The planets orbiting other stars defy our expectations. Gigantic super-Jupiters whirling around their parent stars & Earth-sized fragments of exploded stars circling pulsars. Join us as we round up the latest batch of bizarro worlds.
We’re learned about the failed missions to Mars. But the real prize will come when the first human sets foot on Mars
Time for the topic you’ve all been waiting for: black holes. How black holes form, what they consume, and just how massive they can get.
Got your eye on that $40 telescope at Walmart? Wait, hear us out first! Fraser and Pamela discuss strategies for getting into amateur astronomy
Today, on final episode before hiatus, @AstronomyCast talk about the future. Especially for the next couple of months until the new season return in September.
Fraser & Pamela list their favorite books! Take notes!
Here’s a familiar question: How’s the weather? We’re familiar with the weather on Earth. How about exoplanet? for the first time in history, astronomers can now answer that question. Here’s the story
We’re familiar with the weather on Earth and telescopes and missions are watching the weather on other planets in the Solar System. But for the first time in history, astronomers can now answer that question for exoplanets, located light-years away from us.
We’re polluting every corner of our own planet including take our trashy habits out into space with us. Lets learn more about the trash orbiting the planet to the radiation we’re leaking out into space.
Most of the exoplanets we’ve found are around stars, where they belong. But a few have been found free-floating in interstellar space. How do they form and how can we learn more about them?