Podcast Episodes

Space Stories - Galaxies Don't Crash, They Remix

Hosted by our Director, Avivah Yamani.

Today's podcast guides you through the slow-motion meeting of the Milky Way and Andromeda. Learn why stars mostly miss each other, how gravity sculpts tidal tai…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Guide to Space - An Intermediate Mass Black Hole Found in the Milky Way. 100,000 Times the Mass of the Sun

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iOb8kC0OuM

From  Sep 8, 2017.

Astronomers have been searching for mid-weight black holes, and now they've found one, right here in the Milky Way.

We've added a new …

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Deep Astronomy - A Journey into a Black Hole Collision

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIfHgFLe4_U

Hosted by Tony Darnell.

From  Apr 26, 2016.

Black holes have been largely theoretical until the LIGO observations announced earlier this year.  Thanks to t…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Astronomy Cast Ep. 84: Getting Around the Solar System

From April 14, 2008.

Have you ever wondered what it takes to get a spacecraft off the Earth and into space. And how managers at NASA can actually navigate a spacecraft to another planet? And how does…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Travelers in the Night Eps. 325 & 326: Marrakech & Asteroids 2016

Dr. Al Grauer hosts. Dr. Albert D. Grauer ( @Nmcanopus ) is an observational asteroid hunting astronomer. Dr. Grauer retired from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 2006. travelersinthenigh…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

The Cosmic Savannah - Ep. 73: Burping Black Holes

Hosted by Dr. Jacinta Delhaize, Dr. Tshiamiso Makwela & Dr. Daniel Cunnama.

In this episode of The Cosmic Savannah, our hosts speak with Dr. Eli Kasai from the University of Namibia. Dr. Kasai shares…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

EVSN - Stars and Planets May Grow Up Together!

From October 8, 2020.

New images taken with the ALMA Observatory show a young proto-stellar disk with the rings and gaps of planetary formation growing together, once again challenging our preconcept…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Actual Astronomy - Listener Emails

Hosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan. actualastronomy@gmail.com

The Actual Astronomy Podcast presents Listener Emails. In this episode we talk & read severa…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Awesome Astronomy - How Realistic is a Space Elevator?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pu9-_p7m-4c

Paul Hill, Ralph Wilkins and Dr. Jenifer "Dr. Dust" Millard host. 

Damien Phillips, John Wildridge and Dustin Ruoff produce.

From  Nov 18, 2022.

An elevato…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Ask A Spaceman Ep. 254: How Do Variable Stars, You Know, Vary?

What powers Cepheid variable stars? What about Mira variables and pulsating stars? And are there variable stars that don't actually vary at all? I discuss these questions and more in today's Ask a Sp…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago