Featured Podcast Episodes
NASA Astrobiology Magazine Podcast
18 Mar 2013, 18:30 UTC
It's hard to get lost these days. GPS pinpoints your location to within a few feet. Discover how our need to get from A to B holds clues about what makes us human, and what we lose now that every digital map puts us at the center. Plus, stories of animal navigation: how a cat found her way
Time for a Map
18 Mar 2013, 18:30 UTC
It's hard to get lost these days. GPS pinpoints your location to within a few feet. Discover how our need to get from A to B holds clues about what makes us human, and what we lose now that every digital map puts us at the center. Plus, stories of animal navigation: how a cat found her way
NASA Goddard Shorts
18 Mar 2013, 18:03 UTC
When you take a look at Mars, you probably wouldn't think that it looks like a nice place to live. It's dry, it's dusty, and there's practically no atmosphere. But some scientists think that Mars may have once looked like a much nicer place to live, with a thicker atmosphere, cloudy skies, and possibly even liquid water flowing over the surface. So how do you go from something like this--to something like this? NASA's MAVEN spacecraft will give us a clearer idea of how Mars lost its atmosphere, and scientists think that several processes have had an impact.
NASA | MAVEN: Mars Atmospheric Loss
18 Mar 2013, 18:03 UTC
When you take a look at Mars, you probably wouldn't think that it looks like a nice place to live. It's dry, it's dusty, and there's practically no atmosphere. But some scientists think that Mars may have once looked like a much nicer place to live, with a thicker atmosphere, cloudy skies, and possibly even liquid water flowing over the surface. So how do you go from something like this--to something like this? NASA's MAVEN spacecraft will give us a clearer idea of how Mars lost its atmosphere, and scientists think that several processes have had an impact.
The Space Show
18 Mar 2013, 03:14 UTC
Guest: Dr. James (Jim) Wertz. Topics: Reducing space mission launch costs, changing space industry attitudes. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright and are not permitted without prior written consent, even if for your own use. We do not permit the commercial use of Space Show programs or any part thereof, nor do we permit editing, YouTube clips, or clips placed on other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted, but the quote must be cited or referenced using the proper citation format. Contact The Space Show for further information. We welcomed back Dr. Jim Wertz, President of Microcosm, to continue our discussion on lowering total space mission costs. For more information, visit the company website, www.smad.com/ie/ieframessr2.html. Make sure you check out the Scorpius launch vehicle link on the website as this launcher could be a model for what Dr. Wertz talked about during the program. In the first hour of our 100 minute program, Dr. Wertz identified sequestration and the government response to ...
Dr. Jim Wertz, Sunday, 3-17-13
18 Mar 2013, 03:14 UTC
Guest: Dr. James (Jim) Wertz. Topics: Reducing space mission launch costs, changing space industry attitudes. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright and are not permitted without prior written consent, even if for your own use. We do not permit the commercial use of Space Show programs or any part thereof, nor do we permit editing, YouTube clips, or clips placed on other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted, but the quote must be cited or referenced using the proper citation format. Contact The Space Show for further information. We welcomed back Dr. Jim Wertz, President of Microcosm, to continue our discussion on lowering total space mission costs. For more information, visit the company website, www.smad.com/ie/ieframessr2.html. Make sure you check out the Scorpius launch vehicle link on the website as this launcher could be a model for what Dr. Wertz talked about during the program. In the first hour of our 100 minute program, Dr. Wertz identified sequestration and the government response to ...
Cheap Astronomy
14 Mar 2013, 09:39 UTC
Mining rocks!
164.2 Snippets - Asteroid mining - 14 March 2013
14 Mar 2013, 09:39 UTC
Mining rocks!
Hubble’s Universe Unfiltered
13 Mar 2013, 04:00 UTC
Crash of the Titans Astronomers have known for decades that our Milky Way Galaxy and the neighboring Andromeda Galaxy are approaching each other. What we haven't known is just how close the encounter will be. Recent Hubble measurements have been able to pin down the trajectory with a smashing conclusion: in about four billion years the two galaxies will crash together in a nearly head-on collision. Further, the spiral galaxies will have completely merged and transformed to create a single elliptical galaxy around six billion years in the future. Hubble press release: NASA's Hubble Shows Milky Way is Destined for Head-on Collision with Andromeda Galaxy Notes: The first image shown in this episode is a drawing of the Milky Way by Robert Hurt of the Spitzer Science Center. Robert is an astronomer working in public outreach, and his diagram is based on the known locations of features within our Milky Way Galaxy. However, there is a lot of our galaxy that is only poorly known or unobserved. Hence, the drawing requires a blending of science and art — something that Robert does particularly well. Edwin Hubble is also famous for showing that the Great Nebula in Andromeda (as it was ...
Episode 17: Crash of the Titans
13 Mar 2013, 04:00 UTC
Crash of the Titans Astronomers have known for decades that our Milky Way Galaxy and the neighboring Andromeda Galaxy are approaching each other. What we haven't known is just how close the encounter will be. Recent Hubble measurements have been able to pin down the trajectory with a smashing conclusion: in about four billion years the two galaxies will crash together in a nearly head-on collision. Further, the spiral galaxies will have completely merged and transformed to create a single elliptical galaxy around six billion years in the future. Hubble press release: NASA's Hubble Shows Milky Way is Destined for Head-on Collision with Andromeda Galaxy Notes: The first image shown in this episode is a drawing of the Milky Way by Robert Hurt of the Spitzer Science Center. Robert is an astronomer working in public outreach, and his diagram is based on the known locations of features within our Milky Way Galaxy. However, there is a lot of our galaxy that is only poorly known or unobserved. Hence, the drawing requires a blending of science and art — something that Robert does particularly well. Edwin Hubble is also famous for showing that the Great Nebula in Andromeda (as it was ...
NASA Astrobiology Magazine Podcast
12 Mar 2013, 18:30 UTC
Imagine biting into a rich chocolate donut and not tasting it. That's what happened to one woman when she lost her sense of smell. Discover what scientists have learned about how the brain experiences flavor, and the evolutionary intertwining of odor and taste. Plus a chef who tricks
Our Tasteless Show
12 Mar 2013, 18:30 UTC
Imagine biting into a rich chocolate donut and not tasting it. That's what happened to one woman when she lost her sense of smell. Discover what scientists have learned about how the brain experiences flavor, and the evolutionary intertwining of odor and taste. Plus a chef who tricks
The Space Show
9 Mar 2013, 17:27 UTC
Guest: Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson. Topics: Dr. Tyson's book, "Space Chronicles: Facing The Ultimate Frontier," delusional thinking, space exploration, space economic power. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright and are not permitted without prior written consent, even if for your own use. We do not permit the commercial use of Space Show programs or any part thereof, nor do we permit editing, YouTube clips, or clips placed on other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted, but the quote must be cited or referenced using the proper citation format. Contact The Space Show for further information. We welcomed backed Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson to this 60 minute discussion about the new release of the paperback version of his current book, "Space Chronicles: Facing The Ultimate Frontier." If you buy the book with this Amazon link, Amazon will make a contribution to The Space Show/OGLF: http://www.amazon.com/Space-Chronicles-Facing-Ultimate-Frontier/dp/0393343626/ref=onegiantlea20. The book is a collection of all of Dr. Tyson's thoughts about the past, present, and future in ...
