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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Episodes (683)
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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Ep. 596: The Universe's Background Noise
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Ep. 595: Planet Hunting - Revisited
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Ep. 594: Juno - Primary Mission Highlights
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Ep. 593: Stellar Parasites
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Ep. 592: Gamma-Ray Bursts - Updated
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Ep. 591: What Are We Gonna Do With All That Space Junk?
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Ep. 590: Lunar Hazards: Dust, Radiation and More
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Ep. 589 - Lunar Resources: Water (Update) & Other Volatiles
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Ep. 588 - Lunar Resources: Lava Tubes
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Ep. 587: The Artemis Accords
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Ep. 586: Life As We Know It: Habitable Exoplanets & Extremophiles
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Ep. 585: Super Earths, Mini-Neptunes & Gas Dwarfs
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Ep. 584: Sample Return Missions From Asteroids
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Ep. 583: The 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics
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Ep. 582: Building Bigger Black Holes
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Ep. 581: Other Kinds Of Novae
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Ep. 580: Exploding Dwarfs
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Ep. 579: White and Black Dwarf Stars
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Ep. 578: Venus Updates - or - Life on Venus?!?
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Ep. 577: Mars in Opposition
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Ep. 576: Summer Stargazing Special
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Ep. 575: Observing The Moon
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Ep. 574: Trojan Asteroids
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Ep. 573: Exoplanet Atmospheres
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Ep. 572: Twists in Planet Formation
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Ep. 571: Extreme Binaries
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Ep. 570: Discovering Comets
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Ep. 569: Ethics of Commercial and Military Space, Part 1: Private Space Flight
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Ep. 568: In Situ Resource Utilization
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Ep. 567: When Satellites Need a House Call
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Ep. 566: When Comets Fall Apart
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Ep. 565: When Worlds Collide
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Ep. 564: Mini Moons
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Ep. 563: White Dwarf Mergers
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Ep. 562: Dealing with COVID-19 and the Changes it will Bring
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Ep. 561: Remembering Katherine Johnson
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Ep. 560: Betelgeuse
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Ep. 559: The Surface of the Sun
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Ep. 558: Supernova SN 2006gy
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Ep. 557: Red Dwarfs: Friend or Foe
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Ep. 556: Multi Messenger Astronomy
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Ep. 555: Satellite Constellations and the Future of Astronomy
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Ep. 554: Big Telescope Controversy in Hawai'i
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Ep. 553: What To Look Forward To In 2020
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Ep. 552: Boyajian's star (and other strange stars)
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