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 Juli 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 Juli 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 Juli 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 Juli 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 Juni 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 Juni 201612min
49: Every known object in the Solar System with Jon Giorgini
Jon talks about JPL's Horizons, an amazing, publicly available system that keeps track of every known object in the solar system. Planets, moons, asteroids, spacecraft, you name it: over 715,000 in to...
12 Juni 201615min
48: Threading an asteroid through the eye of a keyhole with Dr. Chodas
This week's guest is Dr Paul Chodas, who directs JPL's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies. He explains how predicting where an asteroid is going can get complicated when the asteroid gets close to a...
5 Juni 20169min
