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Browse Past ShowsProgram ArchivesBrowse by Subject: Astronomy and Cosmology
NASA GOES FOR STAR TREK SCIENCE: BOB CASSANOVA OF THE INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED CONCEPTS
July 25, 2005 Guests: Robert Cassanova Select Format: MP3 Windows Media Bob Cassanova heads the NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts, which has just awarded twelve grants for development of projects that are on the edge of technology, including antimatter propulsion and... more »
MOVE OVER HUBBLE: THE SPITZER SPACE TELESCOPE
June 13, 2005 Guests: B. Thomas Soifer Select Format: MP3 Windows Media The Spitzer Space Telescope is opening our eyes to the wonders of the universe that are only revealed in infrared light. We talk with B. Thomas Soifer, Director of the Spitzer Science Center. Emily... more »
THE THREAT OF MILITARY SPACE DEBRIS
June 6, 2005 Guests: Michael Krepon Select Format: MP3 Windows Media There's a lot of junk in earth orbit, and some of it can be lethal. Michael Krepon heads the Space Security Project, and is worried about how military activity in space could make the debris problem... more »
ASTRONOMER, ASTROBIOLOGIST AND FAST PITCH OUTFIELDER WOODY SULLIVAN
May 16, 2005 Guests: Woody Sullivan Select Format: MP3 Windows Media The man who designed the MarsDial sundial on the Mars Rovers also helped create the SETI@home project, and now studies astrobiology. UW astronomy professor Woody Sullivan is our guest this week.... more »
A TRIBUTE TO PHILIP MORRISON
May 2, 2005 Guests: Philip Morrison Select Format: MP3 Windows Media Famed physicist and SETI pioneer Philip Morrison has passed away at 89. He is remembered fondly by Harvard physicist and SETI researcher Paul Horowitz, and former JPL Director Bruce Murray. Emily... more »
CHASING VOLCANOES AROUND THE SOLAR SYSTEM
March 14, 2005 Guests: Rosaly Lopes Select Format: MP3 Windows Media Planetary scientist and leading volcanologist Rosaly Lopes talks about her two new books, one about volcanoes everywhere in the solar system, and one that's a travel guide to both active and dormant... more »
ON THE EDGE OF SCIENCE: THE NASA INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED CONCEPTS
November 8, 2004 Guests: Robert Cassanova Select Format: MP3 Windows Media The NIAC is charged with identifying and encouraging concepts in space science and engineering that no other agency will touch. We talk with its Director, Robert Cassanova. Emily Lakdawalla... more »
ENCORE PRESENTATION: RAY BRADBURY'S 83RD BIRTHDAY PARTY!
August 16, 2004 Guests: Ray Bradbury Select Format: MP3 Windows Media It's our summer week off, so here's one of our most popular past programs. The Planetary Society and many of Ray's other friends decided to throw a birthday bash for him, even as the Earth passed... more »
DONNA SHIRLEY AND SCIENCE FICTION'S NEW HOME
June 14, 2004 Guests: Donna Shirley Select Format: MP3 Windows Media The Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame opens this month in Seattle, Washington, under the direction of famed Mars explorer Donna Shirley. She tells us about the wonders to be seen there. Emily... more »
JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH!
May 19, 2003 Guests: David Stevenson Select Format: MP3 Windows Media California Institute of Technology planetary scientist David Stevenson has just published "a modest proposal" for sending a probe to the Earth's core. Join us for a fascinating discussion of what we... more » |
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