Ep. 572: Twists in Planet Formation

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 j...

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 mis...

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...

23 Mai 201244min

AstronomyCast 259: The Exploration of Venus, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

7 Mai 201232min

AstronomyCast 258: Viking Landers, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

4 Mai 201234min

In this episode we talked about asteroid mining, SpaceX delays, Shuttle retirement, killer black holes, supermassive planets (aka brown dwarfs), Enceladus/Dione flybys, and missions to Jupiter.

4 Mai 20121h