The 365 Days of Astronomy

Dr. Paul Matt Sutter hosts.

This week I chat with Kai Staats of the Department of Mathematics & Applied Mathematics of the University of Cape Town about going to Mars, science filmmaking, and…streaking. On Mars.

Through his research he is gaining a deeper understanding of how we, as a species, are using machine learning, data mining, and robotics to better understand the world around us, and ourselves.

Special thanks to the Square Kilometer Array South Africa for hosting this recording session.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuP0VPLXeVc

Streamed live on Dec 14, 2015

Pamela is at a conference, so we're going to record later today than usual!

One of the biggest, most basic questions you can ask is: “why is there something and not nothing?” The reality is that we don’t know the answer, we might never know the answer. Let's probe to the edge of what we can explain, and what ideas cosmologists have proposed to explain how we all got here.

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http://www.spacescoop.org/en/scoops/1559/british-astronaut-blasts-off-to-international-space-station/

The International Space Station (called the ISS) can host up to ten people at the same time. There are currently six people living and working on this orbiting laboratory. One of those lucky six, a flight engineer, is Major Tim Peake, the first Briton in space in over 20 years! There have been 7 British citizens in space so far.

@astro_timpeake

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Shaila Akhter hosts.

Published on Dec 23, 2015

UNSW Physics and CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science present a '365 Days of Astronomy' Vodcast: A conversation with Dr. Maria Cunningham. We apologize for the audio quality.
Credits:
Interviewee: Dr. Maria Cunningham | https://www.physics.unsw.edu.au/staff...
Interviewer: Shaila Akhter | https://www.physics.unsw.edu.au/staff...
Intro Music: "Planets" by Sascha Müller: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Sa...
UNSW Physics: https://www.physics.unsw.edu.au/
CSIRO Astronomy & Space Science (CASS): http://www.csiro.au/en/Research/Astro...

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Streamed live on Dec 18, 2015.

Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain)

Special Guest: Miguel Drake-McLaughlin, Director of the new documentary, Sky Line, The Space Elevator Documentary.

Guests:
Alessondra Springmann ( @sondy )
Kimberly Cartier ( @AstroKimCartier / KimberlyCartier.org )
Dave Dickinson ( @astroguyz / www.astroguyz.com )

Stories:
- Big 2016 preview blogpost to hit Universe Today after Christmas. Stay tuned!

- The AGU Report from Sondy. Pluto, Rosetta at 67P.

- Naming exoplanets. Sorry, no Tatooine or Vulcan.

- Hot Jupiter water mystery explained! It's hiding behind clouds & hazes.

- SpaceX is planning a launch/land mission soon! (Spoiler alert: It worked!)

Fraser & Kurzgesagt's Black Holes video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-P5IFTqB98

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The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by NUCLIO. http://nuclio.org/

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Please help us keep training the trainers! Learning Space is a weekly G+ Hangout on Air about topics in astronomy education, outreach and other ways to share science both in the school setting and outside it. We bring you interviews, hands-on demonstrations, lists of our favorite educational resources and more!

Andy Poniros hosts. Our guest today is Dr. Carl Barratt, a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of New Haven, in Connecticut. His research interests are broad and include nonlinear systems, chaotic dynamics, vibrations, and most recently, chemical kinetics in prebiotic earth. He received his PhD in the area of High Energy Particle Theory from Cambridge University, and spent his childhood a few miles from Newton’s birthplace. Dr. Barratt discusses the life & works of Sir Isaac Newton, one of the most influential scientists of all time.

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The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by NUCLIO. http://nuclio.org/

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Please help us keep training the trainers! Learning Space is a weekly G+ Hangout on Air about topics in astronomy education, outreach and other ways to share science both in the school setting and outside it. We bring you interviews, hands-on demonstrations, lists of our favorite educational resources and more!

Dr. Paul Matt Sutter hosts. We apologize for the audio dropouts in the program.

It’s a BONANZA! Featuring many questions from a live event, including: Is time travel possible? Can a galaxy eat itself? Will we ever run out of stars? And so much more!

Follow all the show updates at askaspaceman.com, and help support the show at patreon.com/pmsutter!

Keep those questions about space, science, astronomy, astrophysics, and cosmology coming to #AskASpaceman on Twitter@PaulMattSutter and Facebook/PaulMattSutter for COMPLETE KNOWLEDGE OF TIME AND SPACE! Music by Jason Grady and Nick Bain.

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The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by NUCLIO. http://nuclio.org/

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In this episode Fraser and Pamela chat about good things to get as Christmas presents:

- Galileoscope: http://galileoscope.org/

- Astronomers Without Borders "OneSky" telescope: http://store.astronomerswithoutborders.org/

- Oceanside Photo & Telescope: http://www.optcorp.com/

- NightWatch book: http://www.amazon.com/NightWatch-Practical-Guide-Viewing-Universe/dp/155407147X

- The Total Skywatcher's Manual: http://www.amazon.com/The-Total-Skywatchers-Manual-Exploring/dp/161628871X

- Kim Stanley Robinson: http://www.amazon.com/gp/bookseries/B00CKD3NNQ/ref=dp_st_0553560735

- Andy Weir: http://www.amazon.com/The-Martian-Novel-Andy-Weir-ebook/dp/B00EMXBDMA

- Kerbal Space Program: https://kerbalspaceprogram.com/en/

- Stellarium: http://www.stellarium.org/

- Civilization Beyond Earth: https://www.civilization.com/en/games/civilization-beyond-earth/

- Universe Sandbox: http://universesandbox.com/

- Aaron Wood's posters: https://www.etsy.com/people/Justonescarf

- 2016 Year in Space Calendar: http://www.yearinspace.com/

- Surly Amy: http://surlyramics.com/ and https://www.etsy.com/shop/surly

- The Geekerie: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheGeekerie

- Shadow Play: https://www.etsy.com/shop/Shadowplaynyc

- Meteorites: http://www.aerolite.org/

- Coloring the Universe: http://www.amazon.com/Coloring-Universe-Insiders-Making-Spectacular/dp/1602232733

- Light: http://www.amazon.com/Light-The-Visible-Spectrum-Beyond/dp/163191006X

- Curiosity Rover Legos: http://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Ideas-Science-Laboratory-Curiosity/dp/B00HRIX5BE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1450562928&sr=8-1&keywords=curiosity+rover+lego

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While you're at it, do support our Learning Space educator training program by going to this site:

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http://www.spacescoop.org/en/scoops/1548/small-telescopes-spot-blue-skies-on-an-alien-world/

As light from the Sun travels through the atmosphere, most colors of the light are able to reach the surface without a problem. However, blue light from the Sun has a shorter wavelength and as a result is just the right size to knock into the tiny dust particles in the air and bounce off them in all directions, making the sky look blue. We call this Rayleigh scattering.

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Please help us keep training the trainers! Learning Space is a weekly G+ Hangout on Air about topics in astronomy education, outreach and other ways to share science both in the school setting and outside it. We bring you interviews, hands-on demonstrations, lists of our favorite educational resources and more!

Dr. Paul Matt Sutter hosts.

It’s a special “transient” edition! What was the Christmas Star?

Follow all the show updates at askaspaceman.com.

Keep those questions about space, science, astronomy, astrophysics, and cosmology coming to #AskASpaceman on Twitter@PaulMattSutter and Facebook/PaulMattSutter for COMPLETE KNOWLEDGE OF TIME AND SPACE! Music by Jason Grady and Nick Bain.

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The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by NUCLIO. http://nuclio.org/

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While you're at it, do support our Learning Space educator training program by going to this site:

https://www.patreon.com/LearningSpace

Please help us keep training the trainers! Learning Space is a weekly G+ Hangout on Air about topics in astronomy education, outreach and other ways to share science both in the school setting and outside it. We bring you interviews, hands-on demonstrations, lists of our favorite educational resources and more!