flipping

Mar 6th: Continental Drift
Want to travel the world but you don’t have a lot of money? No problem, your continent is drifting across the surface of the Earth right now.