57: Voyaging to the edge of the Solar System with Suzy Dodd
Project Manager Suzy Dodd tells us about the continuing missions of the Voyager spacecraft. These spacecraft are still collecting unique and valuable data, and Suzy explains how engineers hack the spa...
7 Aug 201622min
56: Fiction Science with Mika McKinnon
Master of Disaster Mika McKinnon talks about how she injected real science into the sci-fi series "Stargate". We discuss how she balanced accuracy and entertainment, and how she influenced the way sci...
31 Jul 201620min
55: Space is a team effort with Jan Chodas
Jan Chodas stops by the show to talk about her experience working on several pioneering NASA missions, including Galileo, Cassini, the Spirit and Opportunity rovers, and Juno. Note: this was recorded ...
24 Jul 201617min
54: The granite planet with Dr. Economos
Professor Rita Economos talks about her research into magma on Earth. She recounts some of the adventures she's had searching for rocks, and explains why Earth's volcanoes appear to be unique in the s...
17 Jul 201615min
53: How big? How far? How fast? with Dr. Beaton
Dr. Rachael Beaton and I try "Grass Jelly Drink" and talk about one of the major fundamental constants of the universe; the Hubble Constant. She explains what it is and why she and her colleagues are ...
10 Jul 201618min
52: Eternal sunshine of the Galactic Center with Dr. Ramirez
Dr. Solange Ramirez visits the show to talk galaxies, supermassive black holes, and the gravity that ties them together.
3 Jul 201615min
51: When Mars was the "Pink Planet" with Dr. Smith
Dr. Issac Smith visits the show to talk about one of Mars' past ice ages; a time when most of the planet was covered in ice. He talks about how he made this discovery by looking at the layers of ice d...
26 Jun 201614min
50: Ganymede and Iapetus with Dr. Singer
Returning guest Dr. Kelsi Singer talks about two of the icy moons of our solar system, Ganymede and Iapetus. She talks about the types of craters we see on their surfaces, and what they can teach us a...
19 Jun 201612min
