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Dust hazard with Dr. Throop
Episode 111
Sagan Prize winner Dr. Henry Throop tells us how scientists look for micron-sized dust that's millions of miles away to protect the New Horizons spac…
8 years, 8 months ago
492 roughly hexagonal mirrors with Dr. Liu
Episode 110
Dr. Fengchuan Liu talks to us about an international project, the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT). He describes the telescope, it's many mirrors, and ho…
8 years, 9 months ago
To attack that darkness once again with Dr. Hunt
Episode 109
Dr. Cindy Hunt returns to the show to talk about the upcoming 100th anniversary of the 100 inch Hooker Telescope on Mount Wilson. She explains why th…
8 years, 9 months ago
End of mission blues with Dr. Storrie-Lombardi
Episode 108
Dr. Lisa Storrie-Lombardi returns to the show to discuss NuSTAR, Spitzer, and what it feels like to end a mission you've been working on for decades.…
8 years, 10 months ago
Loose rocks and soft bots with Dr. McMahon
Episode 107
Professor Jay McMahon stops by the show to explain the YORP effect and how it changes asteroid spins and shapes. He also describes his NASA Institute…
8 years, 10 months ago
Sample the mantle with Dr. Peterson
Episode 106
Dr. Mary Peterson tells us about basaltic glasses from the Galápagos Islands, and why they might have originated deep within the Earth's mantle. She …
8 years, 11 months ago
Tectonic fabric with Dr. Donnellan
Episode 105
Dr. Andrea Donnellan stops by the show to talk about GeoGateway, a website that combines different datasets to help geologists. She explains how rock…
8 years, 11 months ago
Occultation vacation with Dr. Kramer
Episode 104
Dr. Emily Kramer stops by the show to try some tea and talk about her trip to South Africa to observe the next New Horizons target, 2014 MU69. She wa…
9 years ago
Meteor showers and "broom stars" with Dr. Ye
Episode 103
Dr. Quan-Zhi Ye tries an unusual frappuccino and explains how meteor showers are related to comets. He tells the story of how he became interested in…
9 years ago
A thrilling tale of discovery with Dr. Christiansen
Episode 102
Dr. Jessie Christiansen returns to the show to talk about newly discovered exoplanets! She explains why this planetary system was devilishly difficul…
9 years, 1 month ago