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Game-changing asteroid images with Dr. Marsset
Episode 151
Dr. Michael Marsset and his collaborators use the world's biggest telescopes to image asteroids. They combine those images with other data to get sha…
7 years, 2 months ago
Undersea grippers and in-space assembly with Dr. Backus
Episode 150
Dr Spencer Backus talks about his work at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He explains the complexities of trying to design hands for robots. An exa…
7 years, 2 months ago
Ballooning on Venus with Dr. Izraelevitz
Episode 149
Dr. Jacob Izraelevitz describes how engineers might design a balloon to explore Venus. This work is in the early stages, what NASA refers to as a "Mi…
7 years, 3 months ago
Solving an Apollo mystery with Dr. Curren
Episode 148
When taking a sample of the Moon's surface, the Apollo astronauts discovered a sharp transition from powdery soil to harder rock. This transition was…
7 years, 3 months ago
Searching for extraterrestrial life with Dr. Seager
Episode 147
Dr. Seager explains how she and other astronomers are looking for extraterrestrial life. We discuss the Drake and Seager equations. We also talk abou…
7 years, 4 months ago
Our place the universe with Dr. Lanz
Episode 146
Dr. Alicia Lanz talks about the history of astronomical instrumentation, starting with the first telescope. She describes some bizarre historical tel…
7 years, 4 months ago
Backyard Worlds with Prof. Allers
Episode 145
Professor Katelyn Allers talks about how you can discover small cold stars! She is a member of the Backyard Worlds project, which is a collaboration …
7 years, 5 months ago
Deflecting asteroids with Brent Barbee
Episode 144
Brent Barbee returns to the show to talk about deflecting asteroids. He explains how an asteroid might react to an impact, and also talks about the p…
7 years, 5 months ago
Telescope robots with Dr. Ramirez
Episode 143
Dr. Solange Ramirez returns to the show to talk about her new position as Project Manager of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey V. Amount other things, the…
7 years, 6 months ago
The biggest clock with Rob Seaman
Episode 142
Rob Seaman of the Catalina Sky Survey talks about time, and why you need to know the time to discover asteroids and comets. He explains how he instal…
7 years, 6 months ago