Cheap Astronomy

11. Sunshine - 16 April 2009

A hot, bright thing in the sky that is responsible ...

A hot, bright thing in the sky that is responsible for a population of beings who invented the words hot and bright.

10. Your first cheap telescope - 11 April 2009

There's only one first time...

9. Chicks in space - 03 April 2009

So... hands up who wants to share a five year ...

So... hands up who wants to share a five year mission to seek out new life and new civilisations with a bunch of guys. OK then.

8. The Space Shuttle Enterprise - 26 March 2009

The line between astronomy and science fiction sometimes blurs.

7. Love in the continuum of general relativity - 19 March 2009

It's not just about about being on time, being in ...

It's not just about about being on time, being in space is also important.

6. Indigenous Australian astronomy - 15 March 2009

Some of what is still remembered about Indigenous Australian observations ...

Some of what is still remembered about Indigenous Australian observations of the night sky.

5. Talking to the aliens - 10 March 2009

Some clever folk have been working hard to ensure the ...

Some clever folk have been working hard to ensure the full richness of human culture is represented by more than just I Love Lucy.

4. Rocks in his head - 26 February 2009

Geology might seem like a completely different science to astronomy, ...

Geology might seem like a completely different science to astronomy, but not really.

3. How the sky works - 19 February 2009

A podcast for when you are lying in the gutter, ...

A podcast for when you are lying in the gutter, looking up at the stars.

2. Gravity wells and how to get out of them - 12 February 2009

The only way is up, baby, but managing that is ...

The only way is up, baby, but managing that is no easy matter.