E.28-Bullish About Astronomy
Taurus the Bull hosts the planet Mars this month, as well as many other star clusters and nebulae. Check it out this month! Follow us at https://www.facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ https://www.face...
5 Mars 20237min
E.27-Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF)
Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) is making its close approach to Earth tonight, so bust out your binoculars or telescope and look to the sky! Follow us at https://www.facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ https://...
1 Feb 20237min
E.26 - Near Objects - Comets and Asteroids
Comet C/2022 E3(ZTF) has dominated the news recently, but today an even closer object will fly by Earth at just 2200 miles. Asteroid 2023BU was discovered on 1/21/2023 by a Backyard Astronomer in Cri...
26 Jan 20237min
E.25 - Fusion-The Lifeblood of Stars and Science Fiction
On 5 Dec. 2022, scientists for the first time successfully produced a fusion reaction with more energy generated than that put in. This month we talk about the Big Bang, the birth of stars, and why f...
6 Jan 20237min
E.24 - Indigenous Astronomy
Constellations have tales of striking similarity, despite the cultures that named them being displaced by thousands of years and thousands of miles. The indigenous people across North America were no...
2 Dec 20227min
E.23-ExoWorlds and Native American Astronomy with The Museum of Indigenous People
Manuel Lucero and Joshua Ballze from the Museum of Indigenous People join me this month to talk about their work - in and out of the museum - to bring awareness to Native American cultures, history, a...
18 Nov 20221h 54min
E.22 - Light Years, ExoWorlds, and Hot Ice
How long does it take to communicate across space, and who might be listening? GJ 436b may be listing from 33 light years distant, but their planet needs a new name! Follow the Backyard Astronomer, ...
1 Nov 20227min
E.21-A Prodigious Interview with Homer Hickam!
Born in 1943 West Virginia, Homer Hickam, Jr. was a barely a teenager when the Soviet space program launched Sputnik 1, and subsequently launched Homer into a lifelong relationship with space. The 19...
2 Okt 20221h 58min
