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Hear stories about the alien moons orbiting our Sun, of cold stars, and the future of space exploration. Every week, scientist Dr. Carrie Nugent chats about an amazing part of our universe with an ex... more
FAQs about Spacepod:How many episodes does Spacepod have?The podcast currently has 232 episodes available.
August 12, 2018131: Inside the red planet with Dr. DaubarDr. Ingrid Daubar returns to the show to tell us about the InSight mission to Mars. InSight carries a seismometer and a self-hammering heat probe, and will explore the interior of the planet. She tells us what it was like to be at InSight's launch, and explains how the mission's landing site was selected....more12minPlay
July 29, 2018130: Quantum entanglement with Dr. GhoseDr. Shohini Ghose talks about quantum entanglement, which she describes as an "amazing, weird handshake across space and time." She tells us about quantum information science, which finds useful applications for the weird quantum qualities of particles....more18minPlay
July 15, 2018129: A new type of galaxy with Dr. Mutlu-PakdilDr. Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil talks about her amazing discovery-- a galaxy with both an inner and outer ring. The existence of such a galaxy had not been predicted before she discovered it, and there's no theory yet that can explain how such an unusual object was created....more22minPlay
July 01, 2018128: Sleeping on a Glacier with Dr. KoppesDr. Michele Koppes returns to the show to talk about her experiences studying glaciers in the field. She describes what a glacier sounds like at night, and why a good glaciologist is generally handy with a soldering iron....more15minPlay
June 17, 2018127: Black hole pairs with Dr. McGurkDr. Rosalie McGurk talks about her quest to find pairs of black holes. She explains how she used several different telescopes to solve this problem, narrowing the list of potential candidates from hundreds of thousands to about twenty....more24minPlay
June 03, 2018126: Supercities of the Universe with Dr. ConnorDr. Tom Connor stops by the show to talk about massive galaxy clusters and the CLASH project. We talk about naturally occurring gravitational "telescopes" that allow us to see even farther into space, and Dr. Connor makes some fun analogies to cupcakes and crime bosses....more24minPlay
May 20, 2018125: Oceans, oceans everywhere with Dr. KeaneDr. James Tuttle Keane discusses why Pluto probably has a huge underground ocean. To make this discovery, he used images of Pluto taken by the New Horizons spacecraft, computer simulations, and good old-fashioned pen and paper....more21minPlay
May 06, 2018124: Searching Antarctica for meteorites with Dr. CohenDr. Barbara Cohen returns to the show to talk about meteorite collecting in Antarctica. These trips, which involve weeks of camping on the ice, provide invaluable scientific samples. She talks about what it's like to search for the rocks that "don't belong" in the frozen desert....more40minPlay
April 22, 2018123: Our favorite planet's future with Dr. MarvelTo celebrate Earth Day, Dr. Kate Marvel talks about models of Earth's climate. She compares many models to learn more about the way our climate works, and how it might change in the future. She also offers advice for those of us who may feel overwhelmed by climate change....more13minPlay
April 08, 2018122: How to make a comet with Dr. MichelDr. Patrick Michel talks about comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, which was visited by the Rosetta spacecraft. This comet's shape was puzzling. It looked like it had survived a collision, but how could a fragile icy comet survive a high-energy impact? A new study by Dr. Michel and his team sheds light on this mystery....more33minPlay
FAQs about Spacepod:How many episodes does Spacepod have?The podcast currently has 232 episodes available.