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365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition

Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela L. Gay

The weekly podcast from the International Year of Astronomy 2009. This podcast comes out weekly and includes each daily episode of the 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast.

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Ep 486: Particle Physics Update

365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition ·

2018/04/09

It's time for a news update. This time from the field of particle physics. It turns out there have been all kinds of new and interesting particles discovered by the Large Hadron Collider and others. Let's get an update from Pamela.

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Ep 485: Docking, Refueling, and Transferring

365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition ·

2018/03/30

It's one thing to get to space. But once you've made it there, what do you want to do? You'll probably want to dock with another space ship, deliver cargo, refuel. Today we'll talk about how all that happens.

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58:10

Ep. 484: Transfer Orbits and Gravitational Assists

365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition ·

2018/03/26

If you want to get around in the Solar System, you'll want to take advantage of natural gravitational speed boosts and transfer orbits. Whether you're heading to the outer Solar System or you want to visit the Sun itself, the planets themselves can help you in your journey.

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57:06

Ep 483: Stopping in Space

365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition ·

2018/03/19

It's one thing to get from Earth to space, but sometimes you want to do the opposite. You want to get into orbit or touch down gently on the surface of a planet and explore it. How do spacecraft stop? And what does that even mean when everything is orbiting?

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Ep 482: Alternative Ways to Space

365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition ·

2018/03/12

Getting to space is all about rockets, but people are trying to figure out other methods that could carry payloads to orbit and beyond. Railguns, airplanes, tethers and more. Today we’ll talk about alternative methods of spaceflight.

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Ep 481: Rockets pt. 3 - Going Faster, Higher, Farther...

365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition ·

2018/03/05

We've seen rockets blast off from here on Earth. But that's only half the story. Rockets have additional stages to push them into trajectories, like transfer orbits and various orbital maneuvers. Let's talk about what happens after the rocket is long gone, beyond our sight.

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58:59

Astronomy Cast Special: Q & A with Dr. Pamela Gay

365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition ·

2018/03/05

Pamela will be on to answer your space and astronomy questions live, as Fraser enjoys auroras in Iceland this week!

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58:41

Ep 480: Rockets pt. 2- Multi-stage Boosters

365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition ·

2018/02/27

The vast majority of rockets are multi-staged affairs. Why is this? What makes this kind of rocket so successful? Today we look at the ins and outs of multi-stage rockets.

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Ep. 479: Rockets pt. 1- What Does “Single Stage To...

365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition ·

2018/02/20

To celebrate the launch of the Falcon Heavy, we figured it was time for an all new series, this time on the rockets that carry us to space. Today we're going to talk about why single stage to orbit rockets are so difficult to carry out.

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Ep. 478: Apollo 8 with Paul Hildebrandt

365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition ·

2018/02/13

On Christmas Day, 1968 Frank Borman, James Lovell and William Anders became the first human being to see the far side of the Moon. Their mission, of course, was Apollo 8, the first time human beings had ever left Earth orbit and seen the far side of the Moon. Today we talk all about Apollo 8, with special guest Paul Hildebrandt, director of a new documentary about the mission.

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Ep. 477: The State of Exploration: Return to the Moon

365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition ·

2018/02/05

It's been decades since humans set foot on the Moon. Well, it's time to go back, in theory. Of course, we've heard this all before. What are the plans afoot to send humans back to the Moon this time. What hardware will we use, and what other strategies are in the works to make this happen?

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Ep. 476: The Overview Effect

365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition ·

2018/01/29

After they’ve been to space, many astronauts report that seeing the world from above has given them a totally new perspective on humanity and the state of our planet. It’s called the Overview Effect. Today we’ll talk about this, and what this perspective can teach us all.

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Ep. 475: Fast Radio Bursts

365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition ·

2018/01/23

You know what’s fun? Mysteries. Here’s one: fast radio bursts. Astronomers have been detecting mysterious one-time signals from across the sky. What’s causing them? Nobody knows for sure, but the search is on to get to the bottom of them.

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Ep. 474: Predictions for 2018

365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition ·

2018/01/15

Phew, 2018, time to press the reset button and enjoy a whole new year of space exploration and space science. What’s coming up this year? What should we expect to launch, and what will we see in the sky?

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Ep. 473: Remembering the Best Space Science of 2017

365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition ·

2018/01/08

2017 was a crazy year for, well, you know. But, it was a great year for space science, a kilonova, extrasolar planets, reusable rockets and more. Let's look back at the year that was and remember our favorite space science.

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Ep. 472: Best Modern Sci Fi for the Science Lover -...

365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition ·

2018/01/01

What happens when the future meets biology? Bioscience science fiction, of course. And that's our focus today as we continue our journey though science-based science fiction.

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55:44

Ep. 471: Best Modern Sci Fi for the Science Lover -...

365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition ·

2017/12/27

It's time to talk computers, and how we're going to be dealing with them in the future. In our next segment on modern sci-fi, we talk about the future of the human-computer interface.

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Ep. 470: Best Modern Sci Fi for the Science Lover –...

365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition ·

2017/12/19

Our journey through interesting science fiction, this time we talk about speculative fiction dealing with materials science, nanotechnology and 3D printing. It’s a staple in Star Trek, but what other stories deal with it?

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58:51

Ep. 469: Best Modern Sci Fi for the Science Lover -...

365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition ·

2017/12/11

We've always been fans of science fiction, but we really like our science. Today we'll talk about some books we've been reading recently that do a good job of dealing with the science in science fiction.

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58:08

Ep. 468: Simulations for Science and Fun

365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition ·

2017/12/04

Astronomers depend on simulations to study the Universe. From relatively straightforward orbital simulations to vast simulations that try to recreate the large scale structure of the Universe from the Big Bang. Today we're going to talk about some of those simulations, as well as tools you can use simulate the Universe.

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