36: Using artwork to explain the Universe with Dr. Hurt
Dr. Robert Hurt stops by the podcast to talk about his job making visuals to explain complicated astronomical concepts. We chat about multiverses, gravitational waves, and Cameron Diaz's love for NASA...
13 Mar 201621min
35: Geology at a distance with Dr. Rivkin
Dr Andy Rivkin and I drink gin and tonics, and Andy explains what spectroscopy is and what it can teach us about minerals on asteroids. He also describes what it's like to use some of the world's most...
6 Mar 20168min
34: Keeping track of asteroids with Dr. Sphar
Dr. Tim Sphar, CEO of NEO Sciences and former director of the Minor Planet Center, stops by the show to talk about how asteroids are cataloged and monitored. He also talks about his experience the day...
28 Feb 201610min
33: Why do we look for water when we look for life? With Dr. Cable
Dr Cable returns to the show to talk about why scientists often assume that water is needed to sustain life. She explains why most life, like us, likely is carbon-based, and talks about where she'd lo...
21 Feb 201614min
32: How to build a planet with Dr. Kretke
Dr. Katherine Kretke investigates how planets are formed with computer models. Her new research had a surprising result— that pebbles play a key role in forming terrestrial planets like Earth and Mars...
14 Feb 201614min
31: If we could put Mars in a bottle… with Paulo Younse
Paulo Younse has spent over 5 years studying hermetic seals for tubes. But these aren't just any tubes— there the tubes that will travel to Mars and carry rocks back to Earth. He describes the challen...
7 Feb 201617min
30: Space weathering with Dr. Kaluna
Dr. Heather Kaluna talks about space weathering, which changes the surfaces of the moon, asteroids, and Mercury. She studies space weathering in a laboratory, where she can reproduce hundreds of milli...
31 Jan 201611min
29: Keeping the James Webb Space Telescope cool with Dr. Stone
The James Webb Space Telescope is the biggest astronomy project in the world right now. It's an amazingly complex robot, and some of its sensors need to be kept cool. Dr Kris Stone talks about the coo...
24 Jan 201618min
