Astronomy Cast
Astronomy Cast offers you a fact based journey through the cosmos. Each week Fraser Cain (Universe Today) and Dr. Pamela Gay (SIUE / Slacker Astronomy) take on topics ranging from the nearby planets to ubiquitous dark matter.
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Episode 6: More Evidence for the Big Bang
Last week's episode started out with a bang- a Big ...
Last week's episode started out with a bang- a Big Bang. This week we continue our discussion into the beginning of everything. We present three additional lines of evidence that have led astronomers to the conclusion that our Universe started out as a si
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Episode 5: The Big Bang and Cosmic Microwave Background
As a tribute to John Mather and George Smoot, the ...
As a tribute to John Mather and George Smoot, the two leaders of the Cosmic Microwave Background Explorer (COBE) satellite science team, and winners of this year's Nobel Prize for Physics, we head back to the beginning of everything- the Big Bang. Follow
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Episode 4: The Search for Dark Matter
Dark matter . . . What is it? Nobody knows ...
Dark matter . . . What is it? Nobody knows for sure, but it's definitely there. Or maybe it's not there, and we just need some redefinition of gravity at vast scales. Join Fraser and Pamela as we discuss the discovery, detection, and possible explanations
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Episode 3: Hot Jupiters and Pulsar Planets
You have lived on the Earth all your life, so ...
You have lived on the Earth all your life, so you'd think you know plenty about planets. As usual though, the Universe is stranger than we assume, and the planets orbiting other stars defy our expectations. Gigantic super-Jupiters whirling around their pa
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Episode 2: In Search of Other Worlds
Look down at your feet. There... you're looking at a ...
Look down at your feet. There... you're looking at a planet. Now look into the night sky and you should be able to spot a few more. After that, spotting additional planets becomes really hard, especially when you're trying to find them orbiting other star
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Episode 1: Pluto's Planetary Identity Crisis
Pluto. It's a planet, then it's not. This week we ...
Pluto. It's a planet, then it's not. This week we review Pluto's history, from discovery to demotion by the International Astronomical Union. Learn the 3 characteristics that make up a planet, and why Pluto now fails to make the grade.
