Sep 30, 2024
Astronomy Cast Ep. 728: Solar Scientist Eugene Parker
By Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay
Streamed live on Sep 23, 2024.
Last week, we talked about the Parker Solar Probe. As always, we like to talk about the person who inspired the mission. What makes this amazing and different is that Eugene Parker was there to watch the...
Sep 23, 2024
Astronomy Cast Ep. 727: Parker Solar Probe
By Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay
Streamed live on Sep 16, 2024.
Let's look over the long life of the Parker Solar Probe as it explores the Sun and nearby worlds.
The Sun! It’s that ongoing thermonuclear explosion that’s happening right over there! And although the Sun is...
Sep 16, 2024
Astronomy Cast Ep. 726: Looking Back Over The Summer
By Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay
Streamed live Sep 9, 2024.
We made all sorts of predictions, and some of the stuff we didn't know about last July, somehow, we still don't know about as we set up this episode on September 3! Join us for the first episode of Season 18...
Sep 9, 2024
From Jun 10, 2024.
Prior to recording their exoplanets episode, Fraser and Pamela discussed their wild week of space flight news and discussed their concerns about the Starliner and StarShip programs. This is particularly timely as we prepare to look back on what actually happened with all this missions.
Aug 26, 2024
Astronomy Cast Ep. 173: Herschel Space Observatory - REMASTER
By Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay
From January 18, 2009.
Last week we talked about Herschel the people – William Herschel, his sister Caroline, and his son John. This week we look at the Herschel Space Observatory, a mission launched in 2009 to reveal the...