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PODCAST

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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37:48

Ep. 659: Clear Skies, Bright Satellites

365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition ·

2022/11/14

Streamed live on Nov 8, 2022. Light pollution is big problem and it’s only getting worse. Not just near cities, but everywhere thanks to increased satellite constellations. How bad is the problem, and how can we fix it?

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57:49

Ep. 658: Space Exploration Horror Stories

365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition ·

2022/11/07

Streamed live on Oct 31, 2022. We’re recording this episode on Halloween, so how could we resist but take advantage of this opportunity. Space is already terrifying enough, you know, with the vast endless emptiness, the incomprehensible mysteries, and the uncaring coldness. But here are some scary stories to spook it up a notch.

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57:40

Ep. 657: Astronomical Naming Schemes

365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition ·

2022/10/17

Space is a big place, with lots of galaxies, stars, planets, moons, and that means a lot of names. So how do astronomers name stuff, like comets, asteroids, exoplanets, craters?

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01:02:30

Ep. 656: Smashing Asteroids for Science!

365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition ·

2022/10/10

Streamed live Oct 3rd. This week we saw the incredible image of DART smashing into asteroid Dimorphous. Beyond avenging the dinosaurs, what can we learn scientifically from this and other asteroid/comet impact missions

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58:04

Ep. 655: 65 Years of Space: Sputnik 1 Anniversary

365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition ·

2022/10/03

Streamed live on Sep 26, 2022. It’s been about 65 years since the Soviets launched the first orbital satellite into low Earth orbit: Sputnik 1. Now there are thousands of satellites in orbit, with tens of thousands on the way. Let’s look at the impact that Sputnik had on the history of spaceflight.

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53:04

Ep. 654: The Side Effects Of Clean Energy

365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition ·

2022/09/26

To battle climate change, we’ll need to rapidly move to carbon-free sources of energy. But this technology isn’t a free lunch. They require metals, generate waste and deplete the environment. What’s the best way to balance this shift?

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45:30

Ep. 653: Climate Change: Looking at the Variables

365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition ·

2022/09/19

Climate change is on our mind these days with increasing wildfires, droughts and floods. What are the variables that play into a planet’s changing climate and what can this teach us about the search for habitable planets in the solar system and across the Milky Way?

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58:09

Ep. 652: The Rocket Race Towards Reusability

365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition ·

2022/09/12

Last week we talked about how single-use rocketry has changed over time, and the role it still plays in launching payloads into orbit and beyond. Today we’ll address the stainless steel elephant in the room and talk about the shift to reusability.

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01:01:30

Ep. 651: Artemis & The Decline of Single Use Rockets

365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition ·

2022/09/07

Season 16 opener. On the day that we’re recording this, NASA’s Space Launch System is about to blast off. But everyone is expecting it’ll be delayed to October. When it does launch, it’ll be the most powerful rocket on Earth. Well, until Starship blasts off. So are we about to see the end of single-use rockets and enter the era of reusable rocketry?

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40:08

Ep. 650: Did JWST Work?

365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition ·

2022/07/18

Well, this is it. We’re FINALLY going to talk about the James Webb Space Telescope. After decades of development, delays, budget creep, the powerful infrared observatory is at its final home at the L2 Lagrange point. Yesterday (at the time we’re recording this) we saw the first scientific images from the telescope and according to Pamela’s rules, we’re finally allowed to talk about it.

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Ep. 650: Did JWST Work?

365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition ·

2022/07/18

Well, this is it. We’re FINALLY going to talk about the James Webb Space Telescope. After decades of development, delays, budget creep, the powerful infrared observatory is at its final home at the L2 Lagrange point. Yesterday (at the time we’re recording this) we saw the first scientific images from the telescope and according to Pamela’s rules, we’re finally allowed to talk about it.

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Ep. 650: Did JWST Work?

365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition ·

2022/07/18

Well, this is it. We’re FINALLY going to talk about the James Webb Space Telescope. After decades of development, delays, budget creep, the powerful infrared observatory is at its final home at the L2 Lagrange point. Yesterday (at the time we’re recording this) we saw the first scientific images from the telescope and according to Pamela’s rules, we’re finally allowed to talk about it.

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58:01

Ep. 649: Highlights From NASA’s Holiday Ruining History

365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition ·

2022/07/11

Have you ever noticed that significant space and astronomy events seem to happen during the holidays? It’s not a coincidence. There’s actually a reason why. Today we’ll talk about some of the key events that happened during holidays and the underlying rationale.

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53:44

Ep. 648: Summer Observing

365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition ·

2022/07/04

Summer is officially, astronomically here, and for the folks in the northern hemisphere that means it’s a perfect time to head outside and see what’s happening in the sky. Today we’ll give you a good list of things to keep an eye out for with or without a telescope.

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37:38

Ep. 647: Best Sci Fi Beach Reading

365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition ·

2022/06/27

[Editor's Note: The Q&A section was lost when the internet & software demons did their thing. Sorry. I did get the initial co-host banter part adequately. -- Rich] Summer’s here! And that means finally tackling that huge list of books piled up on your bedside table and filling up your Kindle. What books do we recommend for some fun reads this summer? - The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scsalzi - Space Opera by Katherine Valente - The Culture series by Iain M. Banks (The Player of Games) - Six

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01:01:39

Ep. 646: Our Long Term Future in Space

365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition ·

2022/06/20

We always say that we're living in golden age of space and astronomy, but it feels like things are just accelerating. Space travel is happening! What does the long-term future hold for our place in the Universe?

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01:00:46

Ep. 645: The Future of the ISS

365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition ·

2022/06/13

The International Space Station has been continuously inhabited for over 20 years now, serving as a peaceful collaboration between space-faring nations. But it's a machine, and it's getting old. In addition, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has made things, complicated. What's the future for the ISS?

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59:02

Ep. 644: Is Earth… Normal?

365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition ·

2022/05/30

We've now discovered thousands of exoplanets, we're learning more and more about the kinds of planetary systems there are out there across the Universe. But are planets like Earth unique or totally rare?

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56:23

Ep. 643: Sagittarius A*

365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition ·

2022/05/17

All the waiting is over, we've finally seen the image of the event horizon from the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way. Different shaped blobs! And a black circle in the middle. What are we looking at? Today we're going to explain the picture, and what's next for the Event Horizon Telescope.

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01:00:09

Ep. 642: Is the Sun... Normal?

365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition ·

2022/05/16

We've always assumed that we lived in a perfectly normal star system with a normal star and normal planets. It's all... normal. But with our modern understanding of billions of stars, just how normal is our Sun, anyway?

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