Oct 30, 2021
Astronomy Cast Ep. 617: Hangout-A-Thon Episode 2 - Crowdfunding Science
by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay
Funding for basic science has always been tricky business, coming mainly from universities, government, companies or wealthy individuals. But who knows how many fascinating discoveries were never made because of a...
Oct 29, 2021
Astronomy Cast Ep. 616: Hangout-A-Thon Episode 1 - The Great Observatories
by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay
Well, you’re familiar with the Hubble Space Telescope of course, but it’s just one of NASA’s Great Observatories. After Hubble came 3 more incredible telescopes. Each greater than the last! (That’s not...
Oct 18, 2021
Astronomy Cast Ep. 615: Planet 9
by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay
After Pluto lost its planethood we were down to 8 planets. But there’s growing evidence of another world or worlds out beyond the orbit of Pluto. Is Planet 9 out there and how will we find it? Could there even be a Planet 10?
Oct 11, 2021
Astronomy Cast Ep. 614: Centaurs, Comets & Asteroids
by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay
So there are asteroids, and there are comets. But there’s an entirely separate class of objects called centaurs. But instead of half human, half horse, imagine an object that’s half comet, half asteroid, but 100% interesting!
Oct 4, 2021
Astronomy Cast - Ep. 613: Pluto’s Demotion: 15 Years Later
by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay
It's been 15 years since Pluto was kicked out of the planet club. It also happens to be the topic of our very first episode of Astronomy Cast more than 600 episodes ago. Are there any updates? Does Pluto have a chance of...