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March 31st, 2011

March 31st: The Life of Stars – A View of Orion

Date: March 31, 2011 Title: The Life of Stars – A View of Orion Podcaster: L Cate Kendal Links: http://ww.legofusker.net/astronomy.htm Description: In this podcast, we will take a brief look at the bright stars of Orion, and how they fit in to our understanding of how stars live and die. Bio: L Cate Kendal is [...]

March 30th, 2011

March 30th: The Universe and Your Computer

Date: March 30, 2011 Title: The Universe and Your Computer Podcaster: Tecnocasters Link: http://www.tecnocasters.com/ Description: Comparing the universe to your computer. Bio: TecnoCasters is the best technology podcast in Spanish. Hosted by Juan D. Guevara, Pedro Riveroll, Lorena Galan and Raul Mitre, TecnoCasters offers a funny and friendly point of view about the gadgets and [...]

March 29th, 2011

March 29th: Solar Activity and Space Weather

Date: March 29, 2011 Title: Solar Activity and Space Weather Download this podcast Podcasters: Mark Webb and Katie Peterson talk to Dr. Michael Smutko of the Adler Planetarium and Northwestern University Organization: Adler Planetarium – www.adlerplanetarium.org Description: Solar activity has started to finally pick up! Mark Webb and Katie Peterson talk to Dr. Michael Smutko [...]

March 28th, 2011

March 28th: Space Junk

Date: March 28, 2011 Title: Space Junk Podcaster: Kate Becker Links: SpaceCraft science writing: www.spacecrafty.com Inside NOVA: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/insidenova/author/kathryn-becker/ The Daily Camera: www.dailycamera.com Social media: http://www.facebook.com/katembecker, www.twitter.com/kmbecker Description: With so much orbital debris circling the Earth, we just might become trapped by our own space trash. Bio: Kate Becker is a story researcher for NOVA, the [...]

March 27th, 2011

March 27th: Travel and Astronomy

Date: March 27, 2011 Title: Travel and Astronomy Podcaster: Mr. Moose Links: http://www.mistermoose.org An EPOD entry showing Wolfe Creek Crater from the air: http://epod.usra.edu/blog/2004/04/wolf-creek-meteorite-crater.html Also see Wolfe Creek Crater and Henbury Meteor Crater on Google maps. Description: This is about how astronomy and travel are related. One can travel to astronomy related places or it [...]

March 26th, 2011

March 26th: Encore Episode: Jupiter’s Great Red Spot

Date: March 26, 2011 Title: Encore Episode: Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Podcaster: Kevin Graham This podcast was originally aired on January 27th, 2009. Description: The Great Red Spot has been circling the planet Jupiter for over 300 years. What is it? And what makes it so great? Bio: I have a passion for Astronomy, Space [...]

March 25th, 2011

March 25th: Lunar Origins and Evolution with CLOE

Date: March 25, 2011 Title: Lunar Origins and Evolution with CLOE Podcasters: Luke Dones and Nancy Atkinson Organization: The NASA Lunar Science Institute, CLOE Music: “Ten Paces” by Ben Bedford, Land of the Shadows. Used by permission. Description: How did the Earth-Moon system form and then evolve? Those are questions scientists and astronomers are still [...]

March 24th, 2011

March 24th: Project Icarus: Aiming for the Stars

Date: March 24, 2011 Title: Project Icarus: Aiming for the Stars Podcaster: Maurizio Morabito with guest Kelvin Long Organization: href=”http://icarusinterstellar.org/”>http://icarusinterstellar.org/ Description: The Icarus Project, another step in the quest for interstellar flight. Bio: Maurizio is an experienced electronics and computing technologist and scientist, and published journalist and technical and scientific author in English and Italian [...]

March 23rd, 2011

March 23rd: MESSENGER Orbit Live!

Date: March 23, 2011 Title: MESSENGER Orbit Live! Podcaster: Bob Hirshon Organization: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Description: Science Update host Bob Hirshon reports from the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland, as the MESSENGER spacecraft arrives at the planet Mercury. Featuring interviews with key mission scientists, including Principle Investigator [...]

March 22nd, 2011

March 22nd: A Sneak-Peak on Variable Stars

Date: March 22, 2011 Title: A Sneak-Peak on Variable Stars Podcaster: Julio Vannini Links: Personal Blog: http://ungaman.wordpress.com Southern Gems Team page: http://www.citizensky.org/teams/southern-gems/ ANASA´s web: http://www.anasa.org.ni Description: A quick review about variable stars, their importance and what can we do about it. Bio: Julio Vannini, an amateur astronomer from Nicaragua, serving as secretary for the Nicaraguan [...]

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