192: Craters on Titan with Prof. Neish
Professor Catherine Neish explains why there's so few craters on Saturn's moon Titan. She explains why Titan's craters may contain the organic molecules needed for life, and how the Dragonfly mission ...
21 Dec 202124min
191: Back to Venus with Dr. Getty
Dr. Stephanie Getty tells us about DAVINCI, which will go to Venus. DAVINCI will scan the planet during three flybys, and will deploy a probe. She explains how engineers will protect the probe's instr...
22 Nov 202130min
190: Millions of observations with Dr. Spoto
Dr. Federica Spoto tells us how she found millions of high-precision observations of comets and asteroids. She explains how these observations let her turn back time and study the history of the main ...
24 Okt 202131min
189: Long Range Planning with Prof. Barmby
Professor Barmby tells us how a group of astronomers created the Canadian Astronomy Long Range Plan. This plan outlines the priorities of Canadian astronomers for the next decade. It covers telescopes...
19 Sep 202127min
188: Failing is the most important part of science with Tyler Linder
Planetary defense researcher Tyler Linder talks about the benefits of using automated telescopes. He tells us the difference between an automated and a robotic telescope, and explains that inexpensive...
22 Aug 202122min
187: You doubt your own existence with Prof. Méndez
Prof. Abel Méndez tells us about his Planetary Habitability Lab. He talks about the chances of discovering extraterrestrial life, explaining that we are "alone by isolation and distance." He also tell...
25 Juli 202127min
186: What's more powerful than a dinosaur with Dr. Noviello
Dr. Jessica Noviello tells us a story about the power of interdisciplinary science: the time geologists, physicists, archeologists, chemists, paleontologists, and petroleum engineers all came together...
20 Juni 202130min
185: Solar system snapshots with Kevin Gill
Kevin Gill explains how he transforms raw spacecraft images into stunning planet photos. He describes how he turns black and white images from the Juno spacecraft into full color mosaics of Jupiter. H...
23 Maj 202123min
