Weekly Space Hangout — September 7, 2022: How to Teach Grown-Ups about Pluto with Dean Regas
Welcome back to another season of the Weekly Space Hangout! In our season's premiere, we are excited to welcome back to the show our good friend Dean Regas from the Cincinnati Observatory! Dean has ju...
9 Sep 202246min
Weekly Space Hangout — June 29, 2022: Focusing JWST with Lee Feinberg, Optical Telescope Manager [Season Finale]
NOTE: Due to an unexpected production issue, our audio cuts out at 11:44 for just over one minute, and again at 13:51 for just over 15 seconds. We apologize for this. Since JWST launched in December,...
2 Jul 202257min
Weekly Space Hangout — June 22, 2022: Former NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver and Her New Memoir "Escaping Gravity"
This week we are honored to welcome former NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver to the Weekly Space Hangout. Her new memoir, Escaping Gravity (Diversion Books, June 21, 2022), offers a "first-hand ac...
25 Jun 202256min
Weekly Space Hangout — June 15, 2022: CREW HaT: An Answer to Radiation Shielding? with NIAC 2022 Awardee Dr. Elena D'Onghia
As humanity dreams of exploring destinations both within our own solar system as well as those far beyond, the greatest challenge to be overcome is how to provide effective protection against the inev...
17 Jun 202256min
Weekly Space Hangout — June 8, 2022: News Roundup!
It's another week of news, news, and even MORE news! **************************************** The Weekly Space Hangout is a production of CosmoQuest. Want to support CosmoQuest? Here are some specific...
11 Jun 202257min
Weekly Space Hangout — June 1, 2022: Fuel Cell Technology and Space Applications with Ian Jakupca, NASA Glenn Research Center
Developing reliable, renewable, and safe power/energy storage systems is a key requirement for future space missions, both within our solar system and those venturing beyond it, as well as for establi...
3 Jun 20221h 2min
Weekly Space Hangout — May 25, 2022: Why Hello Sag A* - It's Nice to Finally See You, with Dr. Lia Medeiros
On May 12th, 2022, the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration released the first-ever direct image of Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the center of our galaxy. Tonight we are very pleased to welcome ...
27 Mai 202255min
Weekly Space Hangout: May 18, 2022 — Bringing Exoplanets into Focus, Bit by Bit with Alex Madurowicz
NOTE: We apologize for the audio issues in this week's podcast. We are working to diagnose and resolve the issues, and we appreciate your patience as we do so. Gravitational lensing has been used to d...
21 Mai 202256min
