Finally the month of the eclipse! A wonderful experience for North America, the Lyrid Meteor Shower, and lots of planetary action makes April of 2024 one of THE best months in a LONG time.
Apr 6th: Last Minute Astronomer January 2024
Podcast Archive
Apr 5th: How NASA Budget Cuts Will Hurt Space Sciences
Earlier in March, Congress voted into place the FY2024 budgets for multiple agencies, including NASA. The agency is being asked for an overall 2% cut. Today, Dr. Pamela Gay breaks down what these cuts will affect, including people and missions, as we move forward with this already stressful fiscal year.
Apr 4th: The Observer’s Calendar for April 2024
he Actual Astronomy Podcast presents The Observer’s Calendar for April 2024. In this episode we’ll talk about the possible Nova of T-Corona Borealis, Mars, Saturn and Moon forming a Triangle in the Eastern Sky, the April 8th Solar Eclipse. Chris and Shane also discuss the Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks but since recording both have viewed it in binoculars.
Apr 3rd: Under Alien Skies With Phil Plait, Ph.D.
Communications specialist Beth Johnson chats with Dr. Phil Plait about his latest book Under Alien Skies & just what wonders await us in our solar system and out amongst the stars.
Apr 2nd: Will Emergent Gravity Rewrite Physics?
What is “emergence” in physics and why is it a big deal? What would it mean for gravity to be emergent? How would we have to rewrite the laws of physics?
Apr 1st: Orbital Resonances
Several of the planets and moons in the Solar System are in orbital resonance, orbiting in a geometric lockstep. And not just the Solar System, astronomers have found the same resonances in other star systems.
Mar 31st: Dancing With Earth & Colliding Planets
Today’s Traveler in the Night
discuss about the Earth’s dancing partner and the collisions between planets, planetesimals, asteroids, and comets that produced the place where we live.
Mar 30th: Britain’s First Astronaut
Today Awesome Astronomy talked to Dr. Helen Sharman, Britain’s First astronaut and the first woman to visit the Russian Mir Space Station in 1991.
Mar 29th: Grindavik, Iceland, and Volcanoes with Dr. Melissa Scruggs
Today EVSN still focused on Iceland and we have Dr. Melissa Scruggs (aka VolcanoDoc on Twitch) for a chat about Grindavik and all things volcanic in Iceland.
Mar 28th: Women in Science History
H’ad astra historia is the official podcast for the Historical Astronomy Division of the American Astronomical Society and today we have the first episode at #365DaysOfAstro talk about women in astronomy.