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March 31st, 2010

March 31st: Doctor Who and the Silver Spiral

Date: March 31, 2010 Title: Doctor Who and the Silver Spiral [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20100331-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Megan Argo Links: Dr Who: http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/ The Jodcast: http://www.jodcast.net/ Description: In 2007 a star exploded in the spiral galaxy NGC1058. An otherwise ordinary type Ic core-collapse supernova, observations carried out with radio telescopes showed that the material ejected in the explosion was [...]

March 30th, 2010

March 30th: Fred Hoyle, Quintessential 20th Century Scientist

Date: March 30, 2010 Title: Fred Hoyle, Quintessential 20th Century Scientist [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20100330-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Craig Robertson Link: Craig’s website – www.myfavoriteauthor.net Description: Fred Hoyle was one of the legitimate giants of 20th Century astronomy. His contributions included mechanisms for the synthesis of elements heavier than lithium, gas accretion, the internal structures of stars, and a novel [...]

March 29th, 2010

March 29th: Dr. Debunko

Date: March 29, 2010 Title: Dr. Debunko [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20100329-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Mark W. and Katie from Adler Planetarium, also joined by Dr. Mark Hammergren Organization: Adler Planetarium – www.adlerplanetarium.org/ www.adlerplanetarium.org/podcasts Description: Just what is the science behind all of those outrageous stories? Dr. Mark Hammergren gets the tough questions about crop circles, Nibiru, 2012, and more! Bio: [...]

March 28th, 2010

March 28th: How Long Can the International Space Station Operate?

Date: March 28, 2010 Title: How Long Can the International Space Station Operate? [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20100328-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Nancy Atkinson Organization: http://www.universetoday.com http://www.astronomycast.com Description: While attending a conference at Kennedy Space Center about water sustainability, Nancy had the chance to talk with Mark Uhran, NASA’s Assistant Associate Administrator of the International Space Station. Just how long can the [...]

March 27th, 2010

March 27th: A Scale Model Of The Universe

Date: March 27, 2010 Title: A Scale Model Of The Universe [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20100327-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Rob Wolfram Description: The intro song to the 365 Days of Astronomy podcast contains the words “this stuff is far, far, far away” while referring to astronomical objects. Still, it is very hard to wrap your mind around the actual distances. This [...]

March 26th, 2010

March 26th: Whence Supernovae?

Date: March 26, 2010 Title: Whence Supernovae? [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20100326-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Rob Knop Organization: My home page: http://www.sonic.net/~rknop MICA: http://www.mica-vw.org MICA Public Events: http://www.mica-vw.org/wiki/index.php/MICA_Events Description: What are the different types of supernovae, and what kinds of stars make the different types? Bio: Rob Knop obtained a PhD in Physics from Caltech in 1997. He then worked with [...]

March 25th, 2010

March 25th: The Mirrors that Make James Webb

Date: March 25, 2010 Title: The Mirrors that Make James Webb [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20100325-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Roz Brown Organization: Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. – www.ballaerospace.com Description: Mention the James Webb Space Telescope and an almost endless list of superlatives follow. The biggest telescope to ever fly, once it’s launched in 2014. The first big telescope to operate [...]

March 24th, 2010

March 24th: Broken Teeth and the Fate of the Universe

Date: March 24, 2010 Title: Broken Teeth and the Fate of the Universe [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20100324-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Ben Lillie Organization: Peculiar Velocity — http://peculiarvelocity.com Description: Learning about cosmology is full of surprises, and sometimes those can be as terrifying as suddenly losing a tooth. Bio: Ben Lillie is a physicist who left the academy for the wilds [...]

March 23rd, 2010

March 23rd: What Can the Dark Matter Be?

Date: March 23, 2010 Title: What Can the Dark Matter Be? [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20100323-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Steve Nerlich Organization: Cheap Astronomy – www.cheapastro.com Description: Cheap Astronomy tries to shine a light on dark matter – but that doesn’t seem to achieve much. Bio: Cheap Astronomy offers an educational website where currency depends on your frame of reference. Today’s [...]

March 22nd, 2010

March 22nd: Detecting Moons Around Extrasolar Planets

Date: March 22, 2010 Title: Detecting Moons Around Extrasolar Planets [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20100322-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Adam Fuller Description: As more exoplanets are discovered transiting their star, scientists have begun looking for potential moons orbiting these exoplanets. Today’s podcast is about how we can detect an exomoon and what type of exomoons would be easiest to detect. Bio: Adam [...]

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