Ep. 552: Boyajian's star (and other strange stars)

AstronomyCast 264: The Hazards of Space Flight, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

20 Jun 201230min

AstronomyCast 263: Radioactive Decay, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

14 Jun 201232min

AstronomyCast 262: Solar Sails, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

14 Jun 201231min

In this week's Weekly Space Hangout, we talk about the Transit of Venus, the transfer of the space shuttle Enterprise, the future of commercial space exploration, and the new movie Prometheus. We're joined by Alan Boyle from http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/ and Amy Shira Teitel from http://www.amyshirateitel.com/

7 Jun 201250min

AstronomyCast 261: Lasers & Masers in Astronomy, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

5 Jun 201230min

In this episode of the Weekly Space Hangout, we're joined by special guest Robert Nemiroff from Astronomy Picture of the Day. We also talked about the return of the SpaceX Dragon capsule, a manned mission to Venus, nomadic planets and the announcement of the Square Kilometer Array. Our team included: Amy Shira Tietel, Jason Major, Alan Boyle, Nicole Gugliucci and Robert Nemiroff

31 Mai 201253min

AstronomyCast 260: Lasers & Masers, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

28 Mai 201231min

Sorry for the lack of a Hangout last week, we had massive internet fail in Fraser's home city. This week, we talk about: Building a real starship Enterprise, preparations for the annular solar eclipse, investigation into the Gaia theory, fuel for black holes, Hubble and the transit of Venus. We're joined by Amy Shira Teitel, Jason Major, Nancy Atkinson, Nicole Gugliucci, Phil Plait.

23 Mai 201244min