Astronomy Cast
Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela Gay
Take a fact-based journey through the cosmos. Tune in to hear weekly discussions on astronomical topics ranging from planets to cosmology. Hosted by Fraser Cain (Universe Today) and Dr. Pamela L. Gay (Planetary Science Institute), this show brings the questions of an avid astronomy lover direct to an astronomer. Together Fraser and Pamela explore what is known and being discovered about the universe around us. Astronomy Cast is supported thru patreon.com/AstronomyCast.
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Ep. 645: The Future of the ISS
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Ep. 644: Is Earth… Normal?
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Ep. 643: Sagittarius A*
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Ep. 642: Is the Sun... Normal?
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Ep. 641: Can Planets Be Alive?
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Ep. 640: Survey Science: Newest Projects & Results
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Ep. 639: Big Qs Update: Dark Matter, Dark Energy, Etc.
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Ep. 638: Simulating Space Missions
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Ep. 637: Machine Learning in Astronomy
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Ep. 636: Blowing Bubbles
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Ep. 635: Jets: When Magnetic Fields Fling Things
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Ep. 634: Milky Way's Mergers & Acquisitions
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Ep. 633: Weirdly Habitable Places
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Ep. 632: Building Images: Optical vs Radio
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Ep. 631: All The Uses Of Pulsars (Including Murder)
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Ep. 630: Things We Can Look Forward To
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Ep. 629: The Cost of Delays
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Ep. 628: The Sun Revisited
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Ep. 627: Mercury Revisited
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Ep. 626: Terrestrial Planets - Mercury, Venus, Earth & Mars
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Ep. 625: End of the Year Review
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Ep. 624: Small Rocky Bodies (Including Phobos & Deimos)
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Ep. 623: NEOs: Concern or Nah
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Ep. 622: Rockier Moons & Giant Asteroids
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Ep. 621: Gas Giants
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Ep. 620: Why Getting to the Outer Worlds is So Difficult
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Ep. 619: Icy Moons & Dwarf Planets
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Ep. 618: Ice Giants
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Ep. 617: Hangout-A-Thon Episode 2 - Crowdfunding Science
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Ep. 616: Hangout-A-Thon Episode 1 - The Great Observatories
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Ep. 615: Planet 9
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Ep. 614: Centaurs, Comets & Asteroids
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Ep. 613: Pluto's Demotion: 15 Years Later
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Ep. 612: Hiatus Message
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Ep. 612: The SETI Renaissance
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Ep. 611: What is Required to Confirm Alien Life: Intelligence Edition
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Ep. 610: What is Required to Confirm Alien Life: Non-Sentient Edition
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Ep. 609: Volcanos With Benefits: Lava Tubes, Hydro Thermal Vents & More
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Ep. 608: NASA Perseverance, The First 100 Days
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Ep. 607: InSight and Earthquakes
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Ep. 606 - Time Dilation: Skipping Thru Time
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Ep. 605: Sounding Rockets
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Ep. 604: Balloon Astronomy
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Ep. 603: New Colors of the Radio Spectrum
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Ep. 602: The New Colors of Gamma Rays - Getting Shorter
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Ep. 601: Unexpected Light Pollution
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Ep. 600: Looking Ahead
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Ep. 599: Zodiacal Light
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Ep. 598: How You Could Overturn Cosmology
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Ep. 597: The Expansion of the Universe
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