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Ep. 715: Total Eclipse of the Science: Experiments During the Eclipse
Astronomy Cast Ep. 715: Total Eclipse of the Science: Experiments During the Eclipse by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Streamed live April 1, 2024. NO JOKES! How to watch a solar eclipse and do some sci
Ep. 714: Orbital Resonances
Astronomy Cast Ep. 714: Orbital Resonances by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Streamed live on Mar 25, 2024. Several of the planets and moons in the Solar System are in orbital resonance, orbiting in a g
Ep. 713: Solar System Volcanoes
Astronomy Cast Ep. 713: Solar System Volcanoes by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Streamed live on Mar 18, 2024. Last week was one of the most exciting meetings weve seen from the Lunar and Planetary Sc
Ep. 712: How Peer Review Fails
Astronomy Cast Ep. 712: How Peer Review Fails by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Streamed live on Mar 11, 2024. Youve probably heard that the best kind of science is peer-reviewed research published i
Ep. 711: NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC)
Astronomy Cast Ep. 711: NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Streamed live March 4, 2024. NASA works on many missions using tried and true technology, but they also
Ep. 710: NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) Program
Astronomy Cast Ep. 710: NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) Program by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Streamed live on Feb 26, 2024. In the olden days, NASA developed its missions using a va
Ep. 709: Space Weapons
Astronomy Cast Ep. 709: Space Weapons by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Streamed live on Feb 19, 2024. [My apologies for Frasers audio dropouts. Were not sure how it happened as it wasnt happening at
Ep. 708: What Goes Into Sample Return Missions From Asteroids & Comets?
Astronomy Cast Ep. 708: What Goes Into Sample Return Missions From Asteroids & Comets? by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Streamed live Feb 12, 2024. Last week we talked about sample return missions from
Ep. 707: What Goes Into A Sample Return Mission? Moon & Mars
Astronomy Cast Ep. 707: What Goes Into A Sample Return Mission? Moon & Mars by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Streamed live on Feb 5, 2024. Weve sent robots to other worlds, but the amount of science w
Ep. 706: China’s Space Program
Astronomy Cast Ep. 706: Chinas Space Program by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Streamed live on Jan 30, 2024. Were so familiar with NASAs exploration efforts in space, but you might be surprised to l